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Freddie Gibbs

Freddie Gibbs

American Musician

Born: Jun 14, 1982

Game Gary Like Me Music You

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I'm not trying to obey the rules of radio. Freddie Gibbs

Obey Rules Trying Radio

My core thing is gangster rap, but a lot of my music is melodic and carries a message of survival. Freddie Gibbs

Music Survival Melodic Rap Carries Message Lot Gangster Thing Core

Jeezy just recognized my grind, and I jumped on board with him to enhance it. Artistically, we're in the same mind frame. We come from very similar backgrounds - poverty. That's something that we can both relate to, something that we can convey in our music. Freddie Gibbs

After I got dropped by Interscope, I knew in my heart that I had to fight back some way or not rap at all. I just took it upon myself to get myself where I needed to be. Freddie Gibbs

Myself Heart Fight Took Back Way Rap Some Had Knew Dropped Got Get Just Where After Needed

I'd be a liar if I didn't say I learned things from Jeezy. Hell yeah, I took some things, some pluses and some minuses, do's and don'ts. Freddie Gibbs

Liar Hell Took Say Some Some Things Learned Yeah Things

I never write a song before I get the track because I just feel that I have to make a marriage with that track with my raps. And if it's something that's already there, it ain't gone really fit, I don't think. Freddie Gibbs

Marriage Song Before Gone Think Something Write Never Feel Make Track Because Fit Get Just Really

Every project might only sell like 30 to 50,000, but I mean, I'm getting seven, eight dollars every CD. I make more money per record than an artist on a major label - I can definitely say that. Freddie Gibbs

I'm so hands-on and involved in my own music that I feel like if I put the same effort into another artist, then I can definitely cultivate something great. Freddie Gibbs

Music Great Own Definitely Something My Own Put Feel Like Involved Another Cultivate Effort Hands-On Same Artist Then

I can do a whole project with Madlib and turn around and do a record with Gucci Mane. Gucci Mane, E-40, and Black Thought on the same record. I like all those rappers, so why can't I work with them in some type of capacity? It just speaks to my versatility. I don't just listen to one type of rap. I listen to all of it so I can make all of it. Freddie Gibbs

Work Thought Black Gucci Type Project Those Rap Rappers Record Some Like Make Around Versatility Same Listen Just Them Turn Capacity Speaks Whole Why

I feel like some artists need a record label, and some don't. Freddie Gibbs

Record Some Record Label Feel Like Label Artists Need

Gary is a really impoverished town; it's in industrial decay. There's low employment and things of that nature. Freddie Gibbs

Nature Town Industrial Employment Impoverished Decay Low Really Gary Things

I wanted to be in the NBA. I wanted to be in the NFL. Freddie Gibbs

Wanted NBA

I'm an educated individual. Freddie Gibbs

Individual Educated

I want to be one of the most versatile rappers in the game. Freddie Gibbs

Game Rappers Most Versatile Want

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