Tag Archives: Freddie Gibbs

Ten Tapes for Twenty Ten

By will | Published: January 3, 2010
Twenty ten just sounds better than two thousand and nine; with its built-in abbreviation and alliteration, it’s easily the baddest nickname since ‘99. It even looks cooler on paper; the zeros separated symmetrically by 1 look just like midi code and if you remove the 2 you’ve got the beginnings of a great cartoon face [...]
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Gangsta Gibbs “Boxframe Cadillac”

By will | Published: October 29, 2009
After the session, Freddie answered a couple questions… YT: So Freddie, where’d you grow up? Freddie G: I was born in a small town with big dreams, Pops told me as a child I would do big things. But I’m from Gary Indiana homie, so I keep the hammers on me. Quick to clap a phony, [...]
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Freddie Gibbs “Murda On My Mind”

By will | Published: October 13, 2009
What you don’t see…. Freddie was pretty twisted on Henny, Fat Tire and Swisher by the time this shoot actually happened. After we wrapped, before taking off to Keelay’s house, Freddie fell asleep sitting up on the studio couch. Freddie drives slow homie, coming across the bay bridge I swear he never went above 40 mph. In between takes, [...]
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