Gibbs

Freddie Gibbs is never one to shy away from a rap beef, but he doesn’t take them all that seriously, either.In an interview with Uproxx for their latest digital cover story, the Gary, Indiana rapper opened up about why he would rather troll rappers he gets into beefs with than engage with them on a more serious level. “Oh, I can take the jokes,” he explained. “That’s the point. If you can dish it out, you got to be able to take it.”Over the past few years, Gibbs has traded shots with Gunna, Jim Jones, and Benny the…

Jeezy has opened up about his reconciliation with Freddie Gibbs and suggested they “needed” to have their initial falling out.“The way I look at it, like, you know if I got an issue or if I feel a way about someone I’ma feel it,” he said at the 12:50 point when asked about his past issues with Gibbs. “But when I seen him it was just like, it was love because I never really had a problem with Gibbs. I always told him, ‘Bro you’re gonna be big. … You know, I don’t want to hold you back.’ But I just think at times, when we…

Freddie Gibbs couldn’t help but take a few more shots at DJ Akademiks.While promoting his new album $oul $old $eparately, the Indiana rapper stopped by Power 106 to chop it with the L.A. Leakers. As part of the broadcast, Gibbs delivered a freestyle over Jay-Z’s 2000 track “This Can’t Be Life,” featuring Beanie Sigel and Scarface with production by Kanye West.Just seconds into the freestyle, Gibbs began referencing a viral video in which Akademiks was seen breaking up a fight between his girlfriend and another woman. The…

Freddie Gibbs has proclaimed that there’s only five other rappers out right now as good as him.In an interview with Ebro Darden on Apple Music, the Soul Sold Separately artist made the bold claim about his rapping talents. He suggested as such when he was asked about why he doesn’t take his various beefs with other rappers, namely Gunna and Benny the Butcher, all that seriously."I'm one to leave the street stuff in the streets and let the music play out how it's going to play out. That's why I don't really care about…

In an appearance on The Breakfast Club, Freddie Gibbs spoke about moving on from his beef with Jeezy and addressed that rumored fight with Benny the Butcher.“I was just ready to get past that in my career,” the $oul $old $eparately rapper said at the 6:10-mark of the interview, which can be viewed above. “Me and Jeezy ain’t never had no, like, physical stuff or anything of that nature. So it’s… I can move past that, that was a business disagreement.”Early in his career, Gibbs was signed to Jeezy’s CTE World label,…

All is well between Freddie Gibbs and Jeezy.In a recent interview with Bootleg Kev, Gibbs—whose new album $oul $old $eparately arrived last month—reflected on running into Jeezy and Jeannie Mai-Jenkins at an airport. According to Gibbs, the chance encounter spurred a “beautiful” moment between himself and the CTE World co-founder. (Gibbs was briefly a part of the larger CTE family).“I seen Jeezy at the airport with his wife,” Gibbs said, as seen in the video up top. “I was with my girl. I seen him, we shook hands and…

Freddie Gibbs tried therapy, but only lasted three sessions. The 40-year-old rapper would have had plenty to discuss: the toll of selling drugs to finance his early mixtapes. Dropping out of university. Swerving gang conflict. Losing his first record deal in 2006, then another in 2012. And – of which more later – being acquitted of sexual assault charges in 2016. But the real reason he couldn’t hack it?“She was too cute,” he says, of the Italian therapist he briefly saw. “Like, I can’t be in here looking at this lady. I’m…

With generational rappers, part of the joy of their longevity is aging alongside them. You feel that in a number of ways—both in their content and subject matter, and physically, their voice earns a pleasant layer of dust and grit. When I listen to the first track on the ageless artist Freddie Gibbs’ stellar new effort $oul $old $eparately, “Couldn’t Be Done,” and compare it to the first song of his I ever heard, 2009’s “Boxframe Cadillac,’’ what’s striking is how little has changed sonically. Part of this has to do with…

Fall weather is finally here, and with the new temperatures comes a bunch of great new releases. This week, Smino and J. Cole teamed up for their new collaboration “90 Proof.” Roddy Ricch is back with an addictive new cut “Stop Breathing.” And Freddie Gibbs just dropped his new album, Soul Sold Separately, featuring the standout track, “Space Rabbit.” This week’s list also includes songs from YG, DVSN, and more. Check out the best new music of the week below. You can also us on Spotify for all your fall playlist needs…

Freddie Gibbs has unleashed his long-awaited major label debut Soul Sold Separately.His first substantial release since signing to Warner Records, Soul Sold Separately is the 40-year-old’s most star-studded affair to date. The album features appearances from the likes of Pusha-T, Kelly Price, Offset, Moneybagg Yo, Rick Ross, Anderson .Paak, Raekwon, DJ Paul, and Musiq Soulchild. The production side of the record is just as star-studded, with a number of frequent collaborators showing up. The Alchemist, Kaytranada, James…