1. Freddie Gibbs signed with Interscope Records in 2006 and recorded his debut album for the label; however, its release was cancelled and he was dropped from the label due to executive shakeups.
19 Facts About Freddie Gibbs
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Freddie Gibbs played football at Ball State University on an athletic scholarship but was eventually expelled from college.
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Freddie Gibbs released his first extended play Str8 Killa in August 2010.
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Freddie Gibbs would continue self-releasing mixtapes until 2011, when he signed to Young Jeezy's record label CTE World.
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Shortly after the release of Cold Day in Hell, Freddie Gibbs announced that his next mixtape would be a Gangsta Grillz mixtape titled Baby Face Killa.
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On December 11,2012, Freddie Gibbs announced that he was no longer a member of Young Jeezy's CTE label.
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Freddie Gibbs elaborated saying that there is no beef between the two rappers.
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On May 27,2013, Freddie Gibbs announced he would be releasing his debut album ESGN on July 9,2013, through his own record label of the same name.
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In March 2015, Freddie Gibbs released a three-track EP titled Pronto, which was followed up by his second solo studio album, Shadow of a Doubt, released on November 20,2015.
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Freddie Gibbs then released his first album on Warner and fifth overall solo album, Soul Sold Separately, in September 2022.
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Freddie Gibbs portrayed the role of Cousin Buddy, a cross-eyed drug dealer.
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On October 30,2024, Freddie Gibbs announced the release of his sixth studio album, You Only Die 1nce.
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Freddie Gibbs has listed Scarface, DMX, Tupac, Jay-Z, Nas, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Geto Boys, UGK, Three 6 Mafia, Outkast, Raekwon, Eminem, Twista, Ice Cube, Noreaga, Juvenile, Spice 1, De La Soul, Kool G Rap, Black Thought, Mos Def, Jeezy, and Ol' Dirty Bastard as some of his influences.
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On November 4,2014, a gunman opened fire on Freddie Gibbs, who was sitting in a car after he had finished performing at a record store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.
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Freddie Gibbs escaped unharmed and two members of his entourage received non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
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In May 2015, Freddie Gibbs launched a GoFundMe to help School Supply Giveaway of Gary purchase school supplies for children in Gary, Indiana.
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Freddie Gibbs is the father of two children: a daughter was born on 2015 and with his ex-fiancee Erica Dickerson and a son from a previous relationship.
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Freddie Gibbs has been involved in several public feuds with other rappers.
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In December 2021, it was reported that Freddie Gibbs was beat up by members of Jim Jones' entourage at a restaurant in Miami.