The Story of Freddie Gibbs

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Fredrick Tipton was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, and grew up at 17th and Virginia St. on the city's east side. He played American football at Ball State University on an athletic scholarship but was eventually expelled from college. At the age of 19, he was enlisted into the U.S. Army as part of a pre-trial diversion program when he was on trial for theft and gun charges, but was dishonorably discharged only eight months later after being caught smoking marijuana.

He then began working at a Gary mall, where he met local hip hop producer Finger Roll, who, according to Gibbs, was "the only guy [in Gary] that had a studio." Gibbs then joined Finger Roll's No Tamin Entertainment crew and began pursuing a rap career.

On December 11, 2012, Gibbs announced that he was no longer a member of Young Jeezy's CTE label. He elaborated saying that there is no beef between the two rappers. On May 27, 2013, Freddie Gibbs announced he would be releasing his debut album ESGN (Evil Seeds Grow Naturally) on July 9, 2013 through his own record label of the same name. The album ended up being released on June 20, three weeks before the planned release date, due to a leak.

In September 2013, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib released the final EP from the Piñata previews trilogy, Deeper. Piñata was eventually released on March 18, 2014. The album received universal acclaim from music critics with a score of 82 on the review site Metacritic. It peaked at number 39 on the US Billboard 200 and number seven on the US Top Rap Albums charts. On July 1, 2014, Gibbs, Young Thug, and ASAP Ferg released a single titled "Old English". It was produced by Salva and Nick Hook and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 23, 2020 for selling over 500,000 certified units. In October 2014, Gibbs and Madlib released their fourth EP, titled Knicks (Remix).

In March 2015, 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.

On February 7, 2019, Madlib posted a picture of his cartoon alter-ego Quasimoto on Instagram with the cryptic caption "we are clearing samples ...", alluding to Bandana being finished recording. In the following months, Gibbs and Madlib officially confirmed the album, releasing four singles from it: "Flat Tummy Tea" on February 20, "Bandana", featuring Jamaican dancehall artist Assassin, on March 5, "Crime Pays" on May 30, and the final single "Giannis", featuring singer Anderson .Paak, on June 13. The album was released on June 28, 2019 through Keep Cool, RCA, Madlib Invazion, and ESGN, to further critical acclaim.

On May 27, 2020, Gibbs and The Alchemist announced that they would be releasing a collaborative album titled Alfredo. The album's lead single, "1985", was released one day later alongside an accompanying music video directed by Nick Walker. The album was released the following day on May 29, 2020. It debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200, making it both Gibbs' and The Alchemist's highest-charting album to date. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, making him the first artist from Gary, Indiana to be nominated for a best album award by the Grammys since Michael Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I was nominated in 1995.

In June 2020, Billboard reported that Gibbs had signed to Warner Records. He would then go on to release his first three singles through the label: "4 Thangs", which features guest appearances from fellow rapper Big Sean and hip hop producer Hit-Boy, "Gang Signs", featuring fellow rapper Schoolboy Q, and "Big Boss Rabbit", in October 2020, February 2021, and April 2021, respectively.

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