Freddie Gibbs

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn : Freddie Gibbs Image
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn : Freddie Gibbs Image

Freddie Gibbs

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Critically acclaimed rapper Freddie Gibbs joins Bullseye to talk about his music career. He was born and raised in Gary Indiana - the birthplace of the Jackson 5. Gibbs grew up seeing his neighborhood change for the worse in a lot of ways. People were in poverty and times could be described as desperate. As a young adult, Gibbs used that pain to spark an impressive rap career. He creates stories of a past and present he feels very fortunate to have escaped. Gibbs talks to us about his career, his collaboration with Madlib and he even talks to us about a very trying time in his life. Plus, he’ll tell us why he starts every live show with a prayer!