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A versatile rapper, Freddie Gibbs produces memorable tracks that are simultaneously hard-hitting and haunting. His music is largely inspired by his childhood and troubled adolescence in Gary, Indiana. His voice carries an undeniable sense of authority, but also compelling vulnerability, which makes each live performance a memorable experience.

Freddie Gibbs' origins

Gibbs' early years were marked by continual law breaking in Gary, including robbing the trains that ran through his hometown. He experienced significant adversity as a child, including the death of his uncle. He credits the anger stemming from this early trauma with sparking the focus that later secured his success as a rapper.

Following years of petty crime, Gibbs spent time at the Fort Jackson boot camp in South Carolina. He was dishonorably discharged, and this disappointment convinced him to turn his life around. He shifted his focus to rap after discovering that he sounded better than anybody at the locally influential studio Finger Roll.

Gibbs suffered one setback after another during his early years as a professional rapper. He scored a major success by signing with Interscope Records but was promptly dropped when the label's management changed hands.

Freddie Gibbs' breakthrough

Gibbs briefly moved to Atlanta following his disappointment with Interscope. His friend Josh the Goon convinced him to head to Los Angeles, where, after a few months of contemplating his future as a rapper, he set to work on his debut mixtape. Dubbed Midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik, his debut proved his natural talent. He then released The Miseducation of Freddie Gibbs, a compilation of tracks from his initial mixtape and other work from his early years as a rapper. Several noteworthy critics applauded The Miseducation of Freddie Gibbs, earning him a strong reputation in the rap community.

Freddie Gibbs' most influential albums

After releasing numerous mixtapes and headlining many a successful Freddie Gibbs tour, the rapper entered the fray with debut studio album ESGN. Featuring guest appearances from Fleezy, Jay Rock and D-Edge (among others), the album earned praise from critics, who compared Gibbs' sound to Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia and Tupac. Gibbs returned with Shadow of a Doubt, in which he explored his past in Gary, along with his ongoing search for meaning. Shadow of a Doubt pulled off the difficult feat of featuring a sample from the TV show "The Wire" without sounding cliche. Gibbs diverged from previous records with You Only Live 2wice, in which he focused exclusively on his own sound and avoided guest appearances.

In addition to releasing several solo studio albums, Gibbs has attracted attention alongside Madlib in Piñata, a daring collaborative album. Upon receiving widespread acclaim, Piñata enjoyed an impressive debut at No. 39 on the Billboard 200.

Artists similar to Freddie Gibbs

Those with Freddie Gibbs tickets favor similar artists such as Big K.R.IT., Smoke DZA and Curren$y. Gibbs has collaborated extensively with Madlib, and fans note clear similarities in their sound even when they work separately.