Freddie Gibbs

American rapper Freddie Gibbs was born Fredrick Jamel Tipton on June 14, 1982. He was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. Working at a mall in Gary, Gibbs met a local music producer Finger Roll and began building a career in rap. In 2004 he self-released his first full-length mixtape "Full Metal Jackit". He would follow it with several mixtapes and EPs eventually making it on the 2010 XXL Freshman Class List. In 2013 Gibbs started his own record label, ESGN (Evil Seeds Grow Naturally) and released his debut studio album "ESGN" (2013). In a collaboration with hip hop producer Madlib, the studio album "Piñata" (2014) was released to critical acclaim, making it to #39 on the US Billboard 200. Gibbs followed it with the certified gold single, "Old English" (2014) in collaboration with ASAP Ferg and Young Thug. Gibbs continued to churn out solo studio albums with "Shadow of a Doubt" (2015), "You Only Live 2wice" (2017) and "Freddie" (2018). Following the success of "Piñata", Gibbs and Madlib released a second collaborative album "Bandana" (2019). Working with another producer, The Alchemist, Gibbs released two more albums, "Fetti" (2018) and "Alfredo" (2020). The latter would be the greatest success either artist had seen to date. "Alfredo" debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Gibbs then signed on with the record label Warner Records and released his fifth solo studio album, "Soul Sold Separately" (2022). Also in 2022, Freddie Gibbs branched out into acting, taking a recurring role in the drama "Power Book IV: Force" (Starz, 2022- ).