Freddie Gibbs offers his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement and gun violence.
While speaking with HipHopDX, Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs was questioned about the Black Lives Matter movement and the recent acts of police brutality and gun violence.
In regards to police brutality, Gibbs shared his belief that the interaction between police officers and the people, needs to be worked on. He also revealed that he’s pro-guns, but feels that the screening process to buy a gun needs improvements.
“It’s so many separate incidents with black people and minorities getting killed by police and hate crimes and things of that nature,” Freddie Gibbs said. “It’s kinda hard to put your finger on it, man. I’m a believer in I think you gotta have a gun. I own guns, legally. So, it’s just like I feel like I gotta protect my household. I think that was something that was instilled in me from my granddaddy. Now do I believe there’s people out there that shouldn’t have guns? Of course. I think that it should be more of a screening process maybe to obtain a weapon…I think that we gotta learn how to interact with these people and these people gotta learn how to interact with us better. That’s the main thing…I think the police gotta learn how to better interact with the community and vice versa.”
Earlier in the interview, Gibbs revealed why he believes it’s better to be an underdog with a cult following than an artist who may be hot for the moment.
“I’m all about doing things to make myself the underdog,” he said. “The cult following type of artist. Cause I feel like a lot of those artists they become legendary in your eyes. They last a little bit longer than just some guy that got a single on the radio or some guy that doesn’t know how to make his career stretch. I remember back in the day when I would hear a Rap-A-Lot tape or something like that. It wasn’t something that I could—what was readily available to me via TV screens or BET screens. Sometimes, not in the record stores I couldn’t find it. But the rarity of it is what made me—what attached me to it. And I kinda just want to keep giving my fans that kind of feel. I don’t got to be the top guy in rap to survive in the rap game.”
Video of Freddie Gibbs speaking on Black Lives Matter and police brutality, can be found below.
How come Black Lives Matters only focuses on the police? Black on black murder is at an all-time high. 30-50 per month in Chicago alone. What the fuck is going on with that?
Black on Black crime is an important but altogether different discussion an it does not justify what is done by police an the judicial system with the consent of society as a whole. Whites should not be afraid of BLM the people just want their rights recognized.. May peace prevail
Oh James, you complete imbecile.
How come firefighters only focus on houses that are on fire? What about all the houses that get flooded? Or broken into? Huh? The world is such a confusing place.
He just a whiteboy. He will NEVER understand.
He just a whiteboy. He will NEVER understand.
Because blacks pay taxes that ultimately fund the police so if the people you employ equally with others singles you out and treats you differently it’s an issue.
The day I pay taxes to a gang member to terrorize the city and he doesn’t do an equal share of terrorizing THEN it’ll be the same
Black on black crime is far more prevalent than police brutality yet Black Lives Matter do nothing for those instances. It’s all a political agenda. Black Lives Matter is a racist organization and I am Black.
Black on black crime is far more prevalent than police brutality yet Black Lives Matter do nothing for those instances. It’s all a political agenda. Black Lives Matter is a racist organization and I am Black.
Black on black crime is far more prevalent than police brutality yet Black Lives Matter do nothing for those instances. It’s all a political agenda. Black Lives Matter is a racist organization and I am Black.
Haha. Of course you are.
You put deprivation an hopelessness together anywhere an you get what you get, all races kill each other. But lost futures to community violence are uncomparable to criminal justice violence on community. You should know that cause you black, right. BLM want equal treatment under the law these are people like me an you.. b Healthy
“Deprivation and hopelessness” exist in every society. All communities do not behave the same when faced with them. Oh, and the last thing that BLM and black leadership wants is equality. The goal is domination and dominion. You know it, and I know it.
I believe you when you say it won’t work because you literally just spoke it into existence “that it won’t work” The moral failings of black folks are always addressed. The centuries old failings of your government less so.. b healthy an b the change you wish to see in the world
Your right. communities do not respond the same to their condition but some form of destructiveness will arise could be drug abuse, being disenfranchised by society, violence in the hood an from the state.. An i do know that politicians dont really care about justice being denied. Its not their kids dying.. B Healthy Bro
B Healthy Bro – You too, and Happy New Year!
Understandable, but it still wont work until the aa community work on themselves.
lol….We believe you are . We really do
Black Lives Matter is evil. It tells black people not to be accountable for themselves. Cops who shoot blacks usually do so in self defense, but the BLM propaganda acts like 90% of black peoples interactions with cops result in deaths, when it’s actually far below .01%, and still most of those are justified. The issue is black people being violent, which is why cops are more likely to approach them with caution and profile them, that’s why people who oppose BLM always bring up black on black violence, because cops won’t stop profiling as long as blacks are more violent on average. You can’t have one without the other, and changing the violent culture has to come first.
Hey, maybe shut your dumb ass racist mouth?
Given the content of this man’s music, he shouldn’t be moving his mouth. The music he makes
is far more deadly to black folk than police will ever be.
Music won’t make u do anything
Lmao
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