Freddie Gibbs signed a deal with Keep Cool/RCA Records in February 2019 to release Bandana, his second collaborative album with Madlib. However, the Indiana-bred rapper says his relationship with the label wasn’t always rosy.
On Monday night (August 9), Freddie Gibbs took to Twitter to call out the executive who signed him to the record company, claiming he ignored him for over 12 months.
“After I made Bandana the n-gga that signed me to RCA ghosted me for a year plus,” he wrote. “Don’t let these industry n-ggaz ‘brother’ you they just care about where they gon be workin at next year. They not creators like you. Pussy ass n-gga saw me at a party last month damn near shitted on himself and had to run to @LAMBOLAMBO for shelter. Every failed rapper turned exec I know personally is a hoe ass n-gga that couldn’t get no bitches.”
ScHoolboy Q also chimed in on the conversation, tweeting, “wHy u so mean braH.”
In a June 2019 interview with Billboard, Freddie Gibbs was asked how he feels about people criticizing him for signing to Keep Cool/RCA Records and leaving the independent world behind.
“Them n-ggas can eat a dick,” Gibbs said. “I got kids. Any motherfucker from outside looking into a business could try to tell you how to run it, but they don’t know. They don’t know how to do this shit, because if everybody could do this shit, y’all would be doing it. We know what’s best for us and what we need to do.”
He continued, “This is what we’ve been waiting for and what we’ve been grinding for. This is an opportunity to compete with the best on the best level. I could run circles around these little independent n-ggas all day. I want to be up there with the top echelon rappers because that’s what the fuck I am.”
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Freddie Gibbs later signed to Warner Records in June 2020 and has since released the songs “4 Thangs” featuring Big Sean and Hit-Boy, “Gang Signs” featuring ScHoolboy Q and “Big Boss Rabbit.” In April, he described his upcoming SSS album as “album of the year” and listed Pharrell, Madlib, Alchemist and Mike WiLL Made-It as potential collaborators.
It aint the label exec’s fault nobody listens to your music, bro
You sound stupid. Shut the hell up.
You really do sound dumb if anything he has more fans than ever haha. Gibbs is one of the best imo so many great songs not only the madlib albums. I just hope he doesn’t go completely mainstream one day I doubt it but u never know, the $ is probably tempting not that he needs it. Put some respect on Gangsta gibbs name. Freddie Corleone, Freddie Soprano.
Negros wanting 2 b gangsters. ,yyyyyy?
Never heard a song from this guy but always see him in the news section. Maybe I should listen
You should. dude has been dropping quality projects for the past decade or so. There’s a reason he got a loyal following despite the fact that until Bandana, he hadnt been on a major since being on Interscope over 10 years ago. Some artists with actual talent can have great careers without being force fed in peoples’ ears on radio, tv, tiktok, etc.
is that it. He ignored you. 12 months. Well thats not how to run a record label. He must read this site. Go have a cold drink my man.
Jeezy kicked you out, this one ghosted you…maybe you should put two and two together Gibbs…
Didn’t this guy and “Lambo” basically ghost his original manager who was with him from the start and dedicated his life to helping Gibbs succeed?
Freddie got a few good ones but his low level of energy, lack of charisma, and down right boring music will never place him among the greats like Pac, Big, Em, etc.
Has nothing to do with his music it’s the masses that have been dumbed down! You’d literally have to dumb down your self and music to get attention and when you really have talent you don’t compromise. Big and Pac are gone but Em doesn’t release as much as he used to bc who wants to cater to this blind deaf and dumb generation! It’s a waste of time most people are easily conditioned sheep!
Gibbs is only worth listening to when he on alchemist beats
Ummm… Pinata? Hello?