Freddie Gibbs Quotes

#1. I don't like people being something that they ain't, and we got a lot of that in rap right now.

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#2. I don't have no ... I love Lil Wayne. I grew up on the Hot Boys.

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#3. I study my competition for at least an hour a day. I get on the internet, look at what they doing, then I look at ways to defeat them.

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#4. Everything I do is going to be gangsta rap, street based, street oriented ... I'm from Gary, Indiana, and everybody's damn near at the poverty level.

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#5. Maybe you's a stank ho, maybe that's a bit mean/Maybe you grew up and I'm still living like I'm sixteen

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#6. I always knew that I would be some type of public figure, but I never knew that it would be rapping.

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#7. Most of my show is just improvisation. It goes with the energy of the crowd.

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#8. You have to evolve and change but you're always gonna get that street edge out of my music regardless. That's who I am. That's in me and that ain't gon' never go away.

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#9. I don't have to rap in a stadium. As long as I can provide for my family and my art, and live comfortably and live well, then I'm good. And with my talent level and my skill level, I'll get there.

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#10. Back when I was younger,
Very ambitious, but often blinded by my hunger.
Some say I dream too big,
And my dream gon' take me under.

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#11. I'm a real gangster rapper and I'm a rapper. I just think my music takes different directions. I don't think you can pigeon hole me in one genre. I'm probably the most versatile in the game, period.

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#12. I don't think you can be a good musician if you just listen to rap, or just the [type of music] you do. You gotta be open to other ideas.

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