106 Quotes by Freddie Gibbs

I'm trying to bring gangster rap back to the forefront, like in the early '90s.

I'm not a big video game dude though, but I like 'Madden.'

Drake makes some dope songs.

I'm not trying to obey the rules of radio.

I wasn't fully aware of the things that Madlib did musically, but my manager put me up on game. I'm not gonna act like I was a Madlib head when I wasn't. I didn't understand a lot of it at first. But it opened my mind to some things, and it's me bringing that gangster element to things that he does. It's like a perfect marriage.

My core thing is gangster rap, but a lot of my music is melodic and carries a message of survival.

I'm cool with doing shows with 2,000 people. 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.

Jeezy just recognized my grind, and I jumped on board with him to enhance it. Artistically, we're in the same mind frame. We come from very similar backgrounds - poverty. That's something that we can both relate to, something that we can convey in our music.

Ninety percent of the general public aren't gangstas, so all of the rappers aren't going to be gangstas.