L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Freddie Gibbs already knew something about Boot Camp, having languished at North Carolina's Ft. Bragg while awaiting sentencing for a crime committed in his hometown of Gary, Ind. He's been headquartered in Los Angeles for the last several years, liv... more info

Guardian Music — (Decon)With a flow somewhere between Tupac and Pimp C and a story that's straight gangsta, Freddie Gibbs would have fitted right in to hip-hop 15 years ago. Nowadays, though, he's just the latest rapper to have burnished his reputation thanks to judi... more info

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Guardian Music — Mellifluous and menacing, is this midwestern rapper one of hip-hop's last great hopes?Hometown: Gary, Indiana.The lineup: Freddie Tipton (vocals, music).The background: Freddie Gibbs is a 28-year-old rapper from Michael Jackson's hometown of Gary, In... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Ask Freddie Gibbs what’s on his iPod, and he’ll inevitably tell you the same thing: early Scarface, Geto Boys and Ice Cube. Occasionally, he’ll mix in some old-school R&B or some 2Pac. But 2Pac’s favorite record was the Geto Boys'... more info

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The Culture Of Me — High-flying and highly-acclaimed young rapper Freddie Gibbs made a ton of waves with the release of the twenty-one track mixtape “Str8 Killa, No Filla” mixtape a while back. Featuring the likes of Jay Rock, Pill and Bun B and hosted by Statik Sel... more info

MTV.com News — Gary, Indiana, MC tells Mixtape Daily he won't duplicate, but 'I'm trying to do this gangsta music.'By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Freddie Gibbs Monday's Main Pick Street King: Freddie Gibbs Holding It Down ... more info

VH1 News — Gary, Indiana, MC Freddie Gibbs talks about his EP and mixtape, Str8 Killa and Str8 Killa No Filla, respectively. more info