Freddie Gibbs at SXSW 2011 - review

Contemporary performer or nostalgia rappper? Paul MacInnes enjoys the lyrical precision of Freddie GibbsIt's fair to say that Freddie Gibbs doesn't like cops much. Before every song, after every song and, occasionally, during a song, the rapper encourages the crowd at Mohawk in Austin, Texas, to chant "Fuck the police". At other points, he would just recite the phrase inwardly, as if he were trying to lull himself to sleep. Gibbs is from Gary, Indiana, one of the poorest cities in the United Sta...

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