Freddie Gibbs

Over the weekend, Freddie Gibbs was in New York City to perform at Governors Ball in Randalls Island. The 2010 XXL Freshmen became a free agent in December after splitting with Young Jeezy’s CTE label. Since then, Gibbs has spoke on the situation with Chicago's The Morning Riot, pointing out that the relationship wasn’t amicable and he was better off making moves on his own. A few mont... Read Mo

This week in the hip-hop Twittersphere, friends and collaborators reacted to the death of Andre 3000's mother, Ab-Soul and Waka Flocka Flame reached out to Amanda Bynes, and Gucci Mane and Freddie Gibbs teased their new albums. At the same time,  Wiz Khalifa gets confused for an impostor and Tyler, the Creator talks about Mac Miller's sophomore album. And...

This week in the world of hip-hop Instagrams, two bitterly embattled foes—Nicki Minaj and Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg—finally meet for a long-awaited interview. At the same time, Jay Rock and Freddie Gibbs link up with Adidas, while Snoop Dogg ups the ante on bottle service. And for so...

Freddie Gibbs' connection with Young Jeezy's CTE label didn't work out, but, the Gary MC is still thuggin' and highly motivated. Yesterday, the Baby Face Killer took to Twitter to announce three solo projects that will be dropping before year's end, including an LP which will be released this Summer...

2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever. In the meantime, we're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've been up through their music since being a Freshman...

This week finds high-profile, big budget videos from Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Ferg, while Gunplay and Jarren Benton come through with simple yet effective videos. Click through to check out XXL's best music videos of the week. Kendrick Lamar - "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" Kendrick brings back the big budget video with a stylishly shot visual for his single "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe

In an unlikely but very 2013-ish collaboration, grimy Gary, Indiana native Freddie Gibbs, conscious BK local Talib Kweli, and Detroit's people's champ Jon Connor connect on the new, hard-hitting "Makes No Sense." It's unclear where this song will end up appearing, but it's a banger...

Gangsta Gibbs is seeing life through haze colored glasses on this new cut off the DJ DNyce mixtape Naptown Stand Up Vol. 9.

In the latest installment of Pitchfork's "Frames" series, Gangsta Gibbs recalls seeing Michael Jackson's return to Gary, Indiana.

In December, Freddie Gibbs confirmed that he was no longer signed to Young Jeezy's CTE imprint. At the time, Gibbs claimed that that he had left the label on good terms. Now, Gangsta Gibbs is admitting the breakup wasn't on the best of terms...

Freddie Gibbs may be a free agent since leaving Young Jeezy's Corporate Thugz, but he is still on his grind producing new music. During his interview with Duck Down Visuals, he spoke about the inspiration behind getting in the lab with Madlib...