Hailing from Gary, Indiana, a place whose murder and crime rates have ranked it several times at the top of the "Most Dangerous Cities" list, Freddie Gibbs is the true definition of a street survivor. Raised on Gary's east side, Gibbs lived the hard life firsthand in a run-down industrial community plagued with vice and ignored by the establishment. After playing at Ball State on a football scholarship, Gibbs was kicked out of college. Over the next few years he went through court-ordered boot camp, joined and got discharged from the military, and held down a series of 9 to 5 jobs without success. Feeling like the system had failed him, Gibbs turned to hustling; pimping and selling crack out of a local house. Inspired by rappers like UGK, The Geto Boys, and 2Pac, Gibbs started rhyming about his life and the issues facing urban youth in Gary and the countless other impoverished cities just like it. Gibbs is the first rapper signed to a major label from Gary.
The Steel City's most famous musical residents to date are the Jackson 5, whose name still adorns a marquee on a falling-apart theater in Gary's blighted downtown. His desire to rep the Midwest and his city led Gibbs to start recording mixtapes and pushing them online as well as the streets, where he quickly began garnering fans drawn to his original style, diverse flows, and deeply personal lyrics about his experience as a young black man growing up below the poverty line in a forgotten American city.
Freddie has worked with respected producers like Madlib, Red Spyda, Just Blaze, Buckwild, the Alchemist, Polow Da Don, and Collipark among many others. Gibbs cites Houston rap and Pac as his major influences, and it shows in his ability to alternate between chillingly tense street stories of violence and laid back comedic tales about women and weed. Ultimately Gibbs shows and proves with his rhymes, which demonstrate the promise of a legend in the making. His skills, wit, and street credibility establish Freddie Gibbs as a true artist. He's ready to represent for Gary, the Midwest, and anyone who relates to the struggle of inner city life. As Gibbs tells it: "My music is definitely on some gangsta shit. That's what I was raised on and what I witnessed. How can I speak on anything else?" "Become a fan now, or become one later."
Keep it pimpin
Freddie Gibbs Lyrics
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Uh, yeah, fa sho
Uh, yeah, uh
Uh, uh, yeah
I hit ya bitch with my Nikes on
Take off my jewellery and beat it up with the lights on
By a Filipino part Jamaican bitch
Headed to the trap house
Looking for that pack now
See me in the trenches even though my shows packed out
Nigga made a living off this gangsta shit I rap bout
Motherfuck every single police and what they ask bout
Shoutout to my niggas in the FED
The county to state
My niggas said when I come home Fred I'm gon buy me some weight
Sit at the table with the mob I bet I have me a plate
Just keep it gangsta mane and then we'll be straight
It's real shit baby, uh, yeah
Just keep it gangsta mane and I'mma be straight
It's real shit baby, uh, yeah
Just keep it gangsta mane and I'mma be straight
It's real shit baby, uh, yeah
Just keep it gangsta mane and I'mma be straight
It's real shit baby, uh, yeah
Just keep it gangsta mane and I'mma be straight
It's real shit baby, uh, yeah
Yeah, uhh
I need another pack of that
Make 'em run it for a hunnid, is you backin' that
Know every deet 'cause his old lady I was splackin' That
It's Makaveli status, I just smashed it you can have it
It ain't no cabbage for a ratchet bitch that askes
Automatic, blow it back out in her boom boom
I can backseat Cadillac it, yeah
Pussy stamps on my passport
Foreign and naked man
What more could a nigga ask for, my god
If she don't gotta speaka no english
I gotta million different ways that I can get in between it
They say them ghetto motherfuckers like to love it and leave it
Bitches on top of bitches, you should have seen it
Better believe it, bitch
Just keep it gangsta mane and I'mma be straight
It's real shit baby, uh, yeah
Just keep it gangsta mane and I'mma be straight
It's real shit baby
Just keep it gangsta mane and I'mma be straight
It's real shit baby
Just keep it gangsta mane and I'mma be straight
It's real shit baby
In the song Keep it pimpin', Freddie Gibbs rap about his life and activities as a gangster. In the first verse, he talks about having sex with a woman while wearing his Nike shoes and turning off the lights. He likens the experience to being sloppy on the Bay Bridge with a Filipino and Jamaican woman. The second verse focuses on his activities in the drug trade. He talks about needing another pack of drugs and wanting it for a lower price. He also boasts about having sex with multiple women and traveling internationally for sex. He talks about being with women who don't speak English and having no trouble communicating. In both verses, he emphasizes the importance of keeping it "gangsta" in order to continue his lifestyle.
Line by Line Meaning
I hit ya bitch with my Nikes on
I had sex with your girl while wearing my Nike shoes.
Take off my jewellery and beat it up with the lights on
I removed my jewelry and had sex with her with the lights on.
Say Gibbs getting sloppy on the bay bridge
People are talking about me having sex on the bay bridge.
By a Phillipino part Jamaican bitch
I had sex with a woman who is part Filipino and part Jamaican.
Headed to the trap house
I am going to the place where drugs are sold.
Looking for that pack now
I'm looking for drugs to sell so I can make money.
See me in the trenches even though my shows packed out
Even though I'm a popular rapper, I'm still involved in the dangerous and difficult street life.
Nigga made a living off this gangsta shit i rap bout
I make my money by rapping about my dangerous lifestyle.
Motherfuck every single police and what they ask bout
I hate the police and don't want to answer any of their questions.
Shoutout to my niggas in the FED The county to state
I'm giving a greeting to my friends who are in prison, whether it's a federal, county, or state facility.
My niggas said when i come home Fred i'm gon buy me some weight
My friends in prison are telling me that when they get released, they plan to sell drugs.
Sit at the table with the mob i bet i have me a plate
I think I could be part of organized crime and make a lot of money doing it.
Just keep it gangsta mane and then we'll be straight
If we stay true to our dangerous lifestyle, we'll be successful and make money.
I need another pack of that
I need more drugs to sell.
Make em run it for a hunnid, is you backin that
I want to buy the drugs for $100 and sell them for a profit.
Know every ?? cause his old lady i was ?? that
I know the identity of a street vendor because I had sex with his girlfriend.
It's Makaveli status, I just smashed it you can have it
I had sex with a woman and now I don't want her anymore. You can have her.
It ain't no cabbage for a ratchet bitch that askes
I'm not going to give money to a woman who is promiscuous and asks for it.
Automatic, blow it back out in her ??
I can have sex with a girl and make her orgasm easily.
Pussy stamps on my passport
I have had sex with women from many countries.
Foreign and naked man
I often have sex with women from other countries while they are naked.
What more could a nigga ask for, my god
I'm living the life I want to live and feeling content.
If she don't gotta speaka no english
If a woman I am interested in doesn't speak English well or at all.
I gotta million different ways that i can get in between it
I have many techniques to satisfy a woman sexually.
They say them ghetto motherfuckers like to love it and leave it
People assume men from the ghetto only have sex with women and then leave them.
Bitches on top of bitches, you should have seen it
I have had sexual encounters with multiple women at the same time.
Better believe it, bitch
You should trust and believe me.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Tipton Fredrick Jamel
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Zé silva
he will get the recognition sooner or later this shit legendary
METUS
2019 - still Keep It Pimpin
Rufin Fury
Still listening even after Bandana
Rick
Still listening even after Alfredo's
Will Angle
I know it's like a ridiculous thing to say and shit, but Gibbs is probably the best rapper alive, all things considered.
adam ouji
Man you was right
adam ouji
Piñata, Bandana, Alfredo....
Will Pease
Damn I can’t believe you said this before we even got Pinata but the 7 years since you commented have proved you 100% correct
Ivanzre
all things considered
dhud707
This hard!! Beat slap somethin crucial!!