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."
Ten Packs of Backwoods
Freddie Gibbs Lyrics
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Still got that loud pack bitch I'm on my J.O.
And my hoes don't roll no swisher sweets 'cause they know
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
Still got that loud pack bitch I'm on my J.O.
And my hoes don't roll no swisher sweets 'cause they know
Ten packs of the Backwoods filled with the kush, I'm so blown
But you know the kid still handle biz, I don't lead to the door sober
Fuckin' with a made nigga, paid nigga gettin' change in the dope spot
Cadillac two shit, new shit, no grips on my door lock
Bitch I stay funeral fresh, Fendi and Gucci to death
Kept all my bottom bitches, I ain't have shit to do with the rest
My bitches down to take trips, my bitches down to hit licks
My bitches roll the wood up, throw up the hood up sip lean and get lit
And when I die bury me right by bitch Mary Jane
She been by my side ever since '95 with a beat to everything
Wake up first thing on my list gotta taste that bitch, that's how my day go
Then a nigga hit a broad and her friend, so 20 on the thang, yeah I'm on my J.O.
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
Still got that loud pack bitch I'm on my J.O.
And my hoes don't roll no swisher sweets 'cause they know
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
Still got that loud pack bitch I'm on my J.O.
And my hoes don't roll no swisher sweets 'cause they know
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
Got 50 backs with stuff of that loud, my day go
Yellow pack, blue, purple, brown, light and dark every day in my J.O.
Keep a flight attendant when I fly to the city, she ride and go
That cali medical white that's how flow like we they go
And they know, keep my day right smokin' 'til my lungs buzz
Some'll wrap another wood and stop it with an Orange Crush
Train wreck and them honey berries with that Bubba
O.G. wrapped in a sweet era, madness come after, no, what the
Pack after pack, roll up and choke out and smoke out sack after sack
Then bring it back, another 10 rounds Backwoods and we vapin' in the back
Hop in the 'lac, another 28 grams be in hand 'til I lay low
Blew 'em back, on the eight, 20 keep my mind straight
Gettin' head from my new and my day ho
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
Still got that loud pack bitch I'm on my J.O.
And my hoes don't roll no swisher sweets 'cause they know
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
Still got that loud pack bitch I'm on my J.O.
And my hoes don't roll no swisher sweets 'cause they know
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
In "Ten Packs of Backwoods," Freddie Gibbs raps about his daily routine of smoking weed with his crew while emphasizing their preference for Backwoods over swisher sweets. He boasts about his ability to handle business while still being high, and how he's always stacked with ten packs of Backwoods, filled with kush. His women are loyal and down to indulge in all his activities, from taking trips to hitting licks, to smoking and sipping lean with him. The song also includes some verses about traveling around the US with a flight attendant, smoking different strains and always being prepared with 28 grams of weed to last him a few days.
The song carries a laid-back, chill vibe that matches its theme, and the Backwoods reference may be seen as an ode to the cigarillo brand's popularity among rappers and weed smokers. The lines "Still got that loud pack bitch I'm on my J.O." is likely a reference to the phrase "on my Jay-Z shit," which means being successful and leading the game in one's field. Gibbs illustrates how he's always on top of his game, even while being high.
Line by Line Meaning
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
I smoke a lot of Backwoods, it's a routine part of my day
Still got that loud pack bitch I'm on my J.O.
I still have potent weed and I'm focused on my job
And my hoes don't roll no swisher sweets 'cause they know
My women know to only use Backwoods
Ten packs of the Backwoods filled with the kush, I'm so blown
I have 10 packs of Backwoods filled with strong weed and I'm high
But you know the kid still handle biz, I don't lead to the door sober
Despite being high, I can still handle my business and don't show up to deals sober
Kept all my bottom bitches, I ain't have shit to do with the rest
I only keep the best women around, the others don't matter to me
Wake up first thing on my list gotta taste that bitch, that's how my day go
The first thing I do when I wake up is smoke weed
Got 50 backs with stuff of that loud, my day go
I have 50 packets of strong weed, it's the focus of my day
Hop in the 'lac, another 28 grams be in hand 'til I lay low
I get into my car and have 28 grams of weed with me to use later
Ten packs of Backwoods bitch that's how my day go
I really smoke a lot of Backwoods
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Freddie Gibbs, Jeremy Kulousek, Zachary Vaughan
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Black Lyfe
best song of the century
HTX_VaNdAl713
Waking up and Rollin up to this shit...
Mike Hanson
That thang still burnin?
kjflame013
HTX_VaNdAl713 same
Jesse
Sickest verses from Gibbs always
Derrick Nice
This junt still bump hard in the whip!
L Thompson
D-Edge went hard on this joint
Nicholas Guadagno
Freddie Gibbs the realest out here
Santana Louie
Just got done smoking a baccwood💪🏾
Lost dude
this beat sounds really familiar