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" When I first came in the game, I had a bunch of homies that rapped that was hanging around me just because I was getting the rap attention, and they felt they could feed off of that. "

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" There's some dudes that did Gangsta Grillz tapes who probably weren't worthy of it - their label just put up the bread, or they did a favor. "

Freddie Gibbs

Bread

Gangsta

Favor

" I think that with me and Madlib, I was never afraid to really experiment with his tracks and things. "

" I started hustling in early adolescence. "

" I grew up on N.W.A., Geto Boys. My dad was listening to that. "

Freddie Gibbs

Dad

Listening

" I've been interested in basketball since I was a little kid - like, 3. The Bulls were my team. If you grew up in Gary, the Bulls were everybody's team. "

Freddie Gibbs

Kid

Basketball

" Every project might only sell like 30 to 50,000, but I mean, I'm getting seven, eight dollars every CD. I make more money per record than an artist on a major label - I can definitely say that. "

" My mom had me at a young age, like 20, and she was the oldest child. All her brothers were seven and 10, so I was like a younger brother more so than the oldest child. I was the younger brother to all my uncles, so they were going through their childhood and their teenage years, and I was right there. "

Freddie Gibbs

Brother

Childhood

" We have good, neighborly people in Gary. "

" I am the evil seed. "

" I feel like some artists need a record label, and some don't. "

" The things I rap about are 100 percent real. But at the same time, I don't rap about those things to tear my city down. I give you the reality of what it is and what I been through and how it is living in those conditions in Gary, Ind. "

" The neck is not something you should have surgery on that much. "

" A lot of improvisation and freedom went into 'Pinata.' "

" I always feel like the underdog. "

" I'm a loyal dude. "

Freddie Gibbs

Dude

Loyal

" I feel like with a lot of Madlib's beats, they are made for storytelling. I feel like when I'm working on stuff with him, I can really get into the storytelling aspect mode of my flow. "

" Lil Wayne makes good music. He's one of the best rappers. "

" I don't mind travelling. I'm independent, so I gotta get on the grind. "

" I've been engulfed in sports since I was a 2-year-old; I picked up any kind of ball - a basketball, baseball, football - I just loved to play something. I loved the energy of being in arenas and watching the game on TV. "

" I don't like pre-written raps; I think it makes the song better if you listen to the beat first. In a sense, you have to make a marriage with the beat. I ride the beat, hear the flow of the drums, get the melody of my flow, and then from that point, it's a process of what I want to say. "

" I love Lil Wayne. I grew up on the Hot Boyz. "

" I'm not trying to act like I'm Superman or better than anybody else in the game. I'm just telling my story, showing my strengths and weaknesses - as a human, as a person, as a man. "

" I had a nightmare that I was mopping floors and that this Freddie Gibbs thing was all a dream. "

" I can do a whole project with Madlib and turn around and do a record with Gucci Mane. Gucci Mane, E-40, and Black Thought on the same record. I like all those rappers, so why can't I work with them in some type of capacity? It just speaks to my versatility. I don't just listen to one type of rap. I listen to all of it so I can make all of it. "

" I played wide receiver in high school; then I went to college at Ball State and played safety. "

" I'm not trying to obey the rules of radio. "

" I've always played that role in my family: the breadwinner. "

" I'd be quiet as a mouse if I didn't have the correct feeling about my music. I feel like I'm able to talk about it and say I'm one of the best because I think I got the music to back that up. I got the live show to back that up. That's all that matters. "

" I wasn't fully aware of the things that Madlib did musically, but my manager put me up on game. I'm not gonna act like I was a Madlib head when I wasn't. I didn't understand a lot of it at first. But it opened my mind to some things, and it's me bringing that gangster element to things that he does. It's like a perfect marriage. "

Freddie Gibbs

Head

Gangster

" Eminem heard my music, and he didn't wanna take a meeting with me. "

Freddie Gibbs

Heard

Meeting