Is Freddie Gibbs a legend?

[Street Knowledge]

They wasn’t when they passed.

Stop dikkriding

Yall gone make nikkas like Gibbs and Alchemist work until they’re 80 before you compare them to nikkas that had a half decade run in their 20s.

They were actually popping when they was alive. Gibbs is a nobody

People with classic rap albums and songs get more leeway than guys who drop albums no one cares about No way

 

[Consigliere]

This album is definitely on the list, before the hype



Counting all his albums and mixtapes he probably has 7-8 projects with no skips straight raw.

Yeah I enjoyed BFK and the homie-less version of ESGN.

I’ve been hooked since The Ghetto video.

 

[tuckgod]

Yeah I enjoyed BFK and the homie-less version of ESGN.

I’ve been hooked since The Ghetto video.

This thread reminding me just how long this nikka been rapping

I still remember reading Passion of Weiss blog articles about this nikka when he first moved to LA

My kids was babies and they driving now

 

[Redwing80]

He's a Gary legend but that's far as it goes

 

[Higher Tech]

I don't know if he's a legend yet, but you'd be hard pressed to find a weak Gibbs verse. This one of my favorites from his first or second mixtape.

 

[tuckgod]

They were actually popping when they was alive. Gibbs is a nobody

People with classic rap albums and songs get more leeway than guys who drop albums no one cares about No way

Popping is a Jewish construct

We know that now



What a time

 

[DOSDUMUNI]

People that don't know Dilla's name know of his work

His attachment to pockets of underground Detroit... let along certain streams of national trends... his effect and impact is way bigger than his name... and im not one that push Dilla's legacy like that cause people get extra with that one too

From Chicagoland to Indiana to the midwest as a whole to effect/impact... like cmon man. If Gibbs stopped rapping tonight that'll be it. His art aint got no legs to compare to Dilla or be called a legend

I understand the logic bro

I guess it’s sorta subjective

I don’t listen to much of Gibbs stuff post 2015 (the actual offerings that have garnered critical and mainstream acclaim/awards), but his stuff before that is so classic imo that I would label him a legend. (The Miseducation of Freddie Gibbs, Cold Day in Hell, Baby Face Killa, etc)

But to each his own fr

 

[tuckgod]

nikkaz don’t know breh.

BFK alone solidified him.

 

[tuckgod]

I understand the logic bro

I guess it’s sorta subjective

I don’t listen to much of Gibbs stuff post 2015 (the actual offerings that have garnered critical and mainstream acclaim/awards), but his stuff before that is so classic imo that I would label him a legend. (The Miseducation of Freddie Gibbs, Cold Day in Hell, Baby Face Killa, etc)

But to each his own fr

Most of these nikkas didn’t hear of him until probably around when you checked out.

Think about that.

As a fellow early Gibbs fan, please do yourself a favor and listen to everything he’s made since
then because you wilding.

 

[Shadow King]

nikkas stuck in a time warp but will call nikkas like Pac (6 years) and Big (5 years) legends because they died.

Now this is too far in the opposite direction...

 

[Victorious Secret]

He belongs in the Hall of Very Good

 

[DOSDUMUNI]

Most of these nikkas didn’t hear of him until probably around when you checked out.

Think about that.

As a fellow early Gibbs fan, please do yourself a favor and listen to everything he’s made since
then because you wilding.

lol Ight breh I’ll peep

 

[DOSDUMUNI]

Popping is a Jewish construct

We know that now



What a time

The hotbox sessions me n my nikkas would have to this shyt 13 years ago

Good lord

 

[SunZoo]

I like Gibbs but there is little to no story to tell in the grand scheme of Hip Hop regarding him.

That’s what a legend is, a story.

So when you say the word legend in the context of Hip Hop think about trying to tell a story about that person and the moment/moments they created. There has to be more there than just some albums you enjoy. There’s obviously levels to what or who is legendary but again it’s about the story.

Biz Markie was a legend…he was apart of very memorable moments. Even if it was just one big thing, if there’s a story to tell about it there is some degree of legend.

I can’t begin to reach for anything like that for Freddie despite how dope he can be, it’s not just about quality of music. shyt Vanilla Ice is for sure a legend off one song you dig?

His association with Jeezy is probably the most notable thing about his career that creates some kind of narrative.

 

[Drip Bayless]

I wouldn’t call him a legend but the work he’s released in the past 10 years is definitely one of the best 10 year runs anyone has had in hip hop from this generation