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Freddie Gibbs Talks Formative Years On RBMA's 'Fireside Chat'

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Freddie Gibbs broke down his career for the good folks over at Red Bull Music Academy on Fireside Chat, taking his origin stories to the internets and waxing a bit on his Gary, IN roots, as well as his relationship with current collaborator Madlib and his first go-round the industry loop with Young Jeezy's CTE clique. Gangsta Gibbs went in on his Gary upbringing, a city that's literally only known for its vicious murder rate and housing the formative years of Indiana's greatest contribution to pop culture; none other than The Jackson 5. His  Spend the next hour getting familiar with Freddie Gibbs, as his dynamite collaboration with the Beat Konducta Piñata is simply not to be slept on. Listen to Gibbs on Fireside Chat below and cop Piñata via iTunes.

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