These two are back at the rap attack again. From taking NYC by storm with their live performances to scoring interviews from the house that 50 built, it’s safe to say that G.I. Gibbs and P. Double-L can do no wrong at this point. Read the rest of this entry »

In this second part of a documentary short covering Gibbs’ first headlining set here in NYC, he debuts “The Ghetto.” The track jacks the beat from Big L’s “7 Minute Freestyle,” a classic cut which helped to build the legends of both L and a pre-Hov Jay. Afterwards, Freddie candidly reflects on his evening and the past year, one in which his profile has risen tremendously and will continue to in the coming months. So, take a glimpse at what we’ve captured here for you—the beginning stages of something special.

Footage by North Tower Media once again. If you missed the previous clip, click here.

For his first headlining gig in rap’s capital, Gangsta Gibbs didn’t play it safe. The vast majority of those in attendance at the Highline Ballroom two weeks ago were never going to be rapping along with Gibbs bar for bar with him still being new and all, so he took the opportunity to debut some new music. The upcoming Str8 Killa, No Filla’s “Crushin’ Feelin’s” made the setlist, as well as previously unheard material that Freddie performed with aplomb. Read the rest of this entry »

“I drew my tape out on the streets and watch my tape liftoff/ Without a verse from Weezy, Kanye or the fake Rick Ross/ Fuck a co-sign I hold mine close to the hip/ Crushin’ feelin’s leavin’ niggas on some emotional shit…”

No shots fired, just more rhymin’ about surviving — “I’m too deep in the streets to be beefin’ with a rapper” — and keepin’ it 100 with regards to his come up over Statik Selektah’s “Stick 2 the Script.” Read the rest of this entry »