Some rap fans are fickle, they care about your background story as much as they care about the sound of your music.
So-called authenticity is gauged on the level of destruction you were able to enact on your own people, community and yourself.
The more crack you sold, the more you busted your gun, the longer your criminal-record and prison stints the more
"Real" the fickle fans believe you are.
Freddie "Gibbs" Tipton has an interesting Background story & Resume:
He's from Midwest- Gary, Indiana (Population 100,000)
He grew up in a Middle-class, two-parent home (Mother & Father)
He chose Boot camp over jail after being arrested for a Theft charge
His father was a Police Officer for the Gary Police department (Sgt. Tipton)
He went to (0.1% Black pop.) Ball State University on a football scholarship
He joined the United States Military in the Army division were he trained for a year
He was dropped from Interscope by Jimmy Iovine and Emenim refused to sign him to ShadyRecords
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Will the fans overlook Freddie Gibbs background and enjoy his music or will the majority of listeners ignore his talents due to his past?? Discuss??