Freddie Gibbs Slams Rappers Using A.I. for Lyrics
Freddie Gibbs has openly criticized artists who rely on artificial intelligence to write their verses. In a recent interview with The Ringer, Gibbs expressed frustration with rappers using tools like ChatGPT to create songs.
“Look at AI rap now man. I don’t even believe nobody that write. I don’t even believe if you even really make it anymore cause I done been in studios with motherfuckers and mutherfuckers is ChatGPT shit and I’m like, ‘What in the fuck?’ Like damn, how long am I gonna be able to do this shit? Cause I’m actually making fresh shit,” Gibbs said.
He added that the trend is a symptom of a larger problem in the music industry. “How long am I going to be able to do it when there’s motherfuckers in the studio typing into a computer to get their music? We in a lazy day and age, man. Heart is dying and you got to ask a computer to write your lyrics, shit is wack.”
Gibbs also addressed recent tensions with Kanye West over their collaboration on Vultures 1 track “Back to Me.” Gibbs revealed that Kanye was unhappy his verse received more praise than Kanye’s own contributions.
“This n-gga Kanye was mad about that shit. That n-gga was telling n-ggas like, ‘Man, how the fuck this n-gga think his verse is the best on my album?’” Gibbs explained. He said he had expected Kanye to be proud of his work. “When I sent it to him, I sent it to him thinking that, with the premise, he’d be proud of me. ‘Cause I look up to you. So I would think that, I rapped on your album, and people talking about it like this, you would think that a n-gga like you would be proud of me. That pissed him off.”
Gibbs described the experience as discouraging, especially given the effort he put into the collaboration. “A lot of that shit was a slap in the face. I’m putting my shit on pause to be on Vultures bitch ass n-gga. I could be recording Alfredo 2. I put a lot of shit on hold to come to Italy to work with you and for you to shit on some of my best work ’cause you mad ’cause n-ggas saying it’s better, you know what I’m saying?”
The comments highlight Gibbs’ commitment to authentic lyricism and his criticism of a growing trend in the music industry where technology replaces creativity. For Gibbs, true artistry comes from effort, skill, and heart, not from asking a computer to write verses.
