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Freddie Gibbshas always been funny.
Hes carefully cultivated his persona to ensure the delivery of his lyrics always matches their content.
In his music videos, Gibbs has demonstrated a similar knack for comedic timing and character work.
Bust Downhas been five years in the making.
Shout-out to my boy Brian Moses.
He linked me with them.
It was just through rocking with Brian and hanging around the comedy world.
Thats how I met Langston Kerman and Chris Redd too.
They just figured they had a spot for me.
I love comedy, man, and I love putting it out there.
I just love that world.
Being onstage, being a rapper, and talking to people all day, its kind of easy.
This isnt my first crack at it.
Ive been auditioning for probably over ten years.
Ive been losing roles to a lot of big people for a long time.
And deservedly so way more experienced actors.
I had to pay my dues.
Thats actually how I got the role for the movieDown With the Kingthat I did.
I think he could pull off being on a farm.
Bust Downis set in your hometown of Gary, Indiana.
I have to imagine that wasnt a coincidence.
Thats just the way Sam, Jak, Chris, and Langston wrote it.
Im just coming in and carrying out the duty that was assigned to me.
But theres a lot of shit that wed have to do in season two.
We have to actually go to Gary, and theres a lot of places we need to show.
They could have gotten anybody, you know?
But to actually have someone from Gary in this show, it just makes it even more authentic.
At the end of the first season, Chauncey gets a huge promotion in part because of white guilt.
Oh, man, I think its definitely going to go to his fucking head.
Hes probably going to be way more arrogant and even more of an asshole.
The thing about the show is that its not politically correct.
Every person in the world aint politically correct.
The whole show is built to make you uncomfortable, then make you laugh.
I thinkBust Downwas needed.
That nut looked so real on set.
I was like, Okay, Im out of here.
Im not in this scene, am I?
They said, Yeah.
I was like,Fuck!
I just study all of those guys, man.
I give a shot to be more involved in the production and writing and all of that stuff.
I see what 50 Cent does, and I admire that.
I kind of want to go in that direction.
Do you have any dream roles?Hell, yeah.
Ive got some new roles coming up.
Shit, Im onPower50 put me on that.
Thats definitely a dream role.
I want to play whatever they want me to play, man.
I want to play a lawyer.
I want to play a cop.
I want to fight Michael B. Jordan inCreed 3.Thats really my dream role right there.
I can also see you playing someone in a biopic.
Like, you sort of played an old soul singer in your video forGat Damn.Id do a biopic.
Im just not going to play a rapper.
I think that shit is corny.
Im tired of rap biopics.
I dont want to know about these niggas yet.
Theres only certain rappers that deserve biopics, know what Im saying?
I wanted to ask you about theepisode ofThe Joe Rogan Experienceyou were on recently.
People take that shit for granted.
I stood up on behalf of Black people.
Theyre going to write that shit in the history books!
Hes going to do it.
I got some projects hes going to be a part of a basketball initiative, some art-gallery opportunities.
Joe aint just doing this because I told him to.
He really wants to redeem himself and do some good stuff in the community.
We have to have conversations and move forward with shit.
