Freddie Gibbs Taps Freddy Krueger to Tease Mystery Project

You know the old saying: “You only die once.”

Freddie Gibbs performs at the Forbidden Fruit Festival 2024 at Royal Hospital Kilmainham on June 1, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Who knew that Freddy Krueger had good enough taste in rap music to be a Freddie Gibbs fan?

The Gary, Indiana, rapper tapped the notorious Nightmare on Elm Street slasher to help promote a mysterious new project. Apparently, there are billboards around L.A. featuring a picture of Krueger’s eyes with “Freddie’s Back” above them and the phone number (320) 244-5268 under the quote. When you call the number, the Freddy in your nightmares picks up and gives you the message below (or threat, depending on how scared you are).

“Well, hello little rabbits,” the Freddy Krueger voice is heard saying in the message. “Haven’t you missed me? Hmmm? The jagged edge piercing through your mundane reality. Freddie’s back, bi—. I can’t wait to rip through your dreams like a sledgehammer through a Piñata. Oh, what a rush. You’re all my children now. Welcome to prime time, bi—es. No matter where you run, I am omnipresent like a flock of rabid rabbits. You can keep your mind, but your $oul is $old $eparately. After all, they say You Only Live 2wice, but the truth is You Only Die Once. Sweet dreams.”

Freddy mentions three of the other Freddie’s projects: Piñata, $oul is $old $eparately, and You Only Live 2wice. But then he ends the message with, “but the truth is You Only Die Once,” which could be a clue about the name of this mystery tape. This hasn’t been confirmed, just a little speculating based on a video of a cartoon rabbit (Freddie’s nickname is Rabbit) in a Jason mask posted on an IG account with the handle @youonlydie0nce.

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At the top of 2023, Gibbs told XXL that he was working on multiple projects at once. “I’mma hit y’all with some sh– that y’all thought y’all was ready for, but you really ain’t ready for,” he told the outlet. “Alchemist and Madlib ain’t goin’ nowhere, so keep that in mind. And me and Boi-1da in the studio now real, real, real heavy.” He also mentioned that he might make an R&B album, saying, “I’m making the best music of my life, so it’s no reason to stop. And I’m the king of R&B, so I gotta do that album as well.”

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