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A few weeks ago, Gangsta Gibbs hit fans with a one-two punch of Str8 Killa No Filla mixtape and Str8 Killa EP. With his debut LP on the way, the babyface killa speaks to 1515 on some of his notable tracks.

“Best Friend,” Str8 Killa No Filla. “It’s a joint, little true story,” Fred explained. “It’s about me dealing with a female and dealing with her friend as well at the same time. All the stories are told to a T. It’s weird, sometimes [dealing with two friends] could be stressful. But if you’re moving how you moving, and they with it and you with it, then it could be cool too.

“The Coldest” (featuring B.J. the Chicago Kid), Str8 Killa. “That’s one of them records I wanted to put out, that I felt I’m the coldest n—a doing this, the illest one, especially from my region. It was the perfect record to do that and BJ came on and blessed the hook and it was love.”

“Live By the Game,” Str8 Killa No Filla. “Shout to the Block Beaters. Alabama on smash. That’s definitely a hard record,” Gibbs said. “That’s pretty much documenting a struggle. I say a line on there, ‘I pray my baby brother don’t follow my footsteps.’ It’s real. I felt like I was setting a bad example for him. Luckily, he went on to school and did his thing. I think that’s why people are gravitating towards