Big Gipp
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Bigg Gipp born Cameron Gipp (born on April 28, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia), is an American rapper from the South. He is best known as a member of Goodie Mob, and has also released one solo album and been part of several collaborations, most recently with Ali as Ali & Gipp.
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[edit] Background
Big Gipp, who is a Southern rapper, hails from the hotbed of the genre, Atlanta, Georgia. Gipp is known for his slow, drawn-out rapping dialect with political and street-life themed lyrics. The public first heard him rap on OutKast's first album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, on the song Git Up, Git Out.
[edit] Goodie Mob
He later rose to prominence as one-fourth of the Dungeon Family-affiliated group Goodie Mob along with Cee-Lo, T-Mo, and Khujo. The group released four albums to critical and commercial success. After a brief stint away from Goodie Mob, he rejoined the group along with Cee-Lo to reconstruct the once estranged quartet. They are currently in the studio planning to release a new album.[citation needed]
[edit] Solo
He has one solo album, Mutant Mindframe, released by Koch Records.
[edit] Collaborations
Big Gipp gained radio airplay when he was featured in Nelly's hit song Grillz with Jermaine Dupri, Paul Wall, and Ali. He has collaborated individually with artists including OutKast, 8 Ball & MJG, Rehab, Lil' Flip, UGK, Witchdoctor, Da Backwudz, Three 6 Mafia, RZA, and Lil' Jon.
[edit] Ali & Gipp
Big Gipp is working with one of Nelly's St. Lunatics, Ali, and they have an album in the works called Kinfolk. A single and accompanying music video ("Go Head") have already been released and the album is planned for release on August 15, 2006.
[edit] Philosophy
Regarding his influence on rap, Gipp says, "People always considered our music and our presentation different than everybody else's. If people go back and listen to OutKast's Git Up, Git Out... I call myself a mutant in that song and it was something that just stuck with me because I felt like we were outsiders in the music business who weren't geared to what New York and Los Angeles were doing at the time."
[edit] Personal life
- Gipp was married to songstress Joi from 1995-2003
- Gipp and Joi have a daughter named Keypsiia (born July 1, 1996)
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| Dungeon Family |
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| Groups |
| OutKast | Goodie Mob | Organized Noize | P.A. | Earthtone III | The Lumberjacks |
| Members (1st Gen.) |
| Rico Wade | Sleepy Brown | Ray Murray | Andre 3000 | Big Boi | Mr. DJ | Big Gipp | Cee-Lo | Khujo Goodie | T-Mo | Witchdoctor | Big Rube | Backbone | Cool Breeze | Lil' Will | Mello | K.P. | Big Reese |
| Members (2nd Gen.) |
| Killer Mike | Slimm Calhoun | C-Bone | Lil' Brotha | Supa Nate | G-Rock | C-Smooth | Blvd. International | Infinique | Meathead | KED | Mill Gates | J. Pesci | C Syck | Jawz of Life | Bubba Sparxxx | Roscoe | Brino Binks | Malachi |
