Big Gipp Explained

Background:person
Big Gipp
Birth Name:Cameron F. Gipp
Birth Date:28 April 1973
Origin:Atlanta, Georgia, US
Genre:Southern hip hop
Occupation:Rapper
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:1991–present
Past Member Of:Ali & Gipp

Cameron F. Gipp[1] (born April 28, 1973[2]), better known by his stage name Big Gipp, is an American rapper who rose to prominence as a member of the Atlanta-based hip hop quartet Goodie Mob, with whom he has gone on to release six studio albums.[3] His debut solo studio album Mutant Mindframe was released in 2003 via Koch Records, reaching 161 on the US Billboard 200 chart. In 2006, he, Nelly, Paul Wall and Ali, were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards for the number-one single "Grillz", leading to the release of the collaborative album Kinfolk with Ali (as Ali & Gipp) the following year. He is known for his slow, drawn-out rapping dialect with political and street-life themed lyrics.

Biography

Gipp was born into a military household on April 28, 1973 in East Point, Georgia. He graduated from Benjamin Elijah Mays High School in Atlanta. He began rapping with Khujo, T-Mo and Cee-Lo forming the Goodie Mob, a group that became part of the musical collective Dungeon Family. Gipp debuted on the song "Git Up, Git Out" from Outkast's debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in 1994. 1995 saw the release of Goodie Mob debut studio album Soul Food. Since then he participated in various Dungeon Family-related projects as one-fourth of the Goodie Mob as well as a solo artist.

After the group has released three studio albums to critical and commercial success for LaFace/Arista Records, the group left the label with each member having a chance to pursue a solo career. Gipp got signed with independent record label Koch Records to release his first solo album Mutant Mindframe in 2003. The following year, the trio of Gipp, T-Mo and Khujo reunited to release Goodie Mob's fourth studio album, One Monkey Don't Stop No Show, through Koch. Furthermore he appeared on two songs from T-Mo and Khujo album The Goodie Mob Presents: Livin' Life as Lumberjacks, which was dropped in 2005 also under Koch Records, and Goodie Mob went on hiatus.

Gipp featured on Nelly's song "Boy" from the latter's 2004 album Sweat, and the following year they collaborated on the song "Grillz", which also featured Paul Wall and Nelly's St. Lunatics groupmate Ali. The single become a number-one hit in the United States and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, but lost to Chamillionaire's "Ridin' Dirty" with Krayzie Bone. This led Ali & Gipp to release a collaborative studio album Kinfolk in 2007, which made it to number 174 on the US Billboard 200.

In 2013, Goodie Mob returned as a quartet to release their fifth studio album, Age Against the Machine, for The Right Records/Primary Wave/Atlantic Records. Gipp has been announcing his sophomore solo studio album titled Zagga,[4] but the effort was never released.

In 2020, Gipp joined forces with Daz Dillinger to release a collaborative extended play ATLA.[5] Later that year, the foursome Goodie Mob released their sixth studio album, Survival Kit.[6]

On February 17, 2023, Gipp together with rapper/producer James Worthy released a five-track collaborative EP entitled Gipp N Worthy with the lead single "TOTW".[7]

Personal life

From 1995 to 2003, Gipp was married to singer Joi Gilliam. The couple has a daughter named Keypsiia.

Discography

See also: Goodie Mob discography.

Solo albums

Collaborative albums

Guest appearances

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YearOther artist(s)Album
"Decatur Psalm"1996Outkast, Cool BreezeATLiens
"4 In the Temple"1997Witchdoctor, Phoenix, T-Mo...A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual
"Dope Stories"1998P.A., Pimp CStraight No Chase
"Y'all Scared"Outkast, LumberjacksAquemini
"Alright"1999JT MoneyPimpin' on Wax
"We've Been Trying Too Long"SoléSkin Deep
"Sole Sunday"2000OutkastMusic From the Motion Picture Any Given Sunday
"Whatcha Know"Three 6 Mafia
"We Servin'"Music From and Inspired By Shaft
"Dope Stories (Remix)"P.A., Noreaga, Pimp CMy Life, Your Entertainment
"For Sale"Mack 10, YoungBloodZ, TechniecThe Paper Route
"Connect"DJ Hurricane, Pharoahe Monch, XzibitDon't Sleep
"Storm Chaser"Rehab, CeeLo GreenSouthern Discomfort
"We Luv Deez Hoez"Outkast, BackboneStankonia
"Believe That"2001Backbone, Slimm CalhounConcrete Law
"Domestic Violence Pt. 2"RZADigital Bullet
"Bump Heads"Mr. CheeksJohn P. Kelly
"Don't Say Shit"UGKDirty Money
"Follow the Light"Sleepy Brown, Cee-Lo, Big Boi, Shuga LuvEven in Darkness
"Trans DF Express"Cee-Lo, Outkast, Backbone
"On & On & On"Big Boi, Witchdoctor, T-Mo, Khujo
"Emergency"Mello, Backbone
"6 Minutes (Dungeon Family It's On)"Big Boi, Witchdoctor, Goodie Mob, Backbone, Cool Breeze, Big Rube
"White Gutz"Sleepy Brown, Big Boi, Bubba Sparxxx, Cee-Lo, Khujo
"Excalibur"Khujo, Cee-Lo, Big Rube
"Hands on Yo Hipz"Thrill Da PlayaThe Return of Big Bronco
"Ghetto Dream (Roll Wit Me 2K1)"Co-EdUtopia
"Suga Baby"2002CeeLo Green, BackboneCee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
"Keep You Chullin out the Street"Lil' Jon & The Eastside BoyzKings of Crunk
"Pimp Life"Too $hort, Devin the Dude, Bun BWhat's My Favorite Word?
"By Myself (Remix)"DJ Kizzy Rock, Manish ManThe Realist
"I Hear Ya Talkin'"2003Archie Eversole
"Tomb of the Boom"Outkast, Konkrete, LudacrisSpeakerboxxx/The Love Below
"From tha Streets"Mr. Mike, Backbone, C-SmoothPiping Hot
"Hand Ya Hipz"Thrill Da PlayaBroamz, Chrome & Redbones
"Dirty Dirty"DJ Whoo Kid, Young Buck, Tity BoiG-Unit Radio Part 4: No Peace Talks!
"Do What You Wanna Do"2004B.G., 6 ShotLife After Cash Money
"Boy"Nelly, Lil' FlipSweat
"21 Gun Salute"DJ Muggs, Chace InfiniteLegends of Hip Hop
"Superfriends"2005LumberjacksThe Goodie Mob Presents: Livin' Life as Lumberjacks
"24/7/365"
"Let 'Em Fight"AliThe Longest Yard (Music From and Inspired By the Motion Picture)
"Grillz"2006Nelly, Paul Wall, AliSweatsuit
"On Your Mind"Pimp C, Jagged Edge, Big Zak, AliPimpalation
"Watcha Know 'Bout My Life"Da BackWudzWood Work
"Battle Field"8Ball, Dirt BagLight Up the Bomb
"Digital Experience"2007J. WellsDigital Smoke
"Like Diss"Khujo Goodie, Sean Paul, TraeMercury
"Purse Come First"2009UGKUGK 4 Life
"Passed Out"Dallas Austin Experience8DazeAWeakend
"What Would I Do"2014Calvin RichardsonI Am Calvin
"Anotha Day Anotha Dolla"Scotty ATLSpaghetti Junction
"Forty Below"2016Kokane, Bootsy CollinsKing of GFunk
"I’ll B Gone"Cold 187um, Ice-TThe Black Godfather (Act One)
"Bang Bang G Mix"2018Daz Dillinger, B-LegitDazamataz

Awards and nominations

!|-|align=center|2006|"Grillz"|Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group||[9] |-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WHAT CHU KNOW . July 6, 2023 . www.ascap.com . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
  2. Web site: Tortorici . Frank . April 26, 2000 . Goodie MOb's Big Gipp . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122161407/https://www.mtv.com/news/qzhhrg/goodie-mobs-big-gipp . dead . November 22, 2023 . November 22, 2023 . . en.
  3. Web site: Birchmeier . Jason . Big Gipp Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . November 22, 2023 . . en.
  4. Web site: C.M. . Emmanuel . October 2, 2014 . Big Gipp Claims He's Southern Hip-Hop's Original Wild Child - XXL . November 22, 2023 . . en.
  5. Web site: Ivey . Justin . April 19, 2020 . Daz Dillinger Teams With Big Gipp For 'A.T.L.A.' Album . November 22, 2023 . . en.
  6. Web site: Ruggieri . Melissa . November 20, 2020 . Goodie Mob talks 'Survival Kit,' their first new album in seven years . January 21, 2022 . . English.
  7. Web site: Ingenthron . Blair . January 22, 2023 . Big Gipp & James Worthy Release New EP 'Gipp N Worthy' . February 6, 2023 . www.broadwayworld.com.
  8. Web site: Ollison . Rashod D. . September 25, 2003 . Gipp bucks the trend as hip-hop goes soft . November 22, 2023 . The Baltimore Sun.
  9. Web site: Gipp Artist GRAMMY.com . November 12, 2023 . www.grammy.com.