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-based hip hop group Goodie Mob, with whom he has released six studio albums, as well as the duo Ali & Gipp, with whom he has released one. He is known for his slow, drawn-out rapping dialect with political and street-life themed lyrics. Ali & Gipp's debut studio album, '' Kinfolk'' (2007), narrowly entered the ''Billboard'' 200. Released independently, his debut solo album, '' Mutant Mindframe'' (2003), narrowly did so as well. He received a nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the

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for his guest appearance alongside

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and Ali on

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's 2005 single "

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", which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Biography

Gipp was born into a military household on April 28, 1973 in

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. He graduated from Benjamin Elijah Mays High School in

. He began rapping with

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and Cee-Lo forming the Goodie Mob, a group that became part of the musical collective

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. Gipp debuted on the song "

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" from

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's debut album ''

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'' in 1994. 1995 saw the release of Goodie Mob debut studio album ''

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''. 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/

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, 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. Big Gipp

Gipp featured on

's song "Boy" from the latter's 2004 album ''

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'', and the following year they collaborated on the song "

", which also featured

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

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's " Ridin' Dirty" with

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. 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/

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. Gipp has been announcing his sophomore solo studio album titled ''Zagga'', but the effort was never released. In 2020, Gipp joined forces with

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to release a collaborative

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''ATLA''. Later that year, the foursome Goodie Mob released their sixth studio album, ''

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''. On February 17, 2023, Gipp together with singer/producer James Artissen released a five-track collaborative EP entitled ''Gipp N Worthy'' with the lead single "TOTW".

Personal life

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

Discography

Solo albums

*'' Mutant Mindframe'' (2003)

Collaborative albums

*'' Kinfolk'' with Ali (2007) *''ATLA'' with

(2020) *''Gipp N Worthy'' with James Artissen (2023)

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

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References

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* {{Authority control 1973 births Living people Goodie Mob members Epic Records artists Rappers from Atlanta American male rappers Dungeon Family members MNRK Music Group artists Southern hip-hop musicians 21st-century American rappers