Freddie Gibbs Says Kanye Didn’t Like Being Outshined on ‘Back to Me’

Freddie Gibbs made an appearance on The Butcher Block Podcast and talked about his experience working on the first installment of Vultures alongside Ye (formerly Kanye West). And while he’s said he was grateful for the opportunity and had a great time working with Ye, things didn’t quite pan out like he hoped they would.

The Gary, Indiana, rapper told a story about the time he sent Ye a Complex list highlighting the best verses of 2024 where the outlet ranked Freddie’s “Back to Me” at No. 12, expecting a positive reaction; but instead he claims the Chicago rapper was jealous that none of his verses made the cut.

“This n—a Kanye was mad about that sh–,” Gibbs said. “That n—a was telling n—as like, ‘Man, how the f— this n—a think his verse is the best on my album?’”

He added, “When I sent it to him, I sent it to him thinking that, with the premise, he’d be proud of me. ‘Cause I look up to you. So I would think that, I rapped on your album, and people talking about it like this, you would think that a n—a like you would be proud of me. I was expecting, ‘Man, you did good on that sh–. Let’s keep going.’”

Gibbs continued by saying his verse was better because he was helping Ye by ghostwriting his verses. “That pissed him off,” he said. “Like, ‘How the f— this n—a think he got better verses than me?’ Like, n—a, I’m writing your verses, of course I got better verses than you.”