Big Gipp Quick Info | |
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Height | 6 ft |
Weight | 75 kg |
Date of Birth | April 28, 1973 |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Big Gipp is an American rapper and singer who is a founding member of Goodie Mob, a hip-hop group based in Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1991, the group has released many albums and tracks including Soul Food, One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, World Party, Age Against the Machine, Still Standing, Survival Kit, Cell Therapy, Dirty South (ft. Cool Breeze and Big Boi of Outkast), Get Rich to This (ft. Big Boi and Backbone), and Fight to Win. Alongside rapper Ali (b. Ali Jones), Big Gipp was also one-half of the rap duo Ali & Gipp.
Born Name
Cameron Gipp
Nick Names
Big Gipp, Gipp, Gipp Goodie
Sun Sign
Taurus
Born Place
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Residence
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nationality
Occupation
Rapper, Singer
Family
- Siblings – Patrick Gipp (Brother)
Genre
Hip hop
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Epic Records, Get Money Gang
Net Worth
According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth had been $1 Million.
Build
Average
Height
6 ft or 183 cm
Weight
75 kg or 165.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Big Gipp has dated –
- Joi Gilliam (1995-2003) – He got married to singer, songwriter, and record producer Joi Gilliam in 1995 and they have a daughter named Keypsiia (b. 1996). However, the duo eventually divorced in the year 2003.
- Tamala Jones – In May 2006, he started going out with actor and producer Tamala Jones.
Race / Ethnicity
Black
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Sports a beard and dreadlocks
- Slow, drawn-out rapping dialect with political and street-life themed lyrics
Big Gipp Facts
- In 1991, he co-founded the group Goodie Mob alongside Khujo, CeeLo Green, and T-Mo.
- Goodie Mob released its debut album Soul Food on November 7, 1995, through LaFace Records and the album has been regarded as one of the 2 albums (alongside Outkast‘s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik) that brought southern hip hop to the mainstream. Regarded as a southern classic, it peaked at #8 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart and at #45 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
- Big Gipp released his first solo studio album Mutant Mindframe on August 12, 2003, and it included songs like Boogie Man (ft. André 3000), Choppin Through the Night (ft. Gator), History Mystery, Make the People Say, Strange, and You Buck, We Buck (ft. Gator). It peaked at #7 on both the US Independent Albums (Billboard) chart as well as the US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) chart and at #20 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart.
- Ali & Gipp released its debut studio album Kinfolk on August 14, 2007, via Universal Motown and it features guest appearances from artists like Nelly, Murphy Lee, Bun B, CeeLo Green, David Banner, Jasper Cameron, Juvenile, LeToya Luckett, Lloyd, Tamala Jones, and Three 6 Mafia. The album was ranked at #9 on the US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) chart and at #25 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart.
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