HERITAGE: Izzie Gibbs Unleashes This Fire JDZ Media Freestyle (2016)

HERITAGE: Izzie Gibbs Unleashes This Fire JDZ Media Freestyle (2016)


June 04, 2021

Before Slowthai was dominating festivals and performing on Jimmy Fallon, it was up to the likes of Izzie Gibbs (and others, credit where it's due!) to put Northampton on the map. Cutting his teeth in grime in the early 2010s, Gibbs has been working tirelessly for the best part of a decade and this Road Rage freestyle is still one of the best out there.

Backed by a chugging Filthy Gears instrumental, Gibbs barely pauses for breathe, sprinting across the riddim with breakneck rhyme schemes and more than a few reloadables. For our money, the highlight is the I been doing this since Weirdoe had a mouth full of braces bar, and the impression he does of the local legend (If that reference went over your head, hit play here).

Still as energetic and hard-working as ever, Gibbs' work rate hasn't slowed down one bit. His last single, "Nike Tech", came out in March and then a couple of weeks ago we got the "20k freestyle".



Photography: David Townhill


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