Once upon a time — well, last year— Freddie Gibbs insinuated that his most recent album, $oul $old $eparately would probably be his last. Thankfully, the Gary, IN rapper has had a change of heart — he now says he's working on four new albums. He confirmed the news to XXL.

“Alchemist and Madlib ain’t goin’ nowhere, so keep that in mind," he said. "And me and Boi-1da in the studio now real, real, real heavy.”

He also alluded to the possibility of an R&B project. “I’m making the best music of my life, so it’s no reason to stop. And I’m the king of R&B, so I gotta do that album as well.”

Dates for any of the upcoming projects haven't been announced yet but Freddie has collaborated extensively with Madlib (including on 2014's acclaimed Pinata and 2019's Bandana), and worked with The Alchemist on projects (including on 2020's Grammy-nominated Alfredo). This would be his first collab with Boi-1da.

Beyond his music plans, Freddie talked about his foray into acting, saying he's looking forward to more opportunities following his turn in Down With the King.

“I’m going into this thing full force because I really think I can be the next Don Cheadle, the next Samuel L. Jackson," he said. "I can really dig into that world. I’m studying. I’m working, taking my classes. I’m doing what I gotta do to be the best at it. I want to be considered one of the best. I don’t want to just be some goddamn rapper in some hood movies. That ain’t me. I need to be up there with the Mahershala Alis.”

He said he want's to be the greatest rapper-transition-actor ever. “My goal is to be the best rapper-transition-actor ever, of all time," he said. "That’s my mission right now. I think I can accomplish that if I sink my teeth into the acting world the same way I did in the rap world. I look at guys like Ice Cube, Mos Def, Common, even Joey Bada$$, 50 Cent. Damn, those guys are an inspiration to me.”