“unvarnished and utterly dazzling hip-hop”
“Freddie Gibbs and Madlib play to two very different audiences. The former is a gruff gangster rapper who evokes a thuggish Tupac in the Death Row days; the latter is an experimental rap producer who makes intricate worlds out of niche soul samples. Yet when these two came together for 2014’s sunny ‘Piñata’, something magical happened, with the odd couple producing one of the best ever rap albums a”
“The Gary, Indiana, native searches his soul and looks forward to a life beyond the hustle”
“The new album from Freddie Gibbs & Madlib is an instant classic”
““Odd couple” was a phrase circling Piñata five years ago. The team-up of mythical beatmaker Madlib and blunt thug rapper Freddie Gibbs left some (mostly white indie rap nerds) clutching their pearls and turntables before release. Madlib was an acclaimed crossover figure. His beats were mind-opening, original and obviously excellent. But they were often attached to playful and often-cartoony rap ve”
““Situations,” a track from Freddie Gibbs’ and Madlib’s second collaborative album Bandana, samples one Thaddeus Matthews, aka the “Cussing Pastor” who rose to fame in a 2018 Instagram video. “Fuck You Friday was such a great holiday that I thought I would extend the holiday season, and let’s call it ‘I Don’t Give A Shit Saturday,’” he says. “I don’t give a shit what you like, I’m doing what is bes”
