“The rapper Freddie Gibbs’ voice is a powerful, world-weary rasp. It’s a tool with a surprising amount of range: whether in his off-beat spurts or the brutal melodies that dominate most of his new mixtape, Freddie. That strength also works in unabashed homage: On “Death Row,” Freddie’s finest moment, the bass momentarily quiets as the familiar key riff of Eazy-E’s “Boyz-n-the-Hood” tiptoes in.
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