I believe I”m quite difficult to thrill when it pertains to rap. Or music in general. however in particular, rap. I mean, I can take pleasure in a great deal of stuff casually, such as this year’s stuff by Erick Sermon, B.o.B., Anderson Paak, etc. however to truly get me, to stay on repeat on my playlist…Well that takes something more.
MadGibbs have it.
Now, Madlib’s been around for a long time–he’s dealt with the titans of both mainstream as well as underground hip hop: MF DOOM, Erykah Badu, Tha Alkaholiks, De La Soul, Lootpack, J. Dilla (as Jaylib), as well as on as well as on. So him making fantastic, intricate, as well as devastatingly ingenious beats is no surprise. Freddie Gibbs is about a decade younger in his career, however he’s made a relatively huge splash–the genuine headz understand him, however he’s got a lot more to verify here. as well as guy does he show as well as prove. He goes off on slavery on the single, “Flat stomach Tea,” talks heavy about household on “Situations,” however then has fun with designs on “Fake Names” as well as drops contemporary understanding on “Education.” He’s versatile, smart, as well as he can be severe without being corny. I believe my preferred lines come from “Cataracts,” where he raps about going from “la vida broke-a” to selling fracture as well as “living la vida coke-a,” however the album is full of fantastic lines as well as deep bars.
Best of all, Gibbs doesn’t depend as well much on guest spots, as well as when he does, he gets the very best as well as they provide their best.
Killer Mike as well as Pusha T appear on “Palmolive,” where Pusha uses his normal dope-selling chronicle, however provides up some fantastic bars: “I took a risk, I took a brick, took a road trip to a Motel 6.” (Note to my readers: Pusha T is my #1 rapper, so I’m biased in favor of any type of album he’s on.)
Black believed as well as Yaslin Bey appear on “Education.” Anderson.Paak appears on “Giannis,” as well as the timing is a best method to break the album into a short neosoul vibe. as well as the rest is pure MadGibbs.
Too lots of great artists put out as well much mediocre rap these days. bandanna is the precise ideal length, all meat no filler, as well as leaves the listener wanting more.
Highest recommendation.