How does one rise above the cacophony of Kanye West's Wyoming Sessions, a surprise album from the Carters and a double album from Drake? With razor-sharp rhymes, insolent bass and a hot pink pocket square.
On his surprise effort, Freddie, Indiana spitfire Freddie Gibbs delivers a layered, delightfully clever offering that punches above its weight in a very hectic month. It's trolling-as-marketing done right: Gibbs juxtaposes the silky, colourful imagery of vintage R&B with crude beats and tight, blissfully vulgar verses that demand to be replayed at ignorant levels.
It's one of those rare gems with virtually no skippable content; "Triple Threat" features the frosty thump of '80s-era 808s, while Gibbs floats effortlessly on Migos-adjacent cuts like "Automatic" and "Set Set."
Cohesive and well structured, Freddie is a clear standout for the season and quite possibly, the year. And Gibbs didn't have to rent out the Louvre to do it.
(ESGN)On his surprise effort, Freddie, Indiana spitfire Freddie Gibbs delivers a layered, delightfully clever offering that punches above its weight in a very hectic month. It's trolling-as-marketing done right: Gibbs juxtaposes the silky, colourful imagery of vintage R&B with crude beats and tight, blissfully vulgar verses that demand to be replayed at ignorant levels.
It's one of those rare gems with virtually no skippable content; "Triple Threat" features the frosty thump of '80s-era 808s, while Gibbs floats effortlessly on Migos-adjacent cuts like "Automatic" and "Set Set."
Cohesive and well structured, Freddie is a clear standout for the season and quite possibly, the year. And Gibbs didn't have to rent out the Louvre to do it.