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Album: Pinata
# Song Title   Time
1)    Supplier More Info...
2)    Scarface More Info... 0:02
3)    Deeper More Info... 0:03
4)    High (Feat. Danny Brown) More Info... 0:03
5)    Harold's More Info... 0:02
6)    Bomb (Feat. Raekwon) More Info... 0:03
7)    Shitsville More Info... 0:03
8)    Thuggin' More Info... 0:03
9)    Real More Info... 0:03
10)    Uno More Info... 0:02
11)    Robes (Feat. Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt) More Info... 0:05
12)    Broken (Feat. Scarface) More Info... 0:04
13)    Lakers (Feat. Ab-Soul & Polyester the Saint) More Info... 0:04
14)    Knicks More Info... 0:03
15)    Shame (Feat. BJ the Chicago Kid) More Info... 0:03
16)    Watts (Feat. Big Time Watts) More Info... 0:02
17)    Pinata (Feat. Domo Genesis, G-Wiz, Casey Veggies, Sulaiman, Meechy Darko & Mac Miller) More Info... 0:08
 
Album: Pinata
# Song Title   Time
1)    Supplier More Info...
2)    Scarface More Info... 0:02
3)    Deeper More Info... 0:03
4)    High (Feat. Danny Brown) More Info... 0:03
5)    Harold's More Info... 0:02
6)    Bomb (Feat. Raekwon) More Info... 0:03
7)    Shitsville More Info... 0:03
8)    Thuggin' More Info... 0:03
9)    Real More Info... 0:03
10)    Uno More Info... 0:02
11)    Robes (Feat. Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt) More Info... 0:05
12)    Broken (Feat. Scarface) More Info... 0:04
13)    Lakers (Feat. Ab-Soul & Polyester the Saint) More Info... 0:04
14)    Knicks More Info... 0:03
15)    Shame (Feat. BJ the Chicago Kid) More Info... 0:03
16)    Watts (Feat. Big Time Watts) More Info... 0:02
17)    Pinata (Feat. Domo Genesis, G-Wiz, Casey Veggies, Sulaiman, Meechy Darko & Mac Miller) More Info... 0:08
 
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Performer Notes
  • Personnel: Freddie Gibbs (rap vocals).
  • Audio Mixer: Dave Cooley.
  • Recording information: 01/2011-10/2013.
  • Photographer: Matthew Scott .
  • With a delivery that sounds like 2Pac pitched down a notch, and a technical, streetwise proficiency that's Scarface-styled and just as solid, Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs is a rare find, but his odd come-up is arguably even more interesting. Promoted by websites with more of an indie spin and hanging with more left-field folk like Chip tha Ripper, SpaceGhostPurrp, and the Cool Kids, Gibbs is a gruff thug who allows access to the avant side of the underground, something that's especially attractive to any edgy beatmaker with a love of hardcore lyrics. In the case of this superior collaboration called Pi¤ata, that beatmaker is Madlib, the wonderfully cloudy king of groove who has long anchored the Stones Throw label to the street. Here, one of his hands is guided by RZA, while the other is guided by Dilla, combining for some creeping, off-world karate movie themes like "Thuggin'" (where Gibbs' proudly admits his "Pants gonna be saggin' till I'm forty"), while "Broken" floats with, apt to its title, some dreamy broken beat soul (prompting Freddie to brilliantly ruminate "Swear I've seen everything but old age"). Madlib's fans will have to do the most adapting, as the skittishness found on his Medicine Show series of releases is smoothed out with more chilled beats and longer running times, but the deliciously off-kilter production style is there and strong, influencing Gibbs to go "Deeper" on the cut of the same name, where he views the local wrecks in his neighborhood as more mature than himself, simply because they're not dealing with this young man's game called "hip-hop". Startling numbers like the block-rockin' then dissolving "Real" crop up throughout the album and make this project even more than a sum of its parts, and with the track list flowing smoothly as attractive guests (Danny Brown, Raekwon, Scarface, Mac Miller, and the list goes diversely and gloriously on) come and go, Pi¤ata winds up excellent overall. Extra points are added for being a peerless success while still giving fans of Mobb Deep, Slum Village, Young Buck, Odd Future, and David Banner enough familiar touchstones for easy access. ~ David Jeffries
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Madlib's beats add a druggy, unpredictable edge to Gibbs' hard-boiled grudges and regrets."

Spin - "Per indie-rap custom, Gibbs recorded his vocals separately, after picking out beat files; Madlib sprinkles little sampled eccentricities throughout..."

CMJ - "The album's title track, which also closes the LP, features a staggering six guest verses, but it works because the rough rider flow of young rappers like Casey Veggies, Domo Genesis and Mac Miller catapults Gibbs to mentor status..."

Pitchfork (Website) - "Funk-fusion and soul jazz breaks bubble and blister in the heat, throbbing like a running man's pulse, and Gibbs states the facts as he sees them."
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