In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of Freddie Gibbs & Madlib's LP Piñata, this is Jeff Weiss' re-published 2014 profile on the duo.
All in for the Freddie Gibbs and Action Bronson remake of Miami Vice. Bam Bam in all white like Don Johnson. Freddie Gibbs transforming Tubbs into an Adidas sweat-suited real killer and drug dealer. I’m unsure the last time anyone bought a nickel bag out in weed-liberated Southern California, but I’m sure it exists — […]
Fried chicken, bathroom liaisons, Gary rotting in the snow, mild sauce, cookies, bandos, outstanding rapping, a loop with all the soul squeezed out of it from Madlib. What really gets me is the fries and the greasy bread stuck to the bottom. In the words of another gourmand, “fuck, that’s delicious.” The latest video from […]
Max Bell is not against rap or those thugs. Freddie Gibbs rose from scary Gary to Interscope refugee to widespread critical adoration. Some argue that the dexterous Gibbs can rap well over anything. Yet his last album, E.S.G.N. received mixed reviews.  The album was solid, but it was also what you’d expect too. It didn’t help […]