When Gibbs wants to flip a fast flow that’s entirely within his forte as well, which makes a track like his “Extradite” duet with Black Thought on “Shadow of a Doubt” a true treat. The point here is that Freddie Gibbs comes from a place of authenticity when he talks about having to hustle, and backs it up with a ton of charisma and lyrics that are more clever than simply rapping about trapping.
Signing with Interscope Records was supposed to be his ticket out of that life, but this is the time we cite that old “industry rule #4,080” made famous by Q-Tip on “ The Low End Theory” album: “Record company people are shadyyyyyyyyyyyy.” It took nearly eight years to rebound from his first deal’s f-ery, and if he did some dirt to make ends meet in the interim I doubt anyone could blame him. In fact it’s more or less the basis of his credibility – the fact he did a lot of messed up things in Gary, Indiana while on the come up. The good news is that Freddie Gibbs knows more about DOPE than most emcees. There’s only one problem with releasing an album of the year candidate – you’re expected to achieve that same level of dope the next time out.
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