Seeing as we just went public and I've been guilt-stricken by my not posting anything except ridiculous/amazing sand-art clips in clear violation of policy, I'm gonna come correct with three amazing songs by one amazing rapper.
Freddie Gibbs is a weed-smoking, gun-totin' gangsta rapper without a major label deal. This places him in the 2nd percentile in terms of 'chances of being amazing', but he's defied the odds and is clearly the messiah.
He's put out a few mixtapes, and the two I've heard have been just perfect. The first is called (and this you have to respect just for its cock-eyed audacity) The Miseducation of Freddie Gibbs, and follows a fairly trad mixtape setup, in terms of being a mix of original tracks and some versions on other beats. I'm mainly totally in awe of it because it opens with a song called GI Pride which is basically an enormous jack of the triumphant chords of What a Feeling, bka the theme from Flashdance. He tells this incredible gutter history of his piece-of-shit town (called Gary. Gary!) over the most aspirational white soundtrack, the same one which launched Bruckheimer/Simpson onto an unsuspecting world. it's too cool. Anyone who's ridden around in a car with me lately knows how it goes. I probably haven't listened to any single song more this year.
Even better than Miseducation... is its follow-up, entitled Midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik. It's still resolutely unglamourous (guests with names like D-Edge, Pill and California Pudd help with that). This time there are no re-cuts, instead the beats are slowed to a crawl like your mind fogged up with good weed. County Bounce is pretty much perfect, nostalgic, hazily twinkling its way amidst a sea of bass and falsetto vocals. But Freddie's a hard man, so it never loses its anchor in the streets and corners of a dead end town.
Last up is a pretty dirty rap over the immortal '93 Til Infinity instrumental. It's not so great as the first two, but shows what a fantastic rapper he is when the BPM rises, and I could listen to that beat roll forever. Freddie Gibbs. Remember the name, dudes. And if you like it go get Midwest... here. It's free and legal, unlike almost anything described within.
Freddie Gibbs – GI Pride
Freddie Gibbs – County Bounce
Freddie Gibbs – How We Do ('93 Til Infinity Freestyle #3)
Direct proper downloads using opendrive.com. Seems very good thus far.
wo such great use of Theme From Flashdance (What A Feeling)! And so much love for Gary, IN!
ReplyDeleteYeah I don't think I've ever met a ridiculous sample I didn't like. And I'm now quite obsessed with a town I never want to visit. Life, oh life, etc.
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