![]() ![]() for a long-lasting full body of work shouts to K.R.I.T. ![]() for selling more albums on the second go-round. Olympus”), when it may not be the “cool” thing to do. for giving E-40and Wiz Khalifa the funkiest platform to stand on (“Mind Control”). for always collaborating with Bun B (“Mo Better Cool”). for having the guts to call himself the King of the South. for allowing outside producers into his circle. for not bowing to traditional label pressures. Shouts to KRIT for not succumbing to the sophomore slump. And maybe it was his personality, or maybe it’s his half-singing rapping, or once again, his content, but here’s hoping listeners give songs like “Honest,” “I Won,” and “Blood, Sweat, Tears” as much of a chance as they gave “Move That Dope,” because down the road, everyone will look back and wish they saw Future. A few people championed him and his efforts. By the time his second album, Honest, showed up in stores earlier this year, the cycle had started up again: a ton of people poo-poo’d him Less people cared. Thanks to addictive singles and unabashed love songs (mixed in with some drug-dealing tracks), sung in a real and true manner, Future turned into a superstar seemingly overnight. Then, like the Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon, Pluto became a grower. No one could deny that he’d had success with niche singles like “Tony Montana,” but whether it was his personality, his half-singing rapping, or his content, Pluto, like the planet, was easily dismissed. When Future’s first album, Pluto, came out, some people poo-poo’d him Less people cared. Here’s hoping Gibbs and MadLib decide that 17 tracks is just not enough. A trip through the 1970’s mood - even with the same tropes we find in modern day rap - is a welcome departure from the retreads that hit iTunes or inboxes on the regular in 2014. Freddie Gibbs, along with features by Raekwon, Danny Brown, Mac Miller, Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Scarface and more, sound so at home, it’s amazing that more rappers don’t use MadLib’s production - and probably more amazing because they don’t. What an amazing pairing: this cigarette filter of a voice mixed with Blaxploitation strings and rhythm sections. ![]()
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