PINATA

Freddie Gibbs is the product of violent, drug-laden streets but unlike
most rappers with similar resumes, he brings the block to the booth
without inhibition or an exaggerated rap persona, Pi ata, a 17 track
collaboration with producer Madlib, is the best distillation yet of his
transparent approach to making music, combining an at times
stark honesty with electrifying talent as a lyricist and performer.
Pi ata is "a gangster Blaxploitation film on wax," says Gibbs, Here
he is joined by Mac Miller, Earl Sweatshirt, Raekwon, Scarface, Domo
Genesis, Ab-Soul and a host of others, As a producer, Madlib,
quite simply, is music, and ten years into his career Gibbs remains
restless, focused, with an eye on the competition and their position
relative to his ascent.