

He always has a track where he's fucking around straight up. If yall notice too, Basketball Wives is a misstep but is really in line with FLFM on Freddie and Gat Damn on Bandana, the skit on the end of Robes.

I think Shadow of a Doubt is also the reason we have Gang Signs. Shadow of a Doubt helped Gibbs perfect his hooks and bridges so we could have Cataracts on Bandana imo. And Black Thought's first verse on Extradite is too cold ("ever see a body dead in the streets then eat breakfast, swallow false beliefs like police justice?"). Bandana is technically the more consistent project, but Shadow of a Doubt has more bangers IMO. Add in Heaven Can Wait, Neighborhood Hoez with 2 Chainz, BANned? Man this shit an overlooked classic A lot of folks were talking about how Alfredo was the pinnacle of his story telling, but I really encourage yall to listen to My Homeboy's Girlfriend and name a better story telling track of his. Cold Day in Hell (tbh this one is WAY overlooked.Talking projects here, regardless of mixtape status: One half of the duo MadGibbs with producer Madlib.Īnybody interested in Freddie Gibbs, where he came from, and his inspirations read this article and this article. of HipHopDX said, "When he ends the album with “Cold Ass Nigga,” the most demonstrably aggressive verse on the album, you realize Shadow of a Doubt isn’t Gibbs flipping to go pop, but a man secure enough in the foundation he has laid to take a leap of faith." Max Mertens of Pitchfork Media stated "While the final result is less cohesive, and could benefit from trimming two or three songs, there’s no denying Gibbs’ versatility.Freddie Gibbs (Fredrick Tipton) is a gangsta rapper from the city of Gary, Indiana. Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound said, "Even with all its different sounds, Shadow of a Doubt leaves one clear impression: Freddie Gibbs is a restless artist who continues to find meaning in his Gary story and beyond, knowing that the details can prepare him for whatever comes next." Keith Nelson Jr. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Shadow of a Doubt received critical acclaim from music critics.
