FREDDIE GIBBS & THE ALCHEMIST – FRANK LUCAS
2020-09-28Hip-hop giants Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist, master lyricists and record producers both, return with a star-studded LP to challenge the grandiosity of their past endeavours. Alfredo situates this emcee-producer combo at the head of the table, overseeing classy jazz-inflected samples and bountiful rap wordplay from themselves and their dinner guests. ‘Scottie Beam’ pits Gibbs’ modern gangsta sensibilities alongside the filthy verses of Rick Ross. Meanwhile, the duo show that lyrical crime pays with ‘Something To Rap’, which surely features Tyler, The Creator’s finest and most low-key introspective verse to date.