Piñata

by Freddie Gibbs / Madlib

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Madlib's beats add a druggy, unpredictable edge to Gibbs' hard-boiled grudges and regrets."
"Per indie-rap custom, Gibbs recorded his vocals separately, after picking out beat files; Madlib sprinkles little sampled eccentricities throughout..."
"The album's title track, which also closes the LP, features a staggering six guest verses, but it works because the rough rider flow of young rappers like Casey Veggies, Domo Genesis and Mac Miller catapults Gibbs to mentor status..."
Paste (magazine) - "Freddie Gibbs seizes the moment with confident flows and comes across like the narrator to a Rudy Ray Moore DOLEMITE movie."
Pitchfork (Website) - "Funk-fusion and soul jazz breaks bubble and blister in the heat, throbbing like a running man's pulse, and Gibbs states the facts as he sees them."