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Piñata
Hip-Hop · 2014 · 19 tracks · 1h 7m

Piñata

Freddie Gibbs

Technical flow over dusty, unquantized soul loops. Gritty street narratives meet the psychedelic, analog warmth of a blaxploitation soundtrack.

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It's like a gritty 70s crime flick where the lead actor is the best rapper alive.

A cold, calculated confidence set against a backdrop of warm, hazy nostalgia.

Piñata · vs · Freddie Gibbs
Brooding+1.2σ

Brooding saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks · 1h 7m
01
Supplier
0:48
02
Scarface
2:06
03
Deeper
3:19
04
High
2:57
05
Harold’s
2:49
06
Bomb
3:43
07
Shitsville
3:31
08
Thuggin’
3:46
09
Real
3:34
10
Uno
2:47
11
Robes
5:04
12
Broken
4:08
13
Lakers
4:30
14
Knicks
3:39
15
Watts
1:55
16
Piñata
8:33
17
Deep
2:05
18
Cold on the Blvd (bonus beats)
1:20
19
The Morning After
2:52
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring shift into the aggressive, distorted bassline of Shitsville.
The way the soulful vocal sample on Thuggin' provides a haunting contrast to the brutal street narrative.
The massive eight-minute posse cut finale that feels like a victory lap for the underground.
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