Last year, Gary, Indiana’s finest rapper Freddie Gibbs (full disclosure: I have no idea who Gary’s second finest rapper is) hooked up with Los Angeles’s finest producer Madlib (full disclosure: I don’t know whether Madlib is L.A.’s best producer, but sure, let’s say so) for the brief Thuggin’ EP. Such a release invites the comparison to another of Madlib’s notable collaborations. You know, that one with MF DOOM. It was called Madvillainy and a lot of people loved it more than they’ve ever loved anything. Could a Madgibbany be far behind? Not necessarily, but that’s a great name for an album. Someone should use that, though I guess it only makes sense if it’s Madlib and Freddie Gibbs.
Though Stones Throw says a full-length from the two will be coming this fall, FACT Magazine reports that the group is definitely coming out with a new EP through the label titled Shame on July 10. This new eight-track Lib/Gibbs (Lib and Gibbs, that’s another great name!) release will be released in 12-inch and digital download formats. It is worth noting that some of those eight tracks are instrumental versions or bonus beats, but that’s okay. Bonus beats rule! They’re called bonus beats! That rules, too!
Shame tracklist:
01. Shame (ft. BJ The Chicago Kid)
02. Shame (Instrumental)
03. Later That Night (Bonus Beat)
04. Shame (A Cappella)
05. Terrorist
06. Terrorist (Instrumental)
07. The Morning After (Bonus Beat)
08. Terrorist (A Cappella)
• Freddie Gibbs: http://www.freddiegibbs.com
• Madlib: http://www.stonesthrow.com/madlib
• Stones Throw: http://www.stonesthrow.com