Freddie Gibbs x The Alchemist Serve Up Sonic Soul Food on 'Alfredo 2'
WhenFreddie GibbsandThe AlchemistdroppedAlfredoback in May of 2020, it fed the entire music community – and even converted some non-rap listeners into top-line hip-hop heads – for months, years even, essentially setting the contemporary precedent for what defines a 'successful' collaborative rap project between a producer and an artist.
With the album leaving the impact that it did, the duo knew they couldn't rushAlfredo 2.Still as locked in as they were five years ago, it's clear Gibbs and Alc cookedAlfredo 2with lots of love, spending ample time behind the multi-medium follow-up project, infusing it with the same spice, flavor, and collaborative finesse of the first course.
Clocking in at 14 tracks,Alfredo 2kicks off with lead single '1995,' and featuresAnderson .Paakon 'Ensalada,'Larry Juneon 'Feeling,' andJIDon 'Gold Feet.'
1. 19952. Mar-a-Lago3. Lemon Pepper Steppers4. Ensalada (feat. Anderson .Paak)5. Empanadas6. Skinny Suge II7. Feeling (feat. Larry June)8. I Still Love H.E.R.9. Shangri-La10. Gas Station Sushi11. Lavish Habits12. Gold Feet (feat. JID)13. Jean Claude14. A Thousand Mountains
Though the album is just one component of the three-course offering.Alfredo 2was preceded by its companion short film, a Tokyo crime saga directed by Nick Walker. Following the film, a lineup of limited-edition merchandise capsules also landed in support of the long-awaited album.
WhileAlfredo 2is a masterful ode to the pair's boundless artistic synergy and, on a larger scale, undoubtedly one of the most poignant and pioneering hip hop projects we've yet to receive this year, Gibbs and Alc's collaborative pair of projects was almost served in a reverse order;Alfredowas the main course,Alfredo 2is the appetizer. Impressive, introspective, and an overall highly enticing listen,Alfredo 2is ultimately no match for its predecessor, but it's noticeably tossed with the same ingredients.
StreamAlfredo 2– fresh out of the kitchen – now, on all major streaming services.
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