Freddie Gibbs, Madlib

𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙗 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙂𝙞𝙗𝙗𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 Bandana — 𝙖 2019 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡-𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙪𝙤’𝙨 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙘.

Following up on the acclaimed *Piñata*, *Bandana* once again sees Madlib chopping samples with vinyl-dust finesse—pulling from soul, psych, and world records—while Gibbs delivers sharp-tongued street reportage with surgical flow. His bars move effortlessly between introspective grit and unfiltered flex, grounding Madlib’s often surreal backdrops.

The album features appearances from Pusha T, Killer Mike, Anderson .Paak and Yasiin Bey, but it’s Gibbs and Madlib’s telepathic connection that keeps the focus locked. From the woozy haze of “Crime Pays” to the menacing boom-bap of “Half Manne Half Cocaine,” *Bandana* is layered, cinematic, and deeply rooted in hip-hop tradition—while constantly twisting it.

A modern classic that balances sophistication and rawness, absurdity and truth, all filtered through one of rap’s most compelling partnerships.