![]() ![]() Throughout the eight songs on the album, listeners can experience a transformation of Gibbs, hearing a small sample of what he has been through. Those lines really reflect the album’s artwork of Gibbs as a resurrected Jesus because it shows a glance into himself and his appreciation for his rapping talent. It’s a reminder to himself of where his true “lane” remains. Yah he could sell dope real good, that’s not your lane” “You not even just payin’ attention to your gift/ In the opening song, “ 20 Karat Jesus,” he said: The strength in tone along with Gibbs’ old-school-inspired beats showed similar approaches that he used in his 2015 album Shadow Of A Doubt. I enjoyed this album and how illuminated he was from the first song to the last. What caught my ear when I first heard the album was Gibbs’ delivery. Purdom also gave the album a B+ overall rating. ![]() “He’s packing even more words in and rapping harder than ever, like his life depended on it,” University of Rhode Island A.V. Tales of dealing cocaine, a shooting in 2014 that injured two members of his entourage and his recent court case for sexual assault charges in Austria in 2016. You Only Live 2wice tells Gibbs’ life story. ![]() ![]() Artwork for Gibbs’ 2015 “Shadow of a Doubt” | Image via PitchforkĪs is the case with most artists, he uses his life experiences and tells his story through his music and, in my opinion, Gibbs earns his credibility as a rapper. Gibbs, 34, is one of those underground artists who is not respected for staying real to his music and is mostly known for his 2014 collaboration with Madlib, Piñata. After having to put his career on hold following an arrest, acquittal and release on sexual assault charges, Freddie Gibbs released his third studio album, You Only Live 2wiceon March 31. ![]()
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