Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Thuggin

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It should come as no surprise to anyone that Madlib is still well and truly on it. As he took his Medicine Show tour en route to San Francisco, the producer announced a collaborative project with the rapper Freddie Gibbs. The 6-track record is released on Madlib's Madlib Invazion label - the imprint the producer founded to release his 13 Madlib Medicine Show volumes. The duo’s as-of-yet untitled album is planned for release in first quarter 2012, but they found time to debut 'Thuggin' & 'Deep' and put out the Thuggin EP.

For Madlib, this marks another entry in an exciting series of collaborative albums that he has created with the likes of DOOM (Madvillainy), the late J Dilla (Jaylib) and Strong Arm Steady (In Search Of Stoney Jackson). For Gibbs, the album serves as somewhat of a departure: coming off the heels of his acclaimed Cold Day In Hell album, and before the release of the album he’s finishing for Young Jeezy’s CTE imprint, this project gives the Gary, Indiana-bred, LA-based rapper a chance to stretch out over the Beat Konducta’s lush musical tapestry. If the first single is any indication, this collaboration will find Gibbs’ rough raps landing atop smoldering soul and jagged psychedelia.

Created specially for Madlib’s Medicine Show Tour, late 2011 the Thuggin’ EP contains vocals, instrumentals and two bonus beats. Artwork by Jeff Jank features a dual A-side, "Madlib" embossed on one side, "Freddie Gibbs" on the flip. Head over to Stones Throw to grab it.

Be sure to keep your ears peeled for Blackstar's reunion album too with Talib and Mos hinting that Madlib is handling a large part of the production on that one too...





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