Freddie Gibbs has one of most storied careers in Hip-Hop and despite some starts and stops during the early portions of his career, he is a bonafide star of the culture currently. The Gary, Ind. native dropped his fifth solo album Soul Sold Separately, stylized as $oul $old $eparately, and Twitter has officially stamped the Midwest king for his latest offering.
Freddie Gibbs, 40, began his carer in the early 2000s and had deals on the table from major labels before going on an explosive mixtape run and celebrated collaborations with Statik Selektah, Madlib, and The Alchemist. With $oul $old $eparately, Gibbs showcases once more his lyrical and vocal dexterity and slides across varied audio platters with the same expert ease he did over the sample and loop-forward efforts some fans came to love.
Features are well placed across the album with Kelly Price lending powerhouse vocals to the opening track “Couldn’t Be Done” and Offset showing up on the “Pain & Strife” track. For those who miss hearing Freddie Kane with Alchemist and Madlib, the tracks “Blackest In The Room” and “CIA” will have you covered. Rick Ross shows up for “Lobster Omelette” with a fantastic track from Jake One, and “Feel No Pain” features Anderson .Paak and the eternally sharp Wu-Tang Clan swordsman, Raekwon.
Pusha T shows up on “Gold Rings” and Musiq Soulchild gets down on “Grandma’s Stove,” while the album closer is “Decoded” featuring the legendary Scarface of The Geto Boys fame.
Across 15 airtight tracks, Freddie Gibbs shows and proves why he is one of the top rappers of his era and continues his unflinching depiction of the fast life on the streets.
On Twitter, $oul $old $eparately is enjoying an immense amount of praise. Check out the reactions to the project below.
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This Freddie Gibbs album is dope…
Strong concept…
Proof that a lyricist can do trap music like on TOO MUCH!!!
— #SaltInTheGame (@MadamMoneySays) September 30, 2022
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This Freddie Gibbs album is nuts pic.twitter.com/1yojpdAnjc
— Ahmed/The Ears/Symba Fan (@big_business_) September 30, 2022
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Me trying to decide who to listen to first tonight between Freddie Gibbs, Rome Streetz, YG, Boldy James, Denzel Curry, Kid Cudi, and more pic.twitter.com/nHIhlCEhVw
— Joey (@gothamhiphop) September 29, 2022
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Freddie Gibbs and Pusha T on “Gold Rings” #SSS pic.twitter.com/DD5MVel0K6
— DaRealKV (@DaRealKV) September 30, 2022
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Freddie Gibbs after all the bullshit he went through this year pic.twitter.com/oEx5etAvTE
— . (@CAWBBBB) September 30, 2022
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This new Freddie Gibbs pic.twitter.com/si93F8HQr1
— $oul $old $eparately (@MrDaniels__) September 30, 2022
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new freddie gibbs album this day is gonna fucking rule
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) September 30, 2022
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Happy Freddie Gibbs Day to those who celebrate.
— Black Big Lebowski (@LaJethroJenkins) September 30, 2022
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Freddie Gibbs hasn’t lost a single step on Soul Sold Separately
even with more diverse production he still absolutely killed it & managed to make another consistently fire album pic.twitter.com/zZa6sY3Cew
— Z E N (@real_zen1) September 30, 2022
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Yeh my expectations were definitely exceeded on this one. Freddie Gibbs delivered another great album showcasing a wide variety of flows and the ability to rap over a diverse set of beats. Soul Sold Separately is a great project pic.twitter.com/tvu5vJ8ftj
— Flexman (@kingflexaLTC) September 30, 2022
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I appreciate Freddie Gibbs giving fans 40+ min albums and doing features. I wish more artists stopped doing 25min projects with 2 minute songs
— Heauxregano (@Kall_Me_Frazier) September 30, 2022
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Rick Ross and Freddie Gibbs has been a flawless pairing so far
— ᚠᚨᚱᛒᚨᚢᛏᛁ (@Khalifist) September 30, 2022
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freddie gibbs will name a song Lobster Omelette and rap some shit like “broken hearts and empty pockets, crack water, dirty faucets. when i shot that bitch in the chest i knocked his shoulder out his socket”
— Wost (@mosthiphop) September 30, 2022
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