$oul $old $eperately – Freddie Gibbs ★★★½

Year	Album	Artist	Stars	Score	Genre
2022	$oul $old $eperately	Freddie Gibbs	★★★½	78	Hip-Hop

I tend to like all of Freddie Gibbs’ albums and find them creative and interesting, but I usually don’t love them or go back to them all too often outside of a handful of standout songs. It’s weird, but I think I like 2022’s $oul $old $eperately — Gibbs’ most commercial and straightforward work in a long time — more than his more artistic outputs. Maybe I’m just a basic dude, but most of the songs are hits. The features throughout are great and everyone’s on their game — from expected solid verses from Rick Ross, Pusha T and Raekwan to really good performances by Offset, Moneybagg Yo and even DJ Paul. The production is good too from start to finish, mixing summertime bounce with some trap and hazy stoner vibes. Gibbs doesn’t fully sell out either, with plenty of deeper tracks and moments like “Gold Rings,”  “Feel No Pain” with Anderson .Paak and “Dark Hearted.”