Episode 163: 10 Second Takes - Soul Sold Separately by Freddie Gibbs
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The 80z Babies tackle the latest album from Freddie Gibbs, Soul Sold Separately.
Timestamps:
(0:21) Is it fair to call this his first major label album?
(1:57) Don't let the trolls win
(3:45) Yinka didn't know how Outlaw would receive the album
(4:24) Outlaw feels the high volume of output devalues the art
(6:58) Yinka was salty that Couldn't Be Done uses the same sample as his song God Willin'
(8:40) Overarching lowlights
(9:40) What does Soul Sold Separately even mean? Is the theme even fully explained or explored?
(11:15) Does Gibbs offer anything more than just a good sampler platter?
(13:25) How much thought did Gibbs put into the lyrics?
(14:38) Were the voicemail personalities questionable?
(18:27) Overarching highlights
(20:50) What is muzak?
(22:13) Is Freddie Gibbs the breath control king?
(28:47) Track for track analysis
(1:02:29) Closing thoughts and album rating
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