The rapper-producer duo shoot out to Japan to give fans the sequel to their first crime-rhyme soundtrack. Check out some of our favorite bars.
Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist
Nick Walker
Freddie Gibbs is very good at rapping.
He and The Alchemist just dropped Alfredo 2 — the sequel to their Grammy-nominated album Alfredo that they dropped in 2020 — and there are no shortage of bars. The references range from Ja Morant and Zion Williamson to not-so-subtle jabs at former collaborators like Benny the Butcher and Curren$y.
The duo flew to Japan to film a short movie as a couple Americans that use a ramen shop as a front to launder money for Japan’s criminal underground, but none of that really matters in terms of the vitriol Gibbs rapped with. Aside from the album art, the movie, and some of the samples used, the Gary, Indiana MC isn’t making Yakuza references or anything like that.
However, he is slicing through The Alchemist’s production like a Hattori Hanzo sword in Kill Bill as he takes aim at a list of foes that include his ex-girlfriend, Jim Jones, DJ Akademiks and the aforementioned Benny and Spitta. Alfredo 2 is basically a 14-track soundtrack for settling scores and it may be safe to assume that he’ll be getting some responses.
The project only has three features, from Anderson .Paak, Larry June and JID, but only one had a line good enough to make the cut. Find out who here, and be sure to take note of who will probably get upset about being caught up in Gangsta Gibbs’ crossfire because that dude be having beef with everybody.
Check out some of our favorite bars from Alfredo 2 below.
“Don’t start a gunfight/ You n—as shoot like Bill Cartwright”
Song: “I Still Love H.E.R.“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsIf you aren’t familiar, do the knowledge and search Bill Cartwright highlights on YouTube.
“If she get pregnant, I’ll teach my son to shoot like Tee Morant”
Song: “Empanadas“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsShouts to Ja “Two Guns Up” Morant.
“R-EVs and i7s turn my garage electric/ Too cheap to cop a Bugatti, too gangster for a Tesla”
Song: “Lemon Pepper Steppers“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsWho knew that Gangsta Gibbs was an environmentalist while also being on the right side of history when it comes not wanting to own a Tesla and putting more bread into Elon’s pockets? Gotta give him credit here.
“How to make it out the east side of Gary? I wrote the book/ Grammy night felt like n—as took my trophy like Reggie Bush”
Song: “Jean Claude“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsGibbs and Al’s first Alfredo tape lost out on a Best Rap Album Grammy to Hit-Boy and Nas’ King’s Disease in 2021. It’s also worth noting that Reggie Bush got his Heisman back.
“I done had b—ches get on the iInternet/ Try me like Zion, I’m still undefeated, b—ch”
Song: “Shangri La“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsFreddie had a situation with his former girlfriend Onlyfans model Destini Fox that went viral on social media. It got to the point where she dropped a diss track. Rabbit has to take Zion to the side and school him on how to handle these things. The Pelicans should put him on payroll.
“Nothin’ in your catalog classic, you Shaqtin’ like Thanasis/ Godfather Kane, I turned these sons to bastards/ Belt to ass like Joseph Jackson”
Song: “1995“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsWe get an Inside the NBA “Shaqtin’ a Fool” reference, a Godfather Part II reference, and a Gary, Indiana reference in three straight bars. Freddie Gibbs is an MC with a vast knowledge of pop culture.
“Feel like n—as never really met a plug, all imaginary Pablos”
Song: “Ensalada“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsThis is a not so subtle shot at his former collaborator Benny the Butcher and his EP series The Plugs I Met with producer Harry Fraud.
“Smacked him in Miami, his boys jumped me, he played it safe/ B—ches in Buffalo get the same thing, they was throwin’ plates/ Limped away on his good foot, but he ain’t bust a grape/ These n—as fake/ Sealed documents, still poppin’ it/ F—k the certified crack babies, come get your mama hit/ S—t ain’t sellin’, they gotta resort to drama s—t/ F—k these Love & Hip-Hop n—as, I’m at the Oscars, b—tch”
Song: “Empanadas“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsThis is another shot at Benny but not before he alludes to an altercation he supposedly had with Jim Jones in South Florida.
“Can’t really even ask n—a, “How your day? How are you? How are things?”/ S—t bad, b—ch, I might go insane like Howard Hughes/ ‘Cause I can cop a plane like Howard too/ On the money chase with a wild goose/ N—a, I ain’t really fazed, I follow through/ Goin’ out in a blaze, like Tower Two”
Song: “Gold Feet“
Who said it? JIDJID was going off until he really left earth and lost his mind like Howard Hughes with these lines right here.
“Suburban snow bunnies, tell Umar I gеt that cougar loot”
Song: “I Still Love H.E.R.“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsI guess the good doctor is going to have to understand.
“Ridin’ in my bucket, park the Benzi/ B—tch, I’ll buy your mama house and put her out like DJ Envy”
Song: “A Thousand Mountains“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsThis is a real insider bar right here because the rap fans have heard about Envy allegedly being in cahoots with Cesar Pina in a real estate scheme that recently reached a new level.
“Could’ve ran that Fetti by myself, b—tch, I’m the best with Al/ B—tch, keep it G, we like on part three, n—a/ Go start a Chevy up, don’t start me, n—a”
Song: “Gas Station Sushi“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsBack in 2023, Freddie responded to fans clamoring for a follow up to his and Curren$y’s critically acclaimed project Fetti and told them it’s not happening because he felt Spitta didn’t promote the first one properly.
“I’m still gon’ squeeze Akademiks titties, that fat bastard/ Gunna dissed me and took a plea, he a rat bastard/ Show up at your funeral, Big Fendi, b—ch, 10 Blickies/ Pee on city girls like P. Diddy, b—cch, get with me/ If this heifer thinking ’bout sticking me, that’s a long shot/ I’m busy smoking motherf—king opps like Patrick Mahomes’ pops”
Song: “Lavish Habits”
Who said it? Freddie GibbsStraight up unhinged bars. Gibbs be beefin’ with everybody.
“N—as diss me on computers, I’m in Shibuya learning Japanese”
Song: “I Still Love H.E.R.“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsThis line made me think of Jay-Z’s “Back From France Freestyle” when he sent a nasty sub at Nas when he rapped, “Explain to me why I wanna be you again?/ You on the radio cryin’, I’m learning to swim,” on Hot 97, so I had to acknowledge it.
“Feel like the only n—a rap cold as me, André 3000/ B—ch, I raised a generation, kicked game on a thousand albums/ I should go get me a flute and just disappear in the mountains”
Song: “A Thousand Mountains“
Who said it? Freddie GibbsStacks has now moved on from the flute to the piano, which is well and good, but hopefully he sees an older generation of guys like Gibbs and the Clipse and tries to rap again.
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