< iframe size =" 480" elevation =" 320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5n-GC2wU4is?rel=0" frameborder =" 0" allowfullscreen >< img design =" float: left; margin:0 5px 5px 0; "src =" https://taxdr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/SNlLRq.jpg"/ > After years working individually, Freddie Gibbs and The Sorcerer had all the active ingredients they required for a front-to-back classic when they ultimately linked to make 2020's "Alfredo." Here, both breaks down the production of "Slim Suge," the haunting confessional that discovers Gibbs experiencing again the injury of having one foot in the rap video game and one deep in the roads of Gary. View various other second season episodes early at npr.org/theformula - Westside Gunn + Conductor Williams (Saturday, Nov. 13). - Tierra Smack + J Melodic (Saturday, Nov. 20). Rodney Carmichael|November 12, 2021. The Grammys was never ever the goal for Freddie Gibbs and also The Sorcerer. Anyone totally acquainted with the compelling discographies of both below ground kings recognizes this all also well. But when their joint cd "Alfredo"-- a mafioso-inspired combination of both their names-- earned a nod for Finest Rap Album in 2014 it was one of the rare occasions that the Academy obtained hip-hop right. Alfredo also shows the power of a well-executed collaboration. The very best sonic alliances can raise artist as well as producer as well as change the job trajectory of both. Most fans probably do not understand that the very first time Gibbs as well as Sorcerer teamed up, in the very early 2000s, Gibbs was a new signee on Interscope as well as Sorcerer was a climbing producer in demand. Though the unreleased tracks they made never ever saw the light of day after Gibbs' bargain soured, the duo was predestined to reconnect like Voltron. First, though, they each played major roles in boosting joint rap cds to high art with various other high-powered collaborators. While Sorcerer built long-running discographies with the similarity Natural born player, Activity Bronson, Boldy James, Proof as well as much more, Gibbs made two front-to-back classics with Madlib. Both had actually relinked for a dry run together with Currensy on 2011's "Scottie Pippens," which led to the triad's 2018 LP "Fetti." From there, "Alfredo" was just over the perspective. On today's episode of The Solution, the third in a season that digs right into the collaboration in between rap artists and manufacturers, we check out Sorcerer's L.A. studio for a smoke-veiled discussion with the duo as they share the unique sauce for "Alfredo," an LP equal components brooding and boastful. They break down the making of "Skinny Suge," the haunting confessional that finds Gibbs experiencing the trauma of having one foot in the rap game and one deep in the streets of Gary. The resulting classic, "Alfredo," is what takes place when two masters of their craft web link at the top of their game: Everyone consumes. DEBTS. Host/Series Producer: Rodney Carmichael; Producers: Tsering Bista, Nickolai Hammar; Editor: Annabel Edwards; Art Director/Animator: CJ Riculan; Animators: Jackie Lay, Alicia Zheng; Director of Photography: Nickolai Hammar; Sound Designer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Jack Corbett, Nickolai Hammar, Alicia Zheng; Manufacturing Assistants: Amna Ijaz, Trisha Pickelhaupt; Art Supervisor: CJ Riculan; Task Planner: Erin Register; Legal Consultant: Kimberly Sullivan; Consulting Editors: Jacob Ganz, Sidney Madden; Monitoring Manufacturer, Nick Michael; Senior Citizen Manufacturer: Abby O'Neill; Handling Editor: Becky Lettenberger; Exec Producers: Anya Grundmann, Keith Jenkins. SONGS. " Slim Suge," Freddie Gibbs, Alfredo (2020 ); "Rose Water" by DJ Face. #freddiegibbs #thealchemist #theformula #nprmusic