Soul Sold Separately (stylized as $oul $old $eparately) is the fifth studio album by rapper Freddie Gibbs. It was released through ESGN and Warner Records on September 30, 2022, making it his first to be released on a major label.[1]
Soul Sold Separately is a concept album themed around the $$$ ("Triple-S") Resort and Casino, a fictional Las Vegas hotel where, according to the album's narrative, Gibbs is working in seclusion to complete the record.[2][3] Gibbs has stated that the "gambling theme" of the album was chosen as a reference to the risks he needed to take to pursue his music career.[1]
The album's title originates from "Education", a track from the 2019 project Bandana. Gibbs describes the title's meaning as follows:
In the last line of the rap, I said: 'Drugs for the free, soul sold separately.' What I meant by that line – 'Drugs for the free' – was that, yeah, I was selling drugs and making money, but what was I really making in the process? Like, in exchange for my soul?[2]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Soul Sold Separately received an average score of 78 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
Critics generally described the album's prevailing moods as a juxtaposition of lavish aesthetics and dark, vulnerable lyrical content.[11] Thomas Hobbs of Telegraph.co.uk characterizes the album's moods as a balance "between feeling like you're king of the world, unwinding in a presidential suites, and being... paranoid of jealous enemies".[10] Paul Simpson of AllMusic notes that, despite "tales of luxurious excess", the album's lyrics predominantly "focus on the bleakest aspects of the struggle".[5] The introspective aspects of the album have been generally praised, with Gibbs described as displaying "unflinching honesty" and "sincerity [that] can be bracing".[7][3] Matthew Ritchie of Pitchfork observes that "when [Gibbs] homes in on his own words and self-critiques, he's razor sharp", although in a more critical review, Paul Attard of Slant comments that Gibbs mostly discusses his controversies "in ways that allow him to avoid explaining himself fully".[7][9] Gibbs' technical skill on the album received widespread critical praise: in various reviews, he has been characterized as a "technically... flawless emcee", as utilizing "incredible rap pyrotechnics", and as "the eternal technician" with a "craftsman-like approach".[10][6][3]
The production on Soul Sold Separately has been noted for its variety, featuring a diverse lineup of producers who bring sounds inspired by various East Coast, Midwestern, and Southern regional scenes.[6][7] Within this diversity, however, several commonalities were noted. Dash Lewis of HipHopDX describes a "pretty cohesive" usage of features like "spacey synths and lush soul samples that snake around tightly coiled drums", and Paul Attard of Slant characterizes the production as "uniformly lavish".[6][9] This luxurious feel has received mixed reviews; the HipHopDX review states that "at times [...] the glossiness makes the album buckle under its own pressure", while Matthew Ramirez of NPR states that the project "sometimes labors under the weight of a forced progression".[6][3] The Slant review was particularly critical of the opulence, describing the album as having "a decidedly perfunctory whiff of excessive grandeur".[9] A more positive appraisal of the production came from Paul Simpson of AllMusic, who described the album as "grander in scope than Gibbs' rightly praised single-producer efforts" while still being "nearly as consistent".[5]
The skits which take place between some songs were less positively reviewed. HipHopDX described the skits as the "most jarring" part of the album, and Pitchfork characterized them as "nonsense" that the listener must "make an effort to sort through".[6][7]
^ abCenteno, Tony M. (2022-09-30). "Freddie Gibbs Drops 'Soul Sold Separately' LP With Pusha T, Offset & More". iHeartRadio. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
^ abMokoena, Tshepo (2022-10-04). "Rap powerhouse Freddie Gibbs: 'I was always the weird kid – a lot of people don't like that'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
^ abcdRamirez, Matthew (2022-10-01). "With '$oul $old $eparately,' Freddie Gibbs cashes in on his cachet". NPR. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
^ ab"$oul $old $eparately by Freddie Gibbs". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
^Reeves, Mosi (2022-09-30). "Freddie Gibbs Has Made It To the Penthouse. Now What?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
^ abcdAttard, Paul (2022-10-02). "Freddie Gibbs $oul $old $eparately Review: The Whiff of Excess". Slant. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
^ abcHobbs, Thomas (2022-09-30). "Keith Jarrett says farewell, Björk has a romantic reawakening – the week's best albums". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
^Feldstein, Josh (3 October 2022). "Freddie Gibbs' latest album '$oul $old $eparately' delivers in every department". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^"$oul $old $eperately (Bonus Edition) by Freddie Gibbs on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
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Soul Sold Separately stylized as oul old eparately is the fifth studio album by rapper Freddie Gibbs It was released through ESGN and Warner Records on September 30 2022 making it his first to be released on a major label 1 Soul Sold SeparatelyStudio album by Freddie GibbsReleasedSeptember 30 2022 2022 09 30 GenreHip hopLength46 05LabelESGNWarnerFreddie Gibbs chronologyAlfredo 2020 Soul Sold Separately 2022 Singles from Soul Sold Separately Too Much Released September 2 2022 Dark Hearted Released September 23 2022 Contents 1 Background and concept 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesBackground and concept editSoul Sold Separately is a concept album themed around the Triple S Resort and Casino a fictional Las Vegas hotel where according to the album s narrative Gibbs is working in seclusion to complete the record 2 3 Gibbs has stated that the gambling theme of the album was chosen as a reference to the risks he needed to take to pursue his music career 1 The album s title originates from Education a track from the 2019 project Bandana Gibbs describes the title s meaning as follows In the last line of the rap I said Drugs for the free soul sold separately What I meant by that line Drugs for the free was that yeah I was selling drugs and making money but what was I really making in the process Like in exchange for my soul 2 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic78 100 4 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 HipHopDX4 1 5 6 Pitchfork7 7 10 7 Rolling Stone7 0 10 8 Slant nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 The Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 At Metacritic which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics Soul Sold Separately received an average score of 78 based on 8 reviews indicating generally favorable reviews 4 Critics generally described the album s prevailing moods as a juxtaposition of lavish aesthetics and dark vulnerable lyrical content 11 Thomas Hobbs of Telegraph co uk characterizes the album s moods as a balance between feeling like you re king of the world unwinding in a presidential suites and being paranoid of jealous enemies 10 Paul Simpson of AllMusic notes that despite tales of luxurious excess the album s lyrics predominantly focus on the bleakest aspects of the struggle 5 The introspective aspects of the album have been generally praised with Gibbs described as displaying unflinching honesty and sincerity that can be bracing 7 3 Matthew Ritchie of Pitchfork observes that when Gibbs homes in on his own words and self critiques he s razor sharp although in a more critical review Paul Attard of Slant comments that Gibbs mostly discusses his controversies in ways that allow him to avoid explaining himself fully 7 9 Gibbs technical skill on the album received widespread critical praise in various reviews he has been characterized as a technically flawless emcee as utilizing incredible rap pyrotechnics and as the eternal technician with a craftsman like approach 10 6 3 The production on Soul Sold Separately has been noted for its variety featuring a diverse lineup of producers who bring sounds inspired by various East Coast Midwestern and Southern regional scenes 6 7 Within this diversity however several commonalities were noted Dash Lewis of HipHopDX describes a pretty cohesive usage of features like spacey synths and lush soul samples that snake around tightly coiled drums and Paul Attard of Slant characterizes the production as uniformly lavish 6 9 This luxurious feel has received mixed reviews the HipHopDX review states that at times the glossiness makes the album buckle under its own pressure while Matthew Ramirez of NPR states that the project sometimes labors under the weight of a forced progression 6 3 The Slant review was particularly critical of the opulence describing the album as having a decidedly perfunctory whiff of excessive grandeur 9 A more positive appraisal of the production came from Paul Simpson of AllMusic who described the album as grander in scope than Gibbs rightly praised single producer efforts while still being nearly as consistent 5 The skits which take place between some songs were less positively reviewed HipHopDX described the skits as the most jarring part of the album and Pitchfork characterized them as nonsense that the listener must make an effort to sort through 6 7 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Couldn t Be Done featuring Kelly Price Freddie GibbsBen Lambo LambertNorma Va DentonKelly PriceNorman SolomanSwoopeSuper MilesEdgar JV Etienne c Harmony Samuels a 2 312 Blackest in the Room GibbsLambertDentonDaniel MamanMichel RipochePhillip BricheThe AlchemistEtienne c Samuels a 2 473 Pain amp Strife featuring Offset GibbsLambertDentonKiari CephusAnthony HendersonAntoine CarrabyBryon McCaneCharles ScruggsEric WrightMark GreenStanley HowseSteven HowseYomo SmithSevn ThomasFrakaEtienne c Samuels a 1 574 Zipper Bagz GibbsLambertDentonHareton SalvaniniKaytranadaEtienne c Samuels a 2 545 Too Much featuring Moneybagg Yo GibbsLambertDentonDeMario White Jr Eldra DeBargeIV BeatsDentonEtienne c Samuels a 3 086 Lobster Omelette featuring Rick Ross GibbsLambertDentonWilliam RobertsBobby GoldboroJake OneEtienne c Samuels a 3 047 Space Rabbit GibbsLambertDentonBoi 1daJahaan SweetRoget ChahayedEtienne c Samuels a 2 588 Feel No Pain featuring Anderson Paak and Raekwon GibbsLambertDentonBrandon Paak AndersonCorey WoodsJ LBSAnderson PaakTommy BrenneckEtienne c Samuels a 3 179 Rabbit Vision GibbsLambertDentonJ U S T I C E LeagueEtienne c Samuels a 3 1310 PYS featuring DJ Paul GibbsLambertDentonPaul BeauregardJordan HoustonDJ PaulEtienne c Houston c Kingpin Skinny Pimp c Samuels a 2 4811 Dark Hearted GibbsLambertDentonJames BlakeBlakeEtienne c Samuels a Kyle Evans a 3 2512 Gold Rings featuring Pusha T GibbsLambertDentonTerrence ThorntonThomasSean MombergerSweetEtienne c Samuels a 3 4213 Grandma s Stove featuring Musiq Soulchild GibbsLambertDentonTaalib JohnsonNeenyoThomasEtienne c Samuels a 4 1114 CIA GibbsLambertDentonMadlibEtienne c Samuels a 2 5615 Decoded featuring Scarface GibbsLambertDentonBradley JordanDJ DahiEtienne c Samuels a 3 14Total length 46 05 Bonus Edition 12 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length16 Big Boss Rabbit GibbsNasir JonesSixto RodriguezWilliam MitchellSwaggyono2 5817 4 Thangs featuring Big Sean and Hit Boy GibbsBig SeanHit Boy1 4418 Gang Signs featuring ScHoolboy Q GibbsQuincy HanleyPilgrimFaxxOnlyKevin No Credit Spencer a 2 4619 Ice Cream featuring Rick Ross GibbsRobertsWoodsRobert DiggsKenny BeatsG Koop a 2 0320 Black Illuminati featuring Jadakiss GibbsJason PhillipsAndre RobinsonArianna ReidRodney MontrealFortuneReidBizness Boi3 49Total length 59 36 Notes c signifies a co producer a signifies an additional producerPersonnel editMusicians Freddie Gibbs vocals Harmony Samuels instruments Edgar JV Etienne instruments Rania Nasreen White additional vocals tracks 2 7 9 12 13 15 Swaggyono programming 16 Hit Boy programming 17 Andre Robinson programming 20 Arianna Reid programming 20 Rodney Montreal programming 20 Technical Kevin No Credit Spencer mastering 1 16 18 20 mixing 1 7 9 16 18 20 Mike Bozzi mastering 17 Ari Morris mixing 5 Jhair JHA Lazo mixing engineering 8 David Kim mixing 17 Thurston Thurst McGurst McCrea mixing 20 engineering 1 15 18 20 Matthew Herring engineering 1 15 Daniel Escobar engineering 3 Lauren D Elia engineering 4 Bobby Mota engineering 11 Freddie Gibbs executive production Ben Lambo Lambert executive production Norva Denton executive production Visuals Matthew Draeger art direction Ben Lambo Lambert creative direction Nick Walker photographyReferences edit a b Centeno Tony M 2022 09 30 Freddie Gibbs Drops Soul Sold Separately LP With Pusha T Offset amp More iHeartRadio Retrieved 2022 10 11 a b Mokoena Tshepo 2022 10 04 Rap powerhouse Freddie Gibbs I was always the weird kid a lot of people don t like that The Guardian Retrieved 2022 10 11 a b c d Ramirez Matthew 2022 10 01 With oul old eparately Freddie Gibbs cashes in on his cachet NPR Retrieved 2022 10 11 a b oul old eparately by Freddie Gibbs Metacritic Retrieved 2022 10 11 a b c Simpson Paul oul old eparately by Freddie Gibbs Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved 2022 10 11 a b c d e f Lewis Dash 2022 10 02 Freddie Gibbs oul old eparately is a Big Budget Victory Lap HipHopDX Retrieved 2022 10 11 a b c d e Ritchie Matthew 2022 10 05 Freddie Gibbs oul old eparately Pitchfork Retrieved 2022 10 11 Reeves Mosi 2022 09 30 Freddie Gibbs Has Made It To the Penthouse Now What Rolling Stone Retrieved 2022 10 11 a b c d Attard Paul 2022 10 02 Freddie Gibbs oul old eparately Review The Whiff of Excess Slant Retrieved 2022 10 11 a b c Hobbs Thomas 2022 09 30 Keith Jarrett says farewell Bjork has a romantic reawakening the week s best albums Telegraph co uk Retrieved 2022 10 11 Feldstein Josh 3 October 2022 Freddie Gibbs latest album oul old eparately delivers in every department The Daily Orange Retrieved 18 November 2022 oul old eperately Bonus Edition by Freddie Gibbs on Apple Music Apple Music Retrieved October 29 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soul Sold Separately amp oldid 1193648696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
