Shadow of a Doubt (album)

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Shadow of a Doubt
Freddie Gibbs Shadow of a Doubt.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 20, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre Hip hop
Length60:05
Label
Producer
Freddie Gibbs chronology
Knicks (Remix)
(2014)
Shadow of a Doubt
(2015)
You Only Live 2wice
(2017)

Shadow of a Doubt is the second studio album by American rapper Freddie Gibbs. It was released on November 20, 2015, by ESGN and Empire Distribution. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound B [3]
Exclaim! 8/10 [4]
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HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 4/5 [7]
Pitchfork Media 7.8/10 [8]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Shadow of a Doubt received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [2] Michael Madden of Consequence said, "Even with all its different sounds, Shadow of a Doubt leaves one clear impression: Freddie Gibbs is a restless artist who continues to find meaning in his Gary story and beyond, knowing that the details can prepare him for whatever comes next." [3] Keith Nelson Jr. of HipHopDX said, "When he ends the album with "Cold Ass Nigga", the most demonstrably aggressive verse on the album, you realize Shadow of a Doubt isn't Gibbs flipping to go pop, but a man secure enough in the foundation he has laid to take a leap of faith." [6] Max Mertens of Pitchfork stated "While the final result is less cohesive, and could benefit from trimming two or three songs, there's no denying Gibbs' versatility." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rearview"
  • Blair Norf
  • Speakerbomb [a]
3:57
2."Narcos"
  • Tipton
  • Lowery
  • Miller
  • Blair Norf
  • Speakerbomb [a]
3:07
3."Careless"
  • Tipton
  • Andrew Papaleo
  • Miller
  • Pops
  • Superville
  • Speakerbomb [a]
3:46
4."Fuckin' Up the Count"
3:21
5."Extradite" (featuring Black Thought)
  • Mikhail
  • Speakerbomb [a]
4:39
6."McDuck" (featuring Dana Williams)
Speakerbomb3:28
7."Mexico" (featuring Tory Lanez)
4:12
8."Packages" (featuring ManMan Savage)
3:48
9."10 Times" (featuring Gucci Mane & E-40)Speakerbomb3:30
10."Lately"
  • Superville
  • Akeel
  • Superdriiv
  • Speakerbomb [a]
3:55
11."Basketball Wives"
  • Tipton
  • Miller
  • Bentley Haze
  • Speakerbomb [a]
4:09
12."Forever and a Day"
  • Tipton
  • Miller
  • J Reid
  • Speakerbomb [a]
4:36
13."Insecurities"
  • Tipton
  • Louis Celestin
  • Feeney
  • Miller
4:26
14."Freddie Gordy"
  • Tipton
  • Lowery
  • Miller
  • Blair Norf
  • Speakerbomb [a]
3:51
15."Cold Ass Nigga"
Mike Dean 3:53
Total length:58:38
Digital release bonus tracks [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."My Boy"
4:30
17."10 Chickens"
  • Tipton
  • Papaleo
  • Miller
  • Pops
  • Mikhail
  • Speakerbomb [a]
2:38
Total length:65:46
Vinyl release bonus tracks – including Pronto EP [11] [12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."My Boy"
4:30
17."10 Chickens"
  • Tipton
  • Papaleo
  • Miller
  • Pops
  • Mikhail
  • Speakerbomb [a]
2:38
18."Pronto" 
  • Pops
  • Mikhail
3:38
19."White Range" Blair Norf3:58
20."Diamonds" (featuring Dana Williams) Pops4:15
Total length:77:37

Notes

Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 76
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 11
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15] 4

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