Shadow of a Doubt (album)

Shadow of a Doubt
Studio album by Freddie Gibbs
Released	November 20, 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Hip hop
Length	60:05
Label	ESGN Empire
Producer	Freddie Gibbs (exec.) Lambo (exec.) Speakerbomb (exec.) Akeel Henry Bentley Haze Boi-1da Blair Norf Frank Dukes J Reid Kaytranada Murda Beatz Mike Dean Mikhail Pops Superville Superdriiv Sledgren Tarentino
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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	B [3]
Exclaim!	8/10 [4]
The Guardian	[5]
HipHopDX	[6]
NME	4/5 [7]
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10 [8]
PopMatters	[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rearview"	Fredrick Tipton Blair Lowery Sidney Miller	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"	Tipton Matthew Samuels Adam Feeney Miller	Boi-1da Frank Dukes Speakerbomb [a]	3:21
5.	"Extradite" (featuring Black Thought)	Tipton Tariq Trotter Miller	Mikhail Speakerbomb [a]	4:39
6.	"McDuck" (featuring Dana Williams)	Tipton Dana Williams Miller	Speakerbomb	3:28
7.	"Mexico" (featuring Tory Lanez)	Tipton Daystar Peterson Shane Lindstrom Miller	Murda Beatz Speakerbomb [a]	4:12
8.	"Packages" (featuring ManMan Savage)	Tipton Chance Youngblood Marcus Bowens Miller	Tarentino Speakerbomb [a]	3:48
9.	"10 Times" (featuring Gucci Mane & E-40)	Tipton Radric Davis Earl Stevens Miller	Speakerbomb	3:30
10.	"Lately"	Tipton Akeel Henry Miller	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	Kaytranada Frank Dukes Speakerbomb [a]	4:26
14.	"Freddie Gordy"	Tipton Lowery Miller	Blair Norf Speakerbomb [a]	3:51
15.	"Cold Ass Nigga"	Tipton Michael Dean	Mike Dean	3:53
Total length:				58:38

Digital release bonus tracks ^[10]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"My Boy"	Tipton Edward Murray Miller	Sledgren Speakerbomb [a]	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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"My Boy"	Tipton Edward Murray Miller	Sledgren Speakerbomb [a]	4:30
17.	"10 Chickens"	Tipton Papaleo Miller	Pops Mikhail Speakerbomb [a]	2:38
18.	"Pronto"		Pops Mikhail	3:38
19.	"White Range"		Blair Norf	3:58
20.	"Diamonds" (featuring Dana Williams)		Pops	4:15
Total length:				77:37

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• "Lately" and "Basketball Wives" features additional vocals by Duntea Davis
• "Lately" features additional vocals by Paxton "Paxman" Miller
• "10 Times" features additional vocals by Brittany B
• "Insecurities" features additional vocals by River Tiber
• "Diamonds" features additional vocals by 12til

Sample credits

• "Careless" contains a sample of "Amazing", written and performed by George Michael.
• "Fuckin' Up the Count" contains samples of audio from various episodes of The Wire .
• "Extradite" contains a sample of "Nautilus", written and performed by Bob James.
• "Forever and a day" contains a sample of "Tubular Bells, Pt. 1", written and performed by Mike Oldfield.

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

References

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3. Madden, Michael (November 20, 2015). "Freddie Gibbs – Shadow of a Doubt". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
4. Slingerland, Calum (November 18, 2015). "Freddie Gibbs Shadow of a Doubt". Exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
5. Lanre Bakare (November 19, 2015). "Freddie Gibbs: Shadow of a Doubt review – part macho throwback, part hip-hop modernist". The Guardian. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
6. Nelson, Keith (November 25, 2015). "Freddie Gibbs - Shadow Of A Doubt". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
7. "NME Reviews - Freddie Gibbs - 'Shadow Of A Doubt'". Nme.Com. November 18, 2015. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
8. "Freddie Gibbs: Shadow of a Doubt". Pitchfork. November 20, 2015. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
9. "Freddie Gibbs: Shadow of a Doubt". PopMatters. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
10. "Shadow of a Doubt". iTunes. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
11. "Freddie Gibbs - Shadow of a Doubt". Discogs. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
12. "Freddie Gibbs - Pronto EP". Discogs. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
13. "Freddie Gibbs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
14. "Freddie Gibbs Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
15. "Freddie Gibbs Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2015.