Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

As there is still sizable time between us and the release of the album Pinata, the unlikely duo of Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs and California producer Madlib returned (September 24th) with their third collaborative EP, Deeper, featuring two new songs, instrumentals, and bonus beats. Already we’ve heard the title track, and now they’ve unveiled their latest effort’s other original collaboration, “Harold’s.” The record has a smooth backdrop of nice guitars and some deep drums, which is a perfect layout for the Midwestern phenom to deliver a unique and fresh sound of gangster lyrics.

Gibbs and Madlib have set a new release date for Piñata: February 4th, 2014 via Madlib Invazion. It promises appearances from Raekwon, Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt, Joey Bada$$, Ab Soul, BJ the Chicago Kid, and more.