Freddie Gibbs ft. Alley Boy - Rob Me a N*gga

Freddie Gibbs - Rob Me a N*gga

Featuring: Alley Boy

Producer: Big K.R.I.T.

Album: Unreleased

Label: CTE

Most of us (I hope) can’t even imagine the circumstances that would drive us to consider armed robbery against a friend and neighbor who’s in equally dire straits, but such are the conditions that plague inner-city residents across the country. On unreleased cut Rob Me a N*gga, gangsta-turned-rap messiah Freddie Gibbs gives us a glimpse into the headspace of a hood forced to take penitentiary chances simply to pay the bills. Doing double-duty as hookman and producer, Big K.R.I.T. sets an appropriately somber mood behind the boards, layering acoustic-guitar arpeggios over mournful strings as Gibbs rationalizes victimizing a man who “...used to be [his] n*gga” just a year before: “Maybe me and him were never friends in the first place / Don’t mean a thing ‘cause we share the same birthplace.” Atlantic Records/Duct Tape emcee Alley Boy goes even further on the back, plotting murder in order to keep his pockets, and his stomach full. While this bleak (but technically dazzling) joint isn’t attached to any forthcoming Gibbs release, it can be found on Alley Boy’s Definition of F*ck Sh*t 2 mixtape, released last week and available now online.

This song first appeared on the Independent Chart on August 8, 2011

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Mr Smith DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 222	Rating: Mr Smith's Top Rated Songs it's ok
	Posted on Aug 03, 2011

Aussie_Accents Tastemaker Total Ratings: 2949	Rating: Aussie_Accents's Top Rated Songs At first I was wondering why the production reminded me of someone, then I saw it was Big K.R.I.T. and I was like, 'Ohh, that's why I'm enjoying this so much.' Alley Boy's verse was pretty dam good, Freddie Gibbs doing what he does best. All around a very enjoyable track, wish K.R.I.T. would've dropped a verse but then this is still awesome.
	Posted on Aug 03, 2011

DJ Z DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 11866	Rating: DJ Z's Top Rated Songs You don't have to be from the hood (I grew up in the burbs) to appreciate what is going on here. Gibbs doesn't even need to be understood as a man/human being to be appreciated musically. He just grabs you with his vocals/story and makes you feel his pain/passion. Ditto for Krit, who was limited to a solid hook contribution. Follow @DJBooth
	Posted on Aug 03, 2011