How Freddie Gibbs And The Alchemist Cooked Up “Alfredo“ | The Formula S2E3

After years working separately, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist had all the ingredients they needed for a front-to-back classic when they finally linked up to make 2020’s “Alfredo.“ Here, the pair breaks down the making of “Skinny Suge,“ the haunting confessional that finds Gibbs reliving the trauma of having one foot in the rap game and one deep in the streets of Gary. Watch other 2nd season episodes early at • Westside Gunn Conductor Williams (Saturday, Nov. 13) • Tierra Whack J Melodic (Saturday, Nov. 20) Rodney Carmichael | November 12, 2021 The Grammys was never the goal for Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist. Anyone intimately familiar with the hard-hitting discographies of both underground kings knows this all too well. But when their joint album “Alfredo“ — a mafioso-inspired combination of both their names — earned a nod for Best Rap Album last year it was one of the rare occasions that the Academy got hip-hop right.