Piñata

Piñata
250px Studio album by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
Released	March 18, 2014
Recorded	January 2011 - August 2013
Studio	The Bomb Shelter (Glendale, California)
Genre	Midwest hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Experimental hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Gangsta rap
Length	60:13 (Standard) ~ 3 Hours and 45 minutes (Deluxe)
Label	Madlib Invazion
Producer	Madlib, Ben "Lambo" Lambert (exec.), Eothen Alapatt (exec.) Alex Goose (Deluxe)

Piñata is the debut collaborative studio album by American rapper Freddie Gibbs and record producer Madlib. It was released in March 18, 2014 through Madlib Invazion. Recording sessions took place at The Bomb Shelter in Glendale, California from January 2011 to August 2013. Production was handled entirely by Madlib himself. It includes guest appearances from Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, Raekwon, Scarface, Ab-Soul, Polyester the Saint, Mac Miller, G-Wiz, Casey Veggies, Sulaiman, Meechy Darko, BJ the Chicago Kid and Big Time Watts.

The album debuted at #39 on the US Billboard 200, #11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #6 on the Independent Albums chart and #7 on the Top Rap Albums chart in the United States, with the sales of 9,000 copies in its first week. Pinata spawned the three singles: "Thuggin'", "Deeper" and "Shame". Pinata was met with widespread critical acclaim from music critics.

Track listing

1. "Supplier" - 0:48
2. "Scarface" - 2:06
3. "Deeper" - 3:19
4. "High" (feat. Danny Brown) - 2:57
5. "Harold's" - 2:49
6. "Bomb" (feat. Raekwon) - 3:43
7. "Shitsville" - 3:31
8. "Thuggin'" - 3:46
9. "Real" - 3:34
10. "Uno" - 2:47
11. "Robes" (feat. Domo Genesis and Earl Sweatshirt) - 5:04
12. "Broken" (feat. Scarface) - 4:08
13. "Lakers" (feat. Ab-Soul and Polyester the Saint) - 4:30
14. "Knicks" - 3:39
15. "Shame" (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid) - 3:03
16. "Watts" (feat. Big Time Watts) - 1:55
17. "Pinata" (feat. Domo Genesis, G-Wiz, Casey Veggies, Sulaiman, Meechy Darko and Mac Miller) - 8:33

Samples

Supplier

• "Get Up" by The Gaturs feat. Willie Tee

Scarface

• "Brooklynville" by OPA
• "Gang Busters Theme" by Gang Busters
• "I'm Gonna Make Love Last This Time" by The Inclinations
• "The Shoot Out" by Killarmy

Deeper

• "A Fool for You" by The Ledgends

High

• "I Get High" and "You Made My Life Beautiful" by Pure Magic feat. Pam Sawyer and Marilyn McLeod

Harold's

• "Let Me Be the First to Know" by Rose Royce

Bomb

• "Goblin" by Goblin
• "Interlude (Working on You)" by Lamont Dozier

Shitsville

• "A Blow for Me, A Toot for You" by Fred Wesley and The Horny Horns
• "Up Market" by Andy Quin

Thuggin'

• "Way Star" by Rubba
• "Never Gonna Let Him Know" by Debbie Taylor
• "Revenge Scene" from Black Sister's Revenge

Real

• "Leaves" by Food
• "Pot Au Feu" and "Blue Veils and Golden Sand" by Delia Derbyshire
• "S.D. Plissken" from Escape From New York

Uno

• "Shibolet" by Synergy

Robes

• "Sweet Dreamer" by Lenny White
• "Lady Ostrich" by Pookah

Broken

• "Wherever You Are" by Isaac Hayes

Lakers

• "Waiting" by Deniece Williams
• "Mercy Mercy Mercy" by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Knicks

• "I Care for You" by The Ovations feat. Louis Williams

Shame

• "Wish That You Were Mine" by The Manhattans

Watts

• "A Little Song for You" by Bobby Militello

Pinata

• "Hang Your Head in Shame" by New York City