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He still makes an art out of violent imagery (on the potent 'Flat Tummy Tea' he threatens to stab 'white Jesus' with a sword), but now has developed much more of a philosophical edge, too. Thomas Hobbs of NME labelled Bandana the 'best rap album of 2019', praising Gibbs' improved lyricism compared to Piñata and Madlib's inventive use of samples: 'On Bandana, Gibbs hits another level as a lyricist. Īccompanied by a perfect score, Dean Van Nguyen of The Guardian described the album as 'unvarnished and utterly dazzling hip-hop', highlighting Gibbs' performance and the production and direction of Madlib. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 8.1 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 88, based on 23 reviews. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresīandana was met with widespread critical acclaim. The following year, they joined El Michels Affair at their Long Island City studio to record The Diamond Mine Sessions, three new versions of tracks for Amazon Music. Released in December 2019, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib performed a short set for the NPR Tiny Desk series, backed by New York soul band El Michels Affair. The third single, 'Giannis' featuring rapper Anderson. On May 30, the second single 'Crime Pays' was released along with the album's release date being confirmed for June 28. On May 28, 2019, the official album cover was revealed, featuring Madlib's animated alter-ego Quasimoto wearing a bandana around his neck and sitting on a zebra as they watch buildings in Hollywood being set on fire. A titular non-album single, 'Bandana' featuring the dancehall artist Assassin, was released on March 5, 2019. Gibbs and Madlib released the lead single 'Flat Tummy Tea' on February 20, 2019. The day after the album's release, Madlib tweeted that he made all the beats for Bandana on his iPad. His lyrical content on the album has been described as 'veer between cynicism and empathy'. Gibbs has described the album as a 'manifesto', stating that he wrote the majority of his lyrics while incarcerated and expecting to 'go away for ten years'. On May 11, 2019, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib announced that Bandana will be the second installment of a planned trilogy, following Piñata, and that the third project will be called Montana. During Madlib's talk with Red Bull Music Academy on May 7, 2016, he announced that he and Freddie Gibbs will be releasing a second collaborative studio album called Bandana.