Bandana
by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
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Freddie Gibbs & Madlib bestography
Bandana is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib is Piñata which is ranked number 500 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,434.
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Bandana track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 03/25/2026 10:32 | drmicksweeney | 18 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/25/2026 09:35 | Kettwig | 1,341 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2026 01:48 | smrtboi21202 | 3 | 90/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 15:16 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,111 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:04 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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Good album, but not special.
Freddie Gibbs and Madlib fit together so perfectly. This album is very good without any standout track.
junodog4 11/27/2019 05:12 | #245213 | TOP COMMENT
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Lacks the impact of Pinata. That's not an insult to Bandana; more of a statement of how good Pinata was.
mdbaxter 09/16/2019 15:08 | #242677 | TOP COMMENT
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Madlib is a production legend and continues to show off his skills on this album. As a lyricist, Freddie Gibbs is an impressive rapper but his voice or his character lacks something. The music doesn't resonate with me as much as other projects. I couldn't really find a song that I loved. It's not a bad album by any means, it just didn't mean that much to me.
Rap is clearly today's pop. Sometimes it's time to stop listening to Future, Travis Scott and Cardi B, who dominate streaming platforms and listen to the songs of more demanding rap artists such as Freddie Gangsta Gibbs and producer Madlib. "Bandana" is the second album of their trilogy started with "Piñata" in 2014 which is considered a hip-hop classic. The formula has been improved: Gibbs' prosody is more inventive than ever, his rhymes kicks with humor, bravado and political awareness, while veteran Madlib shines as in the 2000s with "Jaylib" and "Madvillain". I want say that "Bandana" is one of the best albums of the year (probably the best), and I think it deserves its place among the best rap albums of the 2010's. Madlib and Gibbs have clearly designed the perfect project, proving to what point they complement each other very well.
9/10
Best track: "Palmolive (feat. Pusha T & Killer Mike)"
Good album.
Favorite tracks: Half Manner Half Cocaine
B+
mickilennial 07/03/2019 15:38 | #238872
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Skinny 06/28/2019 21:04 | #238588 | TOP COMMENT
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Crackers came to Africa, ravaged, raffled and rummaged me, America was the name of their fucking company.
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