Piñata
by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

Piñata by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
Year: 2014
Release date: 2014-03-18
Overall rank: 491st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 498 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 2014 (6th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 2010s (67th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (491st)

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Freddie Gibbs & Madlib bestography

Piñata is ranked as the best album by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib.

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Piñata track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Piñata rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 491st | 2010s rank: 67th | 2014 rank: 6th
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2026 covecoveOverall Chart 301-40071/100 -
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of 20143/1005
2026saltysurpriseTop 42 Music Albums of 20144/425
2026 zags7000Overall 401-50042/100 -
2026tyleraeppsTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s20/10016
2026jlsfourthTop 100 Albums of the 21st Century88/100 -
2026leniadTop 201-300 Greatest Music Albums34/100 -
2026KettwigTop 21 Music Albums of 201411/213
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s65/1007
2026 pedro19762025: Most Played9/100 -
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of 201458/1002
2026 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s37/10013
2026sweetnessTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s5/10019
2026jdizzle1234562010-201418/60 -
2026blueandthemoonTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s18/10017
2026tyleraeppsTop 100 Greatest Music Albums60/10041
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 89 Music Albums of 201437/893
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s86/1003
2026 SomethingSpecialTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s90/1002
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s57/1009
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 439
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 3,497
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Piñata ratings

Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 498 votes)
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04/29/2026 01:39 oilnoilnoilnoil  Ratings distribution  26977/100
 
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04/02/2026 13:02 benfloris  Ratings distribution  689/100
 
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01/14/2026 14:01 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,67070/100
 
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12/20/2025 23:27 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,46864/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.3/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.

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90/100
From 12/26/2022 13:01 | #292227
Album Rating: 83.50
(1,336/16)

1.Supplier. 88
2.Scarface. 85
3.Deeper. 81
4.High (Feat. Danny Brown). 86
5.Harold's. 89
6.Bomb (Feat. Raekwon). 91
7. Shitsville. 94
8. Thuggin'. 84
9.Real. 76
10.Uno. 74
11.Robes (Feat. Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt). 81
12.Broken (Feat. Scarface). 83
13.Lakers (Feat. Ab-Soul & Polyester The Saint). 76
14.Knicks. 78
15.Shame (Feat. BJ The Chicago Kid). 78
16.Watts (Feat. Big Time Watts). N/A
17.Pinata (Feat. Domo Genesis, G-Wiz, Casey Veggies, Sulaiman, Meechy Darko & Mac Miller). 90
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Rating:  
85/100
From 07/28/2022 00:45 | #287897
Deu muita liga!!!
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Rating:  
80/100
From 12/01/2021 18:09 | #276955
This album is really good. The flow, charisma, and beats all go together real well. Doesn't disappoint. I don't know if it's as good as Madvillainy but its good.
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80/100
From 06/12/2021 00:36 | #270559
Great album with incredible chemistry between Gibbs and Madlib. There is some fillers toward the end but still a great album.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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100/100
From 07/02/2020 22:37 | #254960
Perfect album. One of the best collaborations between 2 of the most amazing artists in their field. Legitimately couldn't find anything bad about this album.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
90/100
From 06/27/2020 23:32 | #254641
Piñata's got that old school vibe. Love it. Production is really dynamic.
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90/100
From 07/10/2019 23:08 | #239291
Awesome album.

Favorites: High, Bomb, Shitsville, Thuggin'
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From 07/07/2019 16:21 | #239080
Good album. The first half is better than the last half.

Favorite tracks: Deeper, High, Shitsville, Thuggin'

B+
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90/100
From 07/02/2019 01:09 | #238775
Starts to drag on, but the closer brings it back. Awesome way to end an album
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90/100
From 04/06/2019 16:07 | #234581
One of my favorite producers, Madlib, and one of the best gangsta rappers of his generation, Freddie Gibbs, collaborate on one of the best old school albums of the decade. We agree, "Piñata" does not represent a revolution in rap, we can even call this album nostalgic. Nostalgic of the time when we wore a pair of Jordans, where we did not have a cell phone and where Biggie was alive. But "Piñata" remains a very successful record, both in terms of production and performance of Freddie Gibbs. The duo works very well, even if listening to Piñata does not manage to forget the association of Madlib with DOOM on "Madvillainy", or Jaylib and his "Champion Sound". This album is perfect for fans of Madlib (like me) who will have the opportunity to put in the mouth of all new beats of the Loopdigga, but it will also satisfy listeners looking for a gangsta rap quality. As Gibbs himself says in opening of "Thuggin": "Niggas be like" Fred, you're not never lied ", Fuck the rap shit my gangsta been solidified, Still do my business on the side".
 
9/10

Best track: "Deeper"
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