You Only Live 2wice
by Freddie Gibbs
  • Record Label: Empire
  • Release Date: Mar 31, 2017
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 40
  3. Negative: 3 out of 40
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  1. bigmiiike4k
    Apr 5, 2017
    9
    This album hard. With Gibbs recent acquittal, there are some very introspective moments in this album. It is nothing short of amazing that this album seamlessly picks up where he left off w/Shadow of a Doubt.
  2. RGKDR
    Apr 2, 2017
    10
    Gibbs continues to innovate. This is a great album, with continuity, thought, and passion. YOL2 is basically a snapshot of Gibbs life right now. He explains his current problems with his usual lyrical ingenuity and great flow (which is unmatched in the game right now). As for the cons there are a couple weak tracks including Phone Lit and the album I feel should have been a bit longer withGibbs continues to innovate. This is a great album, with continuity, thought, and passion. YOL2 is basically a snapshot of Gibbs life right now. He explains his current problems with his usual lyrical ingenuity and great flow (which is unmatched in the game right now). As for the cons there are a couple weak tracks including Phone Lit and the album I feel should have been a bit longer with this epic story being told (only 8 tracks). Also I feel like there should have been a bit more energy and passion on some tracks. Overall I rated this on how much I enjoyed it compared to other releases lately and that is a 10/10 for me.… Expand

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. The Wire
    Aug 8, 2017
    70
    The inconsistency here might grate but if you focus on Freddie’s spellbinding raps the story is cohesive and fearless. [Jun 2017, p.77]
  2. Mojo
    May 23, 2017
    60
    A trippy reined-in take on Madlib's psychedelia across a powerfully conversational ode to person resurrection winningly contrasted against past druggy misdemeanours. [Jul 2017, p.93]
  3. HipHopDX
    Apr 11, 2017
    78
    Each of the eight songs on You Only Live 2wice can be taken as different scenes from a movie, with the one-trick pony effect dulling brighter moments such as “Homesick.”
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