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Shadow of a Doubt is the second studio album by American rapper Freddie Gibbs. It was released on November 20, 2015, by ESGN and Empire Distribution.[1]

Shadow of a Doubt
Studio album by Freddie Gibbs
Released	November 20, 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Hip hop
Length	60:05
Label	ESGN Empire
Producer	Freddie Gibbs (exec.) Lambo (exec.) Speakerbomb (exec.) Akeel Bentley Haze Boi-1da Blair Norf Frank Dukes J Reid Kaytranada Murda Beatz Mike Dean Mikhail Pops Superville Superdriiv Sledgren Tarentino
Freddie Gibbs chronology
Knicks (Remix) (2014) Shadow of a Doubt (2015) You Only Live 2wice (2017)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	B[3]
Exclaim!	8/10[4]
The Guardian	[5]
HipHopDX	[6]
NME	4/5[7]
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10[8]
PopMatters	[9]

Shadow of a Doubt received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2] Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound said, "Even with all its different sounds, Shadow of a Doubt leaves one clear impression: Freddie Gibbs is a restless artist who continues to find meaning in his Gary story and beyond, knowing that the details can prepare him for whatever comes next."[3] Keith Nelson Jr. of HipHopDX said, "When he ends the album with “Cold Ass Nigga,” the most demonstrably aggressive verse on the album, you realize Shadow of a Doubt isn't Gibbs flipping to go pop, but a man secure enough in the foundation he has laid to take a leap of faith."[6] Max Mertens of Pitchfork Media stated "While the final result is less cohesive, and could benefit from trimming two or three songs, there’s no denying Gibbs’ versatility."[8]

Track listing

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• "Lately" and "Basketball Wives" features additional vocals by Duntea Davis
• "Lately" features additional vocals by Paxton "Paxman" Miller
• "10 Times" features additional vocals by Brittany B
• "Insecurities" features additional vocals by River Tiber
• "Diamonds" features additional vocals by 12til

Sample credits

• "Careless" contains a sample of "Amazing", written and performed by George Michael.
• "Fuckin' Up the Count" contains samples of audio from various episodes of The Wire.
• "Extradite" contains a sample of "Nautilus", written and performed by Bob James.
• "Forever and a day" contains a sample of "Tubular Bells, Pt. 1", written and performed by Mike Oldfield.

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[13]	76
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14]	11
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15]	4

References

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