Anyone who proclaims Gary, Indiana critical darling Freddie Gibbs as 2009's premier rookie rapper clearly has not heard Playboy Tre. Which isn't an affront to Gibbs; on "Womb 2 the Tomb," he and fellow newcomer Pill (who sounds like Plies, except talented) wax tongue-twisted, gangstafied conceit over a damp, eerie organ riff and howling soul sample. The track is every bit as somber as a drive through Gary's vacant streets. [Fader]










playboy tre is definitely not a better rapper than freddie gibbs