![]() Gibbs peppers his verses on this album with references to the drug kingpin (see “Packages,” “Lately,” etc.) - played by Al Pacino in 1983’s Scarface – and I, the first-generation child of an immigrant, am also entranced by the idea of getting by with just my (metaphoric) balls and my word, as Pacino’s character puts it, living the lifestyle of the independent businessperson. It’s about the things people must often sacrifice in order to give their families a better life.Īlthough I admittedly exist outside of Gibbs’ world - the extent of my dealing has been selling my Adderall - we do have a few things in common (aside from both being rappers): one being an affinity for the hip-hop hero whose face adorns many an embroidered jacket and name many a rap album, Tony Montana. The rap game on the other hand? It’s “easier’n a motherfucker.” But Shadow of a Doubt is about more than just selling drugs and slinging verses. On “Narcos,” Freddie Gibbs gives it to us straight, almost right out of the gate: the dope game is hard. ![]()
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