{"id":7059,"date":"2025-07-28T14:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/?p=7059"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:55:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:55:46","slug":"freddie-gibbs-the-alchemist-alfredo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/freddie-gibbs-the-alchemist-alfredo-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddie Gibbs &amp; The Alchemist arrive with \u201cAlfredo 2\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The veteran <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/freddie-gibbs\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freddie Gibbs<\/a><\/strong> and the legendary producer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/the-alchemist\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Alchemist<\/a><\/strong> are back with <strong><em>Alfredo 2<\/em><\/strong>, the long-awaited sequel to their album <strong><em>Alfredo<\/em><\/strong>, released in 2020 to critical acclaim. Released on July 25, 2025, this 14-track project builds on the synergy that the duo is known for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First single and visual teaser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project was launched with the single <strong><em>1995<\/em><\/strong>, released on July 17, 2025, accompanied by a short film: <strong><em>Alfredo: The Movie<\/em><\/strong>, directed by <strong>Nick Walker<\/strong> and filmed in Tokyo. In this film, <strong>The Alchemist<\/strong> bring back <strong>Gibbs<\/strong> secluded in the city after his isolation in the mountains, weaving a film noir-inspired narrative around the album&#039;s thematic rhythms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Alfredo 2<\/em><\/strong> includes guests such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Anderson Paak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anderson Paak<\/a><\/strong> on <strong><em>Salad<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Larry June\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Larry June<\/a><\/strong> on <strong><em>Feeling<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/JID\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JID<\/a><\/strong> on <strong><em>Gold Feet<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Alfredo 2<\/em><\/strong> is a reminder of what happens when two masters stick together. While some critics feel it doesn&#039;t completely eclipse the original, it still offers a complex cinematic journey that cements <strong>Freddie Gibbs<\/strong> and <strong>The Alchemist<\/strong> as elite collaborators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Alfredo 2<\/em><\/strong> is now available for streaming via <strong>ESGN\/ALC\/Virgin Music Group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5WrpCQmbTUZuzNxGCPUFSV?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97d9fa7c673cd0a280cc2997802ce37b\">Download the app <strong>Magazine Hip-Hop<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ca\/app\/magazine-hip-hop\/id6746479131?l=fr-CA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>App Store<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/underground-network\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-1024x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-1024x169.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-768x127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-1536x254.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-2048x338.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reseau-social-Hip-Hop-1-18x3.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Freddie Gibbs and legendary producer The Alchemist return with \u201cAlfredo 2.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":7065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1760,1762,1758,670,1658,1761,606,1757],"class_list":["post-7059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usa","tag-alfredo-2","tag-anderson-paak","tag-freddie-gibbs","tag-hip-hop","tag-jid","tag-larry-june","tag-magazine-hip-hop","tag-the-alchemist"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7059"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7085,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7059\/revisions\/7085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}