“Extra sauce with the bread stuck to the bottom.” If you’re not from Chicago or one of the few lucky cities that now has a Harold’s Chicken Shack, this line might have gone over your head. Nevertheless, even if you missed that reference, the beauty of this song is the way that both the instrumental and the vocals create and sustain that nostalgic vibe without being bombastic, demanding that you “get it.” Like a well-delivered personal tangent at a dinner party, an inside joke, the song keeps you engaged even while it alienates you. As we have seen time and time again, Madlib and Freddie Gibbs are a very exciting pair. Their collaborative album, Pinata, arrives in early 2014. Be prepared.

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