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Schoolboy Q featuring Freddie Gibbs “Ohio”

“Ohio” has three distinct sections and ten credited producers, so I have no idea who did what or which producer(s) may have been responsible for making this collection of beats flow so seamlessly. But the whole crew deserves a lot of credit for building up an incredible tension and heavy atmosphere, particularly in the moody and lightly jazzy first and third sections. I especially like the slow-mo funk of the bass line in the first part and how it flatters the warmth and grit in Schoolboy Q’s voice, and the dreary piano chords and plaintive sax in the final minute that complement the mournful quality of Freddie Gibbs’ vocal tone. There’s a heavy feeling through the whole track, and even if Q is spends a lot of the song flexing he still sounds like he’s passing through some dark cloud.

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