Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs and veteran producer Madlib seemed an unlikely pairing when they first announced their 'MadGibbs' collaboration. Their 2011 single, "Thuggin'," preceded their debut LP by a whole three years, stoking anticipation and fuelling doubts about the project's fate. Upon arrival, Piñata was showered in acclaim by critics and fans alike, with many calling it one of the best records of 2014.

A lot can be gleamed through exploring Gibbs' interpolations and Madlib's ever-esoteric samples. The wide array of sampled materials form an intriguing cultural roadmap, at the centre of which is the duo's 2014 debut. It can teach us about cultural assets both revered and long forgotten, an inadvertent exploration by way of artistic recontextualisation. With Madvillainy already explored and Bandana on the horizon, it's about time we dove into the dense, exploitation-tinged soundscape of MadGibbs' Piñata.