The Alchemist and Freddie Gibbs head to the Land of the Rising Sun for the sequel to their critically acclaimed album Alfredo that they dropped in 2020. And to commemorate this special occasion, they released the first single “1995”; revealed the album art; a tracklist that’s broken down into three acts with features from Anderson .Paak, Larry June and JID; plus a 15-minute short film directed by Nick Walker entitled Alfredo: The Movie that they filmed on location in Japan.
The movies’s synopsis reads as follows:
“Equal parts yakuza noir and Ghost Dog, the film casts Gibbs and The Alchemist as partners navigating a seedy, hyper-stylized version of the city’s criminal underground. They’ve traded pasta for noodles, operating out of a humble ramen shop while studying ancient methods of preparation, boiling bones by day and laundering money by night. Alleyway negotiations, back room deals in smoky izakayas and warrior monk training montages — it’s a bold reintroduction to the duo’s creative universe steeped in noir aesthetics, shadowy criminal underworlds and razor-sharp bars.”
The duo is also planning an exclusive drop of 100 signed vinyl records available only on Amazon, and they also partnered with HVW8 Gallery in L.A. and streetwear label Babylon for a special event sponsored by Amazon Music’s Rotation on Saturday, July 19, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., when the vinyl will be available for purchase online. The event will include a photo exhibition, advance album listening, short film screening, and a limited apparel capsule with Babylon, according to a press release.
Here’s the tracklist and features:
Act I
1. “1995”
2. “Mar-A-Lago”
3. “Lemon Pepper Steppers:
4. “Ensalada” (Feat. Anderson .Paak)
5. “Empanadas”
Act II
6. “Skinny Suge II”
7. “Feeling” (Feat. Larry June)
8. “I Still Love H.E.R.”
9. “Shangri La”
10. “Gas Station Sushi”
Act III
11. “Lavish Habits”
12. “Gold Feet” (Feat. JID)
13. “Jean Claude”
14. “A Thousand Mountains”
And you can listen to “1995” and watch Alfredo: The Movie below.
Alfredo 2 is set to release on July 25.
