In one of the more interesting and unexpected blunt sessions of the year, Yours Truly presents Freddie Gibbs rolling up with indie-rock newcomers Best Coast at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival. While this isn’t Freddie Gibbs’ first collaborative effort with lo-fi-leaning Californians, it certainly serves as the most introspective. Here are three things that I noticed from Gangsta Gibbs’ smoke break.
1. “We’ve both been Freddie-d.” — Much like Bill Simmons’ new LeBron James-influenced euphemism for masturbating, I think Best Coast lead singer Bethany Cosentino just coined the newest euphemism for one too many blunts to the face.
2. Freddie’s smoking tolerance — We all know Freddie likes to smoke–a lot. But was it eye-opening to just me that one human being can smoke (individually or shared) 21-30 blunts per day? By himself he keeps the guy selling him cigars at the Circle K employed and Swisher Sweets in business.
3. The Wal-Mart Effect’s presence in the Californian medical marijuana industry — Freddie’s reluctance to supporting weed refineries in California couldn’t have been understated enough. Without making too much of a shameless plug for Charles Fishman’s manifesto, the author argues that Wal-Mart has a detrimental, economic crowding-out effect of smaller, independent businesses in most markets–an idea that is directly correlated with Gibbs’ assertion of the dispensaries’ bully-like presence. While I’m sure that Fishman didn’t intend for his opinion to stretch into the black market, I’m assuming he wouldn’t disagree with Gibbs’ sentiments. Why buy your buds (or your Miracle Whip) from a faceless, apathetic corporation when you can get the hands-on, individualized service of your local Saul Silver (or Mom-and-Pop grocery store)?
Via Pitchfork
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the author argues in it that Wal-Mart has a detrimental, economic crowding-out effect of smaller, independent businesses in most markets
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sorry, mom and pop stores did it to themselves. Wal Mart types have varying customer service, yes, but their price ranges allow the less fortunate among us to have things they normally couldn’t, or more of the things they normally have scarce amounts of. Those types of stores are a blessing to all below the upper-middle class. Plus stores like Wal Mart’s provide the convenience of not having to drive around to different stores to get the different things you need.
I would also prefer to get my weed from a dispensary to avoid going to jail. AND… i wouldnt have to wait on this motherfucker to hit me back because it normally has been 5 hours and he was like “gimme 10 minutes”.
Gibbs is my hero.
@ PandasNeedRealism
You bring an interesting point not many people considered, but I don’t think that low prices justify the problems Wal-Mart causes. The super low prices Wal-mart charges will not remain that way forever. Wal-mart sets its priceless low to kill the competition and then once no one is left to compete Wal-Mart raises the prices. Soon you have Wal-Mart and maybe one or two other companies in the market. Once that happens you can say by by to low prices. When Wal-Mart becomes the biggest player in the market there is no incentive to provide proper or better products. So eventually you will be forced to by shitty products for a high price.
On the topic of marijuana, I agree with Freddie, don’t legalize but decriminalize it. If corporations had the authority to grow weed it would suck. Marijuana would just become the tobacco industry. Imagine all the weed you could smoke filled with chemicals and shit. Decriminalize so I can grow it and smoke safely!
If it’s legalized you can still grow your own weed. Also, there will always be a boutique market for the more discerning stoner. Or just move to Canada.
The super low prices Wal-mart charges will not remain that way forever
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thats the beautiful thing though, when this happens, the next generation of k marts, i mean wal marts comes about to lower prices. Its a beautiful and easily repeatable business model.
Or just move to Canada.
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They charge insane amounts of money if you arent able to get citizenship. it sucks.
you know you high, when you talk about being high.
GOT DAMN! he smokes that much… well i hope he is alive to release a few classics..
Walmart’s economies of scale are too great for that to happen. Unions are severely curtailed therefore they pay as little as possible. Suppliers, at least smaller one, end up going out too … it’s a chain reaction that blights communities. PeBut keep picking up that extra large pack of whatever it is people get at Walmart.
I bet Curren$y wants to give him a pack of J papers so bad. haha.
it’s a chain reaction that blights communities.
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that removes mom and pop stores from communities yes. but wal marts do provide more jobs, however menial they are, than mom and pop stores to those communities. I have yet to see an area get worse after a wal mart came to town. the fact that k mart and sears have both gone out of business shows that when companies like that get too high and mighty, someone else will step in and take their place. we have to think big picture, and in the big picture, lower prices and more jobs is better than higher prices and good customer service.
Not to be a asshole, but this was written twice:
While this isn’t Freddie Gibbs’ first collaborative effort with lo-fi-leaning Californians, it certainly serves as the most introspective. Here are the three things that I noticed from Gangsta Gibbs
I heard one song by Best Coast and it was pretty catchy, gonna have to check for that album, but man they looked so out of place when next to Gibbs.
As right as I posted the comment, you fixed it. Good work lol.
Gangsta Gibbs is “gangsta” done right in 2010.
gangsta gibbs was exxxxtra faded in that vid. lol
both of thm lovely ladies look like they wanna fuck dude.esp bc.da blond just giggln lookn goofy
o wait she aint a blond!!!
yall aint evn peep dog said “intervent-ths dick!”gibbs da funniest. thn he had da coming 2 america reference at da end ther…had thm poor girls “dazed n confused”…tht was lame…lol
Got to meet Freddie at S.O.B.’s Tuesday night: such a cool, down to earth, and humble cat. I can’t understand how one would smoke 20 plus blunts a day and still exercise the type of breath control he had on stage. Two blunts or more every hour your awake haha?
And speaking on the budliness, as Mac Dre said:
“Go get your weed from the store, the legit way. Quit thuggin out and drivin your buckets to the turf to get your weed, drive something legit and get your weed from the store.”
He was right, it is far easier to deal with the stores that will give you a choice of edibles, hash, and various buds rather than the budman who is unreliable and doesn’t make edibles or always have hash!
Got to meet Freddie at S.O.B.’s the other night: cool as hell, real down to earth and humble cat. 20 plus blunts a day, damn, roughly 2 or more for every hour your awake? How the hell does he control his breath so well during double-time flows throughout concerts?
Also, as Mac Dre said, “Quit thuggin out, quit drivin your buckets to the turf and gettin your weed, drive something legit and get your weed from the store … like a real boss.”
fascinating vid. gibbs is a god. those indy rockers didn’t know what hit em
Freddie Gibbs must be burning that street corner swag to have to light up that many joints. Get a hint, Fred, medical cannabis is the way to go. You want to the keep the local weedman in business? That is probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. Legalize it!