Freddie Gibbs And BJ The Chicago Kid Get Morose On iLL Brown’s “Friends”

If you were feeling the deep candor of Kanye West's "Real Friends," Chicago producer iLL Brown has assembled a worthy companion piece, simply called "Friends." Freddie Gibbs remerges with some pained bars, while BJ The Chicago Kid threads a lyrical sample of the titular Whodini track into a chorus that's wholly drained of funk, but still a good time. G-Wiz keeps the nostalgic melancholy going over iLL Brown's dusty, piano-driven boom-bap that will have you nodding your head to get the tears out your eyes.

Listen below. iLL Brown will release his Don’t Forget The Dope EP in fall 2017.