letz talk abt gucci mane

gl gucci

― lag∞n, Sunday, September 22, 2013 9:16 AM Bookmark

heading back to jail

Facing up to 20 years on federal gun charges

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/03/showbiz/gucci-mane-federal-weapons-charges/index.html

Released a new full-length via Bandcamp on Christmas Day:

The State vs. Radric Davis II: The Caged Bird Sings

http://guccimane1017bricksquad.bandcamp.com/album/the-state-vs-radric-davis-the-caged-bird-sings#

Just started streaming it but he sounds kinda sleepy.

Three new Gucci Mane albums yesterday: Purple Album (ft. Young Thug); White Album (ft. Peewee Longway) and Green Album (ft. Migos).

Purple Album sounds OK but hardly has any Gucci verses on it. White Album is sounding awesome on first listen. Not sure if I can stomach more Migos flow though so I might skip Green Album unless people recommend it.

http://gucci1017.bandcamp.com/

So none of those Gucci albums got any attention, but the Purple and White albums are all above average late-period Gucci tapes. I think White Album is maybe my fav 1017 release of the year so far. Peewee Longway is positioning himself as 1017's answer to Meek Mill, which is a great thing to be

he still throws out something dope every once in awhile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdpwRjhngwA

"I'm a trap god / trapping out Econo Lodge..."

Probably grading on a curve at this point, but Trap God 3 is sounding really good. Some nice Mike Will tracks here

Trap God 3 is way better than it has any right to be at this point.

Funny how his tape with the best verses/beats/song concepts is also somehow one of the ones with the worst sound quality. Not complaining though; I wasn't expecting a tape this enjoyable from him again until at least 2016

fans overseas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=040_G-RL7qI

gonna compile a coffee table book of every time a new gucci mane mixtape dropped and someone was like "hey, this one is actually good!"

Maybe it's because a lot of them are good?

ill coffee table book sarge

feel like u cld just do a list?

Holy shit: Gucci put out three albums earlier this summer that I had never even heard of: Gucci Vs. Guwop, The Oddfather and Trap House 4. I dunno if I'll ever get around to listening to those; I feel like I am still catching up with last year's World War 3 trilogy

Anyway, Gucci's quality control has dipped hard over the last year or so, and a few bad tapes in particular left a sour taste in my mouth (Trap Back 2 marked the start of an ugly slide imo). But overall I'm surprised how much worthwhile music the guy continues to put out. I would've assumed his incarceration would have rendered his latest tapes almost worthless by now, but every few months he still manages to put out a really worthwhile release

his archives must be just voluminous

When did he have the time to do all the crime though? Dude obv lives in the studio when he's not in jail.

Could some kindhearted soul compile a 'best of' from these last dozen or so tapes?

Just download Trap God 3 and you're done, the tape rips. It's beautiful.

a certain perennial goon just posted this to fb, a zip of his fav gucci tracks of 2014

http://www.sharebeast.com/tc8kbrqga07o
1. C.N.O.T.E. Vs. Gucci Intro (produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E) (from C.N.O.T.E. Vs. Gucci)
2. Already (produced by Drumma Boy) (from Trap House 4)
3. My Customer (ft. Yung Fresh & Jose Guapo) (produced by Purps of 808 Mafia) (from Brick Factory Vol. 1)
4. Top In The Trash (ft. Chief Keef) (produced by Mike WiLL Made-It) (from Trap House 4)
5. Tore Up (produced by C4) (from The Oddfather)
6. Drop My Top (produced by Zaytoven) (from Gucci vs Guwop)
7. Finger Waves (produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E) (from Trap God 3)
8. Trappin Out The Mansion (produced by Bangladesh) (from East Atlanta Santa)
9. Loser (produced by 808 Mafia) (from The Return of Mr. Perfect)
10. Serve On (ft. Peewee Longway & Quavo) (produced by TrapMoneyBenny) (from Brick Factory Vol. 1)
11. Stoner 2 Times (ft. Young Thug) (produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E) (from Young Thugga Mane La Flare)
12. Don't Loose No Load (ft. Chief Keef) (produced by Mike WiLL Made-It) (from Big Gucci Sosa)
13. Pour Me Up (ft. Peewee Longway, MPA Duke & MPA Wicced) (produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E) (from Felix Brothers)
14. Making Money (produced by Purps of 808 Mafia) (from Trap God 3)
15. Sopranos (ft. OJ da Juiceman) (produced by Purps of 808 Mafia) (from Felix Brothers)
16. Swole Pocket Shawty (produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E) (from Trap God 3)

no 'night rider' no credibility

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdpwRjhngwA

i was not too into his output this year but ill check it

Another trilogy of mixtapes this week. Anybody heard them? From this point out I'm probably only going to check out his tapes when somebody recommends them; the post-prison drop has been pretty steep

I love Gucci but If you're still keeping up with this stuff you have way more patience (and time) than me. The slew of mixtapes seems more like a ridiculously transparent attempt to maintain some relevance whilst incarcerated, not sure it's working though and as I read somewhere recently he could perhaps learn from Lil Boosie in that respect.

That's an element of that, but what he's doing goes so far beyond simple maintenance. He's on track for 12-15 mixtapes in a year

I think he has 9 new ones out this year already.

Some brave soul should compile a year-end best of in December

i posted on in this thread that someone made for 2014, its right there if u scroll up

i haven't listened to a new gucci mane mixtape since... 2012?

i listened to 'zone 6 to duval' today. his new stuff doesn't come even in the same ballpark at that era

i have a personal boycott against this new stuff for a number of reasons i suggest you all join me

The slew of mixtapes seems more like a ridiculously transparent attempt to maintain some relevance whilst incarcerated, not sure it's working though and as I read somewhere recently he could perhaps learn from Lil Boosie in that respect.

― grant holt (prettylikealaindelon), Thursday, March 19, 2015 3:57 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

i wouldn't assume that much or any of this is happening with his full consent

There was an article maybe half a year ago that explained how these tapes are made. The gist, if I recall, was that the producers compile the songs, but Gucci still calls the shots and essentially has final edit, even from behind bars—that he suggests themes, points out which verses go with which choruses, where guests belong, etc. I'm guessing that account overstated how active Gucci is in the whole process; he's probably not quite as hands on as all that, but at the very least this is all happening with his consent

i have trouble believing gucci was putting together projects with raury and andy milonakis but idk maybe he needs teh $

gucci has no involment in all this new stuff.

Even if he doesn't sweat the artistic details, I think he's still very much in the loop about the business details. His mixtape empire is a machine that he built, and it's in his best interest to keep it running.

There's also a great anecdote in some article about Young Thug about how one of the labels courting Thug just assumed they could pluck him, since there was no way 1017 had all its legal contracts in order, but sure enough, 1017 did. It's a more orderly operation than it sometimes seems on the surface

http://www.thefader.com/2015/10/01/gucci-mane-oral-history-hard-to-kill

Burn One: Gucci had like this childlike wonderment with his music. This enthusiasm and energy. Just giddy. When he would write a line that he thought was clever or something he would just start laughing, like a little kid if they just cracked a little joke or something, you know? He got off on his own stuff. Not in an egotistical way, but like, “Man, that was cool. Look at what I did with that right there,” or whatever. He was amused by himself. He would say stuff to get a rise out of himself and other people. I was inspired just seeing his inspiration in it.

piece was great

Letz talk abt The Spot. It's good! Some thought went into making it!

https://twitter.com/charlieputh/status/667705411995377668

and this thread finally captures the full hype life cycle of a post-millennium gangster rap artist

https://youtu.be/OR0VXmpumx4

lol vince staples is v funny

he's out!

and ripped!

http://www.tmz.com/2016/05/26/gucci-mane-free-out-of-jail/

first song is fire : https://soundcloud.com/user-816750376/first-day-out-mix-1-dirty

"got pitney bowes in my livin room"

Hey, these new songs are pretty good. Album should be solid.

guwop home w/ young thug is excellent imo