There are many unspoken categories for rappers and their music: Lyrical, entertainment, back packer, gangster, pop, etc… Radric “Gucci Mane” Davis is in a category all by his lonesome. Weather that’s a good or bad thing is irrelevant. The fact remains that Gucci Mane, in most cases, epitomizes every stereotype that is made available for a southern rapper. Many wonder why the name “Gucci Mane”. The answer to that question, most likely, will be the deepest you will ever travel into this artist’s persona, music, and style. He’s released countless mixed tapes, off hand independent albums, and now, three mainstream albums. With out a successful album under his belt, he presses on in the music industry with odd collaborations and an entourage full of circus acts and names to go with it: OJ Da Juiceman & Waka Flocka Flame. Armed with jewelry that looks faker than broken glass and bouncy club music, Gucci Mane has put on an entertaining circus act him self. Gucci’s Latest, The Appeal Georgia’s Most Wanted, has put on an even brighter light show of incoherent sentences, grammar that would disappoint a toddler, beats that make you want to dance around like a 50-year-old autistic person with immeasurable energy, and an overall disappointing arrangement of noise.
Gucci Mane begins this menacing ear terminator with a decent theme and sound in the introduction. Little Friend opens up with the Scare Face theme followed by your normal 808 bass, dull percussion, and dramatic horns. Though Bun B sounds the most intelligent on this song, he doesn’t delivery his usual hit, but he actually betters the song with his presence alone. As you come to the chorus: “came to the country with a dolla and a dream/ and a choppa and a team full of killas, what chu mean/ I’m a bad guy, a bad guy from start to da end/ say hello to my little friend/ I coulda been a doctor/ shoulda been a lawyer/ I go to court so much I coulda been my own employer/ Ima die dope boy/ always been a hustla/ started of a customer/ now I get it past customs”, you can’t help but hold your head while you shake it. It’s very doubtful that Gucci would be qualified; let alone welcome, in a court room for reasons other than defending his own life. His stint in the doctor’s office won’t differ any either.
Trap Talk takes Gucci Back to his Back To the Trap House vibe. This song is the same song as the previous song; the only difference is the chorus and the beat. Continuing with Missing, you hear the beat and immediately anticipate OJ Da Juiceman. Very bouncy and bass heavy, this song makes you scratch your head from beginning to end. It starts off with Sig H.B. making random sounds with his mouth and not making any sense at all what so ever. This track proves it self to be more of an annoyance than a song. Lyrically, Gucci Mane makes is third lap in the mindless imbecile marathon.
What’s It Gonna Be Has a beat worthy of to be on an album, but still falls short to a boring stand point mainly because of Gucci Mane’s lack of substance and lazy delivery. He rides the chorus pretty well, but he speaks on things that have been the topic of every other song on the radio for the past 10 years.
Making Love To The Money makes you question Gucci Mane for a moment. We won’t get into the beat because its generic and sounds like every other southern beat. Gucci Mane attempts to profess his focus on the money or exploit the slogan “money over bitches” in the chorus: “Maken love to the money, I swear the sex straight/ I kick dem hoes out, but let the money stay/ Maken love to the money like a sex tape/ I’m talking kim k/ I’m talking ray J!/ maken love to da money on da interstate/ cant keep my hands off her, we on a dinner date/ Im maken love to my money, shawty keep me straight/ I cant live with out her, I fuck her everyday”. This song has pause moments all over the place. Ultimately, its Gucci Mane’s pathetic attempt at being creative by personifying money (as if that hasn’t been don’t before (Nas)).
Gucci Time features Swizz Beatz and makes you want to smack Swizz while telling him to stick to making beats and leave the mic skills to people that actually have mic skills. The beat gets a thumb up. Over all this song is hard hitting and forces you to go into your swag once your hear it. As we move along to Party Animal we continue the bounce and actually begin to tolerate the album, mainly because of the beat. Gucci continues making laps with lyrics like “She lyin through da EA/ smoken outa elway/ I fuck with them the long way/ but I don’t ride with passenger/ two seater, row eater, my car is a cannible/ just ate up the parking lot… (not able to comprehend the end of that line)”.
Remember When has a faded Ray J on the chorus and a lagging beat that causes Gucci Mane to rap slower than normal. What makes it worse, Gucci yells to get his point across causing him to sound like a retard even more.
Haterade is the albums one and only high point where Gucci Mane gets beat by a girl, Lyrically. Nicki Minaj stripes her self of all the cartoony antics and gets down and dirty on pharrell’s mellow beat with nothing but lyrics. Although you’re reminded of reasons why Pharrell should not sing, you get a chance to enjoy this song nonetheless. Its Alive is the exact opposite of it’s title. This song is so boring its dead. Prepare for a quick nap as you listen to this song.
Gucci Mane continues to kill hime self on this album with lines like “I’m so fuckin paid, I just bought the dollar sign”. Even the most simple minded of listeners will shake their heads while listening to The Appeal Georgia’s Most Wanted. What we have to realize is; Gucci Mane wasn’t sent here to make us think. He wasn’t sent here to make us dance and have a good time. He was sent here to make us bounce when we’re bored. When you want to be silly after getting out of the shower, put on a Gucci tape. When you need to stay up late at night while driving from state to state, play Weirdo on full blast. Be sure not to sing along, and do not play his music while operating heavy machinery. The Appeal Georgia’s Most Wanted shows Gucci’s growth as far as production, but keeps Gucci Mane’s music in a fast food rap category. It barely sounds good, serves its purpose for the moment, and ultimately is not good for you. This may sound like hate to some of you, but if you like Gucci Mane’s music, you’re right. I hate you. Lol just playing. Every one has their opinion, and this album just so happened to make my opinion over shadow all the dynamics for writing an unbiased review.
1.) Little Friend – 3/5
2.) Trap Talk – 2.7/5
3.) Missing – 2.4/5
4.) What’s It Gonna Be – 3/5
5.) Making Love To The Money – 2/5
6.) <span>Gucci Time</span> ft Swizz Beatz – 3/5
7.) Party Animal – 3/5
8.) Remember When ft Ray J – 2.2/5
9.) Haterade ft Nicki Minaj & Pharrell – 3.6/5
10.) It’s Alive ft Swizz Beatz – 2/5
11.) ODog ft Wyclef Jean – 3.1/5
12.) Dollar Sign – 3.1/5
13.) Brand New – 3/5
14.) Weirdo – 2/5
15.) Grown Man ft Estelle – 2.9/5
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