letz talk abt gucci mane

quarks!! a+ typo

ha oops

that was genuine not knowing how to spell correctly u_u

but who knows, Zaytoven might know a thing or two about subatomic particles

in the "you learn something new" dept, i did not know that:

Quark is a type of fresh cheese, also known as tvorog, topfen, etc.

why does kanye west say topfen

serious question for deej and j0rdan, no zinging or snarkiness should be implied:

Mr. Zone 6 or Sir Lucious Left Foot?

haven't listened to the big boi in full yet, i'll get back to u

Yeah I don't know yet either

Jordan u shd post that para upthread on sms

alright

There hasn't been an American MC thats done it for me for ages but I've been digging this new mixtape. I mean Gucci always sounds like Gucci, his flow doesn't ever seem to change and neither does his lyrics unless you really dig in but its always solid and I've not heard anything worth listening to in MC led hip-hop for ages. So I'm pretty psyched. He's re-ignited my interest in US hip-hop which to be honest I've not really felt inspired by for ages, its a fucking minefield of shite trying to find the gems in this scene. But Gucci makes it a hell of a lot easier. Gonna treasure this guy untill the drought is over haha

Big up for this thread btw, I dunno if I would have heard much of his stuff without it. He's mostly off the radar round my way...

awesome

<3

i think ppl are conflating, like, voice & flow or something? idk i mean he always sounds like himself & slurs his words something crazy but i think camron for ex is a way worse offender in the lazy-flows contest. gucci isnt on like e-40 level, but hes definitely working on keeping his approach fresh u know?

Yeah, Gucci's flow is a non-issue. I mean, he's not Drake, if we're talking about dudes with one flow.

no i just mean he switches up his flow fairly frequently, it doesnt sound like he gets stuck on the same style to me. im wondering if ppl interpret 'flow' the way i do. flow is like, the rhythmic structure of yr voice. the way you arrange syllables. it seems to me hes better than most at switching that up. if ppl are talking about, like, his articulation, then yes, he always sounds like himself & isnt putting on like nikki minaj type accents or whatever

I think I've heard, I dunno 4/5 Gucci releases, maybe more... all mixtapes/albums whatever. Then loadsa singles and tubes... He's got a formular you can spot and a flow that is easy to spot. But I don't think its an issue yet. Mostly because of his beats though. He chooses some reall out there stuff you don't hear else where. He gets the drum machines doing fucked up skippy workouts that really kill it. His flow is good, it suits his stuff. Its all slow and lazy and kinda chilled out, which plays off his energectic tight skippy lo-fi fruity loop snare hits and twisted pretty hypnotic beats. The thing I like about him best is his flow and beats. His lyrics aint far off either, I'm just not a lyric guy really, I'm slow with that on all genres... but yeah to me, he's just got one flow, it aint a bad thing. I wouldn't change it, wouldn't want him to strain and fuck up at all. Its the best thing about Gucci that he's just Gucci, to many people fuck up and try and do something else.

yeah i think we're just defining flow differently & more or less agree?

deej v otm

no i just mean he switches up his flow fairly frequently, it doesnt sound like he gets stuck on the same style to me. im wondering if ppl interpret 'flow' the way i do. flow is like, the rhythmic structure of yr voice. the way you arrange syllables. it seems to me hes better than most at switching that up. if ppl are talking about, like, his articulation, then yes, he always sounds like himself & isnt putting on like nikki minaj type accents or whatever

― blap...tremendo (deej), Friday, July 2, 2010 4:56 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Basically what I said, but more in-depth. Still OTM, like k3vin says.

rtc i need to get on rss feed you get your amazing gifs from

― youngdel griffith (k3vin k.), Thursday, 1 July 2010 02:32 (2 days ago) Bookmark

thx dawg i been appreciating your work in this fine & noble art also

this is so good

http://usershare.net/b270869zafo2

he even quotes the-dream -_-

ALSO LINDSTROM & CHRISTABELLE (jokes)

i'm iffy on the ends of the first two lines, actually have no idea what he's saying -- it's pretty easy to understand but i'm not sure if he's using english words or what ("spundivida"????)

heat yeah i ?????
gucci done ?????
took her to the 'tel, but gucci done bought her furniture
i keep her hair fixed, so hoes can't outshine her
you lil bitty stones, gucci done kobe bryant her
everything designer, truly hard to find her
dime with a mind who i can buy some diamonds
pink princess colored karats got her shining
pound of bubble kush or purple thrax when she remind me
if i'm not home, the trap is where ya find me
"gucci what you doin?", baby cookin up a nine piece
i'll be home shortly, so baby just wait for me
game ain't promised or tomorrow so pray for me

a mill worth of jewels, 106 get an interview
still in the six, wrappin bricks in the M2s
a brick for a feature, a bill for a interlude
bust a brick down like the twat of a prostitute
mustard color benz, and the diamonds are mustard, too
red inside, with the ketchup tennis shoes
meatloaf bugatti, ashantis are gravy
me and money mo goin half on the baby
a baby times four, times ten times ten
charge a nigga one just to bring the shit in
i'm I-20 shawty, flat shoals, shawty
i'm all the grams shawty, gucci don't short me

you lil bitty stones, gucci done kobe bryant her

this is actually

you lil bitty stoned her, gucci done kobe bryant her

i feel like i should have mod powers for this thread so i can edit my transcriptions

this beat is like the "me & u" or rap beats or something

this is crazy cuz i'm sure it took zaytoven (sounds like him at least) 10 mins to make this beat and gucci 20 mins to write the verses, and the song just floats out into the blog ether and it's just dope as all hell

this one is kind of a lark but the zay production is so on point

http://usershare.net/3j1yvnscgc4o

also gucci's on the BAWSE album on this joint (altho the one w/ his verse hasn't leaked yet) produced by lex luger of "o let's do it"/"hard in da paint" fame -- it sounds epic as fuck tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef8Xwiwy-P4

lol @ ross -- "top back, i'm circumcised"

Yeah, I have no idea what he says in those first two lines either. Awesome song, tho.

this song sounds like some of the mixtape tracks he dropped in like jan last year -- im thinking 'crush on you'

yeah -- that whisper flow

finally got around to giving this the full attention it deserves. it's really great, might be his most consistent mixtape yet - there's not really a wasted moment here. no r&b songs either, thankfully.

that said is it rong to say there's no real killer choruses here? no songs (besides maybe "dat's my life") that would crack the gucci top 7 or anything, but 1) that's saying a lot and 2) i'm sure i'll change my mind about that in time

kev you're right about the choruses -- i feel like the rapping is so above & beyond that he didn't even bother with them -- actually i think the "normal" chorus is great as a classic gucci mane chorus that has as much rhyming and wordplay as a verse & also think the "long money" chorus is totally epic

also agree that there might not be a song here (except maybe "dats my life" or "soldiers and cowards") that would crack my gucci top 10 (altho there are a bunch of singular verses that could) but all songs are like... in the 10-15 caliber range and in succession it's kind of staggering

lots of great production, and good beat selection too - can't remember which ones now but i think at least a couple were older songs he was rapping over?

xp yeah i'm hardly complaining, i mean every song here is just classic mixtape gucci - choruses are all perfectly fine and efficient, and his verses seem more focused than i've seen him in a while, they're all good to great imo. even the guest verses are all pretty good i think

i still think this is an oddly sober record & its missing a lot of the pop-weirdness im drawn too ... as long as its just another unique mixtape & not a 'future direction of boringness' im fine w/ it though

it's much more about verses than anything else

i think it's a thrilling tape -- most fun i've had listening to something for the first time all year

"long money" is the rightful heir to "everything", the #1 epic gucci slow burner

hey whiney

http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/07/gucci-mane-f-swizz-beatz-its-gucci-time-mp3/

IS THIS ANOTHER JUSTICE SAMPLE

btw i'm assuming this is a demo cuz the mix sucks and there's no hook

this is totally a justice sample -- he kills the flow imo

http://rlv.zcache.com/thats_whats_up_mens_hoodie_tshirt-p2353032384639370123978_400.jpg

i'll buy a hamburger for the first of you fucking new jacks that can tell me where his "the world is very different now" intro is from—without using google

thank you for this song jordan, it is my jam

i'd like to hear whiney flip gucci's "can't buy a burger cuz i'm too fuckin famous" line

no problem, i spent tons of time producing it because i wanted you to like a gucci mane song