To his credit, Gucci Mane has always had the talent and musical intelligence to really connect with his fans, and create new fans, to a level that few artists have ever achieved. Having a tumultuous personal life, and a storied career that includes an assassination attempt, time in prison, and countless beefs with fellow artists, many might be inclined to focus on his troubles in life. Many choose to criticize Gucci, page up and page down. But for me, it’s just business – music business. Iām here to dissect his new album, āEvil Geniusā. This is a No Cap! Album Review. Letās go!
Off the top, these are the 3 hottest tracks on this record:
āWake Up in the Skyā ā Gucci Mane, Bruno Mars & KodakBlack
āOn Godā ā Gucci Mane
āKept Backā ā Gucci Mane & Lil Pump
There are eighteen songs on the album, and many songs that one could vibe to, but these 3 songs are the best, trust it. There are those that were holding out hope that Gucci would try to switch up his approach to his sound on the albumā¦maybe because heās more mature, and sober now. When he snaps off the line āIām selling dope ācause dope donāt sell itselfā on the song, āBy Myselfā⦠you know that this is the same old Gucci Mane. Although, there is one song that does seem to offer a slight reframe from the Trap Music style that he helped pioneer, and that song is āWake Up in the Skyā with Bruno Mars & Kodak Black. This is the best song that the album has to offer. Musically speaking, this song has a sophisticated, artful melody, combined with the highly competent singing style of Bruno Mars. After hearing this one song, any listener will know his or her money was well spent. Yet, āWake Up in the Skyā still has that trapperās bounce that Gucci Maneās fans are looking for ā just listen to it, youāll see.
āOn Godā is just hot! Gucci is on this track all by himself and delivers a true Gucci Gād up lyrical flow. The beat is club fresh and instantly makes your head bob, from the start. The āOn Godā saying is popular right now, and it works perfectly on this track ā easy man. With lyrics like āMy bitch changed her wig then she switched her personalityā, this jam is just fun and crankinā. āOn Godā is likely to be in the streets for a while.
As you’re listening to the record, just when you think it’s over, and there’s nothing more to see here, the last song of the album āKept Backā with Lil Pump comes on, and you’re instantly thrown back into the experience. āKept Backā turns it up at the right time, on the outro. The beat on this one is infectious, really bumps, and with lyrics like āBooty so big it got kept backā and hearing Lil Pump snap off āLil Pump smash your main hoā ā itās funny and entertaining. Any Gucci fan will like this song.
Now, having given you the top 3, it cannot be ignored that several entries on this record should not exist⦠like āOff the Boatā. Unfortunately for the project and the listener, this song does exist, and it is the first thing you will encounter when you crack the wrapper.
Still, and more importantly, there are lots of other cuts that are hot looks on the album. On āFatherās Dayā Gucci Mane goes hard. He letās the listener know who started this whole Trap Music thing in the first place ā that would be Gucci Mane. Both tracks with Quavo are awesome. Looks like Gucciās team decided to promote the āBi Polarā joint with Quavo, but I think āLost Yāall Mindā is the hotter song. The beat stands out a lot better on this one, and with lyrics like ā2012 did more drugs than I soldā, it pops harder. Oh, and āOutta Proportionā ā āMy choppa keep blowinā shit outta proportionā – this is another banger for the listener. Gucci Mane fans will have a good time with this album.
This review is just a blueprint ā feel free to find your own way. Gucci Maneās āEvil Geniusā is a good buy for anybody, and a great look if you’re a true Gucci fan. I give this album 3 Daggers out of 5. It’s very Gucci and deserves respect, but it did not draw blood.