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Just half a year from the release of the mysteriously unauthorized catalog clearinghouse/label kiss off Murder Was the Case, Gucci Mane returns with The State vs. Radric Davis, his latest on Warner Bros.’ Asylum imprint. True to form, the bling-loving rapper brings the club-ready Dirty South rap, complete with trunk-rattling bass and trademark synths. Featuring production by Drumma Boy, Mannie Fresh, Shawty Redd, and Scott Storch, amongst others, it’s no surprise that the album is able to perfectly capture the low and slow Southern sound. Some of the best beats come by way of Bangladesh (producer on the Lil Wayne single “A Milli”), who drops some seriously roll slowing Atlanta heat on “Stupid Wild” and “Lemonade.” The all-star roster doesn’t just stop on the production side. Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and Bun B (as well as countless others) drop in with guest verses, culminating in an album that’s so jam-packed with Dirty South royalty that it almost feels a little light on Gucci Mane. While the galaxy of guest stars has become commonplace in the rap world, it’s Gucci’s solo songs that paint a picture of what the rapper is really like, peeling back the veneer of excess to reveal an artist who has been affected by his past. On “Worst Enemy,” a song that touches on the rapper’s 2005 legal troubles, Gucci looks to stay focused on his future as he closes out the hook with “I don’t turn around no mo’, I look at what’s in front of me/I’m focused on the future ‘cause yesterday is history.” The ominous Shawty Redd-produced “Heavy” feels like the rapper is looking back and realizing he might be in over his head, with Gucci alternating verses about guns, cash, and drugs with a hook where he laments “My ego getting too big, it’s too heavy/My head getting too big, it’s too heavy,” as if he’s asking for someone to come help him carry the weight. At the end of the day, The State vs. Radric Davis delivers the full spectrum of Gucci Mane, showing both the cash and yellow diamond-loving side, as well as his more reflective (or at least more self-aware) side. What’s important is that regardless of what side we’re seeing, both of them can deliver on the down-and-dirty club jams that Atlanta is known for.
© Gregory Heaney /TiVo
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Radric Davis, Writer - Christopher Gholson, Writer - Drumma Boy, Producer - Moka Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Tripp Tiller, AssistantEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Chris Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Kori Anders, RecordingEngineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Warren Bletcher, AssistantEngineer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Ryan Johnson, Background Vocals - Genae Franklin, Background Vocals - Leontyne Thompson, Background Vocals - Shana-Gay Jones, Background Vocals
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Radric Davis, Writer - Gucci Mane, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Xavier Dotson, Writer - Mike Epps, FeaturedArtist, Spoken Voice Vocals - Mario Talley, Writer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Radric Davis, Writer - Demetrius Stewart, Writer - Max Unruh, AssistantEngineer - Mike Mosca, AssistantEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Alec Newell, RecordingEngineer - Shawty Redd, Producer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Cameron Giles, Writer - Shondrae Crawford, Writer - Radric Davis, Writer - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist - Bangladesh, Producer - Mac Attkisson, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Robert Marks, RecordingEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Cam'ron, FeaturedArtist - Dewayne Carter, Writer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Radric Davis, Writer - Christopher Gholson, Writer - Drumma Boy, Producer - Moka Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Chris Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Warren Bletcher, AssistantEngineer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Rick Ross, Writer, FeaturedArtist
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Shondrae Crawford, Writer - Radric Davis, Writer - Mark Volman, Writer - Howard Kaylan, Writer - Bangladesh, Producer - Mac Attkisson, RecordingEngineer - Robert Marks, RecordingEngineer - Bernard Harvey, Bass Guitar - Miles Walker, MixingEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Roxanne Estrada, Background Vocals
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Radric Davis, Writer - Soulja Boy Tell'em, FeaturedArtist - Moka Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Chris Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Warren Bletcher, AssistantEngineer - Scott Storch, Producer, Writer - Wayne Allison, RecordingEngineer - DeAndre Way, Writer - Waka Flocka Flame, FeaturedArtist - Juaquin Malphurs, Writer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Usher Raymond, Writer - Radric Davis, Writer - Jay Stevenson, RecordingEngineer - Jamal Jones, Writer - Polow Da Don, Producer - Gucci Mane, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - PHIL TAN, MixingEngineer - Usher, FeaturedArtist - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Radric Davis, Writer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Zaytoven, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Jason Caesar, FeaturedArtist - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Xavier Dotson, Writer - Jason Cesar, Writer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
S. GARRETT, Writer - Radric Davis, Writer - Tripp Tiller, AssistantEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Kori Anders, RecordingEngineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Fatboi, Producer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Keyshia Cole, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Ladamon Douglas, Writer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Radric Davis, Writer - Gucci Mane, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Xavier Dotson, Writer - Mike Epps, FeaturedArtist, Spoken Voice Vocals - Mario Talley, Writer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Trina, FeaturedArtist - Radric Davis, Writer - Katrina Taylor, Writer - Bobby Wilson, Writer - Ronnie 'Big Ron' Triplett, RecordingEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Fatboi, Producer - Bobby V, FeaturedArtist - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Nicki Minaj, FeaturedArtist - Ladamon Douglas, Writer - Onika Tanya Maraj, Writer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Phalon Alexander, Writer - Radric Davis, Writer - Jazze Phá, Producer - Larry Nix, Writer - Moka Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Chris Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Warren Bletcher, AssistantEngineer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Detroit Nix, CoProducer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Radric Davis, Writer - Moka Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Chris Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Warren Bletcher, AssistantEngineer - J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Erik Ortiz, Writer - Kevin Crowe, Writer - Wooh Da Kid, FeaturedArtist - Nyquan Malphurs, Writer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Radric Davis, Writer - Byron Thomas, Writer - Otis Williams, Writer - Tripp Tiller, AssistantEngineer - Mannie Fresh, Producer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Kori Anders, RecordingEngineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - OJ Da Juiceman, FeaturedArtist
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Radric Davis, Writer - Algernod Washington, Writer - Ronnie 'Big Ron' Triplett, RecordingEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Fatboi, Producer - Plies, FeaturedArtist - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Joel Mullis, MixingEngineer - Ladamon Douglas, Writer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Bun B, FeaturedArtist - Radric Davis, Writer - Earl Stevens, Writer - Bernard Freeman, Writer - E-40, FeaturedArtist - Todd Cooper, AssistantEngineer - Christopher Gholson, Writer - Drumma Boy, Producer - Tripp Tiller, AssistantEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Kori Anders, Recorded by - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Devin Copeland, Writer - Devin The Dude, FeaturedArtist
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Radric Davis, Writer - Julio Miranda, Guitar - Christopher Gholson, Writer - Drumma Boy, Producer - Moka Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Pedersen, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Chris Carmouche, RecordingEngineer - Leslie Brathwaite, MixingEngineer - Warren Bletcher, AssistantEngineer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Radric Davis, Writer - Gucci Mane, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Xavier Dotson, Writer - Mike Epps, FeaturedArtist, Spoken Voice Vocals - Mario Talley, Writer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
B. Williams, Writer - Jason Phillips, Writer - Radric Davis, Writer - Algernod Washington, Writer - Ronnie 'Big Ron' Triplett, RecordingEngineer - Gucci Mane, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Fatboi, Producer - Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Joel Mullis, MixingEngineer - Dewayne Carter, Writer - Ladamon Douglas, Writer
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Just half a year from the release of the mysteriously unauthorized catalog clearinghouse/label kiss off Murder Was the Case, Gucci Mane returns with The State vs. Radric Davis, his latest on Warner Bros.’ Asylum imprint. True to form, the bling-loving rapper brings the club-ready Dirty South rap, complete with trunk-rattling bass and trademark synths. Featuring production by Drumma Boy, Mannie Fresh, Shawty Redd, and Scott Storch, amongst others, it’s no surprise that the album is able to perfectly capture the low and slow Southern sound. Some of the best beats come by way of Bangladesh (producer on the Lil Wayne single “A Milli”), who drops some seriously roll slowing Atlanta heat on “Stupid Wild” and “Lemonade.” The all-star roster doesn’t just stop on the production side. Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and Bun B (as well as countless others) drop in with guest verses, culminating in an album that’s so jam-packed with Dirty South royalty that it almost feels a little light on Gucci Mane. While the galaxy of guest stars has become commonplace in the rap world, it’s Gucci’s solo songs that paint a picture of what the rapper is really like, peeling back the veneer of excess to reveal an artist who has been affected by his past. On “Worst Enemy,” a song that touches on the rapper’s 2005 legal troubles, Gucci looks to stay focused on his future as he closes out the hook with “I don’t turn around no mo’, I look at what’s in front of me/I’m focused on the future ‘cause yesterday is history.” The ominous Shawty Redd-produced “Heavy” feels like the rapper is looking back and realizing he might be in over his head, with Gucci alternating verses about guns, cash, and drugs with a hook where he laments “My ego getting too big, it’s too heavy/My head getting too big, it’s too heavy,” as if he’s asking for someone to come help him carry the weight. At the end of the day, The State vs. Radric Davis delivers the full spectrum of Gucci Mane, showing both the cash and yellow diamond-loving side, as well as his more reflective (or at least more self-aware) side. What’s important is that regardless of what side we’re seeing, both of them can deliver on the down-and-dirty club jams that Atlanta is known for.
© Gregory Heaney /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:42
- Main artists: Gucci Mane
- Label: Asylum - Warner Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2009 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc.
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