Today we celebrate the birth of a Trap God. Trap music godfather, Radric Davis, better known as Gucci Mane La Flare was born today in 1980 making him 36 years old.
Unfortunately Big Guwop will be enjoying this birthday from a cell due to his current imprisonment but this hasn’t stopped his supporters from celebrating for him. The 1017 Brick Squad head honcho has recieved praise and blessings via twitter from fans, fellow artists, and media outlets alike.
Gucci was born in Birmingham, Alabama and moved to current home of Atlanta, Georgia when he was nine years old. Over the past 12 years Gucci Mane has built one of the strongest, independent rap careers in the game. His seemingly countless mixtapes have been the soundtrack and inspiration for a whole genre of rap music that has put Atlanta on the map in the present day. Without Gucci Mane there would be no Migos, no Young Thug, no Metro Boomin, no Zaytoven, and the list goes on.
Take some time out today to appreciate and pay homage to the true Trap God, Gucci Mane La Flare and of course #FreeGuwop. BURR!
Few artists can claim to have had as prolific of a mixtape career as Waka Flocka Flame. While the Atlanta, Georgia representative is often recognized for his Trap beat ear and boisterous delivery, he can sometimes unload a track that shows a deft lyricist who often downplays his talent or gets misunderstood by some listeners.
Back in 2014, Waka bodied a multitude of Hip-Hop instrumentals. First, he reworked J. Cole, and at the end of the year, made a “Jackin’ For Beats”-style “5:56.” Now comes Waka’s sarcastically-titled I Can’t Rap, Vol. 2 (embedded below). The latest freebie from the “No Hands” hit-maker sees Flocka tackling a multitude of instrumentals. A highlight comes when the MC originally from Jamaica, Queens taking a slice of D’Angelo’s “Devil’s Pie,” as produced by DJ Premier.
From mimicking D’Angelo’s mumbling under the beat that rapper Canibus reportedly passed on, Waka makes a 20-year-old gem his own for two minutes. “Slice of the ‘Devil’s Pie,’ you can ask D’Angelo / I got big balls, the same size of a cantaloupe / I’m sick wid’ it, ’bout to hit ’em with the antidote / B*tch, you can suck my d*ck, where did my manners go?,” before the rapper speeds up his flow to recall a youth of gang-banging, not caring what others thought, and always ready for that action. “F*ck a slice, my ni**a, I want the whole pie though / I want a pot of gold and a ribbon in the sky though / When the bullets fly, I seen the realest ni**as die though / Next thing you ask yourself: ‘where did the time go?’” As the song winds out, Flocka jokes that he can’t rap.
#BonusBeat: Waka Flocka Flame’s full I Can’t Rap, Vol. 2 mixtape:
Few artists can claim to have had as prolific of a mixtape career as Waka Flocka Flame. While the Atlanta, Georgia representative is often recognized for his Trap beat ear and boisterous delivery, he can sometimes unload a track that shows a deft lyricist who often downplays his talent or gets misunderstood by some listeners.
Back in 2014, Waka bodied a multitude of Hip-Hop instrumentals. First, he reworked J. Cole, and at the end of the year, made a “Jackin’ For Beats”-style “5:56.” Now comes Waka’s sarcastically-titled I Can’t Rap, Vol. 2 (embedded below). The latest freebie from the “No Hands” hit-maker sees Flocka tackling a multitude of instrumentals. A highlight comes when the MC originally from Jamaica, Queens taking a slice of D’Angelo’s “Devil’s Pie,” as produced by DJ Premier.
From mimicking D’Angelo’s mumbling under the beat that rapper Canibus reportedly passed on, Waka makes a 20-year-old gem his own for two minutes. “Slice of the ‘Devil’s Pie,’ you can ask D’Angelo / I got big balls, the same size of a cantaloupe / I’m sick wid’ it, ’bout to hit ’em with the antidote / B*tch, you can suck my d*ck, where did my manners go?,” before the rapper speeds up his flow to recall a youth of gang-banging, not caring what others thought, and always ready for that action. “F*ck a slice, my ni**a, I want the whole pie though / I want a pot of gold and a ribbon in the sky though / When the bullets fly, I seen the realest ni**as die though / Next thing you ask yourself: ‘where did the time go?’” As the song winds out, Flocka jokes that he can’t rap.
