“She got an onion booty stankin’ walkin”
“I’m wallowing in mud/I’m a guinea pig”
These are just a few of the completely absurd phrases Gucci Mane raps within the first fifteen minutes of The Return Of Mr. Perfect, a mixtape he shared on Soundcloud today (September 13). Gucci has always had a way with imagery, but this latest release finds him pushing his imagination to its limits.
Over the years Gucci’s narrowed his storytelling focus to a razor’s edge of boss behavior—money, drugs, jewels, cars, strip club politics, butts—allowing him to focus his creative energy on insane metaphors and his strange, melodic delivery.
He inserts croons and growls into verses that lesser rappers would play straight. He pronounces “hood” as “heeuuwwd.” On “Night Rider,” he croons a lullaby over the Knight Rider theme song. Planet Gucci has never sounded like a more idiosyncratic destination.
Gucci has played an integral role in the rise of New Atlanta over the last few years—he has an incredible ear for new rappers, giving early shine to the careers of Young Thug, Peewee Longway, Young Scooter, Migos, and many others.
He’s equally tuned in to the producers behind the sound. Mike Will Made It, C-Note, Sonny Digital, Southside, and 808 Mafia all contribute here, and it may just be a mixtape, but you can tell they’ve saved great beats for the scene’s most important mentor figure.
The Return Of Mr Perfect is the third project Gucci’s released from prison in the last month.
His engineer has teased another five this year alone: as far as we’re concerned, bring it on. Stream the tape below.
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