Gucci Mane drops his 15th studio album Ice Daddy. Here are my first review of the project!
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Cover art for Ice Daddy
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Last week we had to huge drops with both Polo G and Migos dropping their new projects. Today it's Gucci Mane's turn. Let's review it!
The album is named after his son Ice Davis, who he had with his model wife Keyshia Ka'oir. Ice is six months old by now.
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| Gucci and Keyshia |
The album is for the most part a uniform, monotone trap anthem, which Gucci has done multiple times by now. The themes are by now well-heard from Gucci, since he mainly speaks about wealth, the luxurious lifestyle and his connections to the gang-life.
He doesn't really induce to switch it up, which would have been completely fine if the album was filled with rock-hard trap bangers. But it isn't, the album maintains to provide a couple good-sounding trap anthems, where Gucci's flow is on point. But for the rest of the album however, it's really the same stuff, that we've heard from Gucci for a while now delivered with a lack of quality.
I mean he has released 14 studio albums prior to his release of Ice Daddy, but I think with his latest releases, we have definitely witnessed a huge lack in quality.
Rating:
Vibe - 2/10
The album isn't a vibe, well maybe if you're rich and feeling on top of the world it is. Gucci doesn't really obtain to connect with the listener as he's focusing on displaying, what he feels are worth displaying (being wealth, fame and status for the most part)
Lyrics - 6,5/10
This is one of the parts, where Gucci has surprised my positively. He brings multiple illustrations and references throughout each track, which contributes to the rawness of the album. Since it creates a more real feeling, than just repeating money over and over.
Flow - 5/10
Gucci slacks on his regular hard trap flow and tries to slow it down on some of the tracks. Which doesn't work out according to plan. Brining a more drowsy vibe to the picture, Gucci establishes a fusion of lean rap and trap, which doesn't really sound good. On the other hand multiple of the tracks displays Gucci with his notorious trap flow.
Music - 6/10
With multiple of the biggest producers on the album it's supposed to go hard as fuck. But once again it let's me down. The 2021 trap sound is really uniform and scratchy, which I don't appreciate. It also makes it harder for Gucci to flow. Although that is a problem on a couple of the tracks, the rest goes hard and are very good-sounding.
Overall - 5,2/10
Gucci needs to do more. It's nice hearing his signature trap music, but when the production becomes worse than some of his other albums, it doesn't work out.
He doesn't come out of his comfort zone either and instead he sticks to the same flows, same themes and same beats.
Some of the tracks are good-sounding and an add to the playlist. But both rapping wise, feeling wise and sound wise the album doesn't live up to the expectations I had for it.
Tracklist:
Poppin (with. BigWalkDog): 5/10
BigWalkDog and Gucci Mane start off the album with a trap anthem displaying their lifestyle and what they're about.
To be honest it's a same-sounding affair they deliver, and there's not much more to it.
Posse On Bouldercrest (feat. Pooh Shiesty & Sir Mix-a-Lot): 5.5/10
The second track of the album is produced by Mike WiLL Made-It.
The second track surround Gucci's "posse" or gang, which is on Bouldercrest Road located in Zone 6. Zone 6 is notoriously known for it's high gang and drug activity.
Gucci underperforms his verse and deliver a kinda slow-trap flow, which doesn't work out. Pooh is a little better, but too auto-tune heavy.
Shit Crazy (feat. BIG30): 6/10
On the third track Gucci teams up with BIG30. The two rappers speak about their luxurious lifestyles, filled with cars and jewelry. They also rap about a street and gang-related conflict.
The track was released as a pre-view to the album. Both bringing a harder trap flow than we've seen so far, which is far better-sounding.
Like 34 & 8 (feat. Pooh Shiesty): 4,5/10
Both Pooh and Gucci displays their trap-sounds. Once again the track isn't good-sounding or hard-ass, and trap-music need to be one of those.
Dboy Style: 6,5/10
On this Southside produced track, Gucci brings a happier vibe, while explaining his wealth and fame to you.
A well-added track, which switches the same-sounding trap vibe up a bit.
Trap Shit (feat. Lil Baby): 6,5/10
Since Gucci only has one verse and Lil Baby has one verse and the choruses, it's almost like a Lil Baby single, where Gucci is featured.
Lil Baby deliver his notorious trap-flow, along with a better sounding chorus, than the ones beforehand.
I Got It (feat. Lil Uzi Vert): 6/10
Uzi and Gucci speaks on how they can get any girl they want, no matter their relationship status.
Uzi deliver a good-sounding chorus, however it becomes too uniform, because of him repeating the same words. Uzi has potential to do so much more than this on a track with Gucci.
Rich N*gga Shit: 3,5/10
On this Southside produced beat, it's the same. To be honest it's completely the same as his last production. Gucci provide standard trap bars with a mediocre flow, and the title sums up the whole track's meaning.
Top of Shit (feat. 2 Chainz and Young Dolph): 6,5/10
On this Zaytoven produced ninth track of the album Gucci, 2 Chainz and Young Dolph rap about staying on top, their wealth and how they're always on the grind for cash.
Gucci comes in with a rock-hard flow, along with 2 Chainz doing the same. A good-sounding trap track.
Never Runnin Out Of Money (feat. E-40): 5/10
Gucci teams up with E-40 to describe their pursuit of cash and their now luxurious, wealthy lives.
A typical track with a huge display of wealth. The monotone trap-flows used, makes it a classical Gucci Mane trap anthem.
Fold Dat Money Up (feat. Project Pat): 3,5/10
Gucci talks about his money again.
I mean after 10 tracks with almost all of them bringing the same themes, it's boring by now. Gucci doesn't flow it well or present it well, and it becomes way too uniform.
Gucci Coming 4 You: 4,5/10
The chorus reference "One, Two, Freddy's Coming For You" from A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy Krueger is a serial killer, someone you are definitely afraid of. Gucci adds the eleven, twelve, where he says he escaped from hell. This and the rest of the chorus implies that people are afraid, when Gucci comes for them, it could be referencing both the rap game and the street game.
A really good referenced ruined by the background-noise-heavy track with a boring trap flow.
Invoices: 3,5/10
Gucci creates a monotone track, while talking about his fame, wealth and ways with women.
Themes we have seen too many times so far on the album with a boring trap flow, we've already seen a couple times as well.
Live at the Red Carpet (feat. Peewee Longway): 5/10
The same themes comes again on this track, but Gucci bringing a feature on it, along with an up-beat track definitely helps the display of the theme.
The theme is of course money, wealth and status.
Bust Down: 6,5/10
Here Gucci switches the flow and theme on a Mike WiLL Made-It production.
"Bust down" Gucci says to all the beautiful women on an up-beat and summer-vibe production. A must-needed add to the album, since it brings a completely new, happy vibe to the mix.
Lately: 6/10
On the track Gucci reflects over, why he would still had something to do with his enemies and fake friends. And how they only needed him back in the days he sold bricks.
He doesn't care tho bringing an arrogant flow, displaying his luxurious lifestyle. He still makes sure to say that he will sent them to god, implying he's still ready for beef.
A track with more depth than we usually see from Gucci, bringing his past to comparison with his "new" lifestyle.
How I See It: 6/10
On the last one-verse track of the album, Gucci displays his superiority in the rap game and life in general. In an arrogant way he explains, how everything goes as he wants it to go.
A slower trap track than we usually see Gucci on, where he brings a dominant and confident vibe.
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