As one of rap’s most admired and influential artists, Gucci Mane’s release was met with celebratory praise on social feeds from media, fans, and fellow artists.īut for one of Gucci Mane’s closest cohorts and go-to producers, Zaytoven, it was crunch time. On this day, the Internet fully reflected the magnitude of this iconic moment in hip-hop history.
But such a bar overlooks his man behind the boards.May 26, 2016: the day Gucci Mane was released four months early from an Indiana federal penitentiary after serving three years for drug and gun charges. 1,” undoubtedly a swipe at a former comrade like Waka Flocka Flame. “I ain’t got not partners, I’m my own partner,” Gucci raps in the opening bar of “GucTiggy Vol. Things are starting to come together, and on GucTiggy they build back a bit more of the chemistry lost to time served with each breath and keystroke. 4,” he’s capturing glints of past glory with gems like “I’m so Marilyn Manson, I’m so heinously handsome/I’m more dangerous than famous, I’ll take your grandson for ransom.” Zaytoven is about as dependable as they come, and he lines heavy 808 bass with prickly synths and accenting keys.
2 (Woptober),” he chugs along steadily, letting his momentum build line by line.
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Still, Gucci is shaking the prison rust off with every flow, working his way back into rapping shape, and even when he isn’t at his full power he’s a formidable presence. If Everybody Looking was Gucci Mane and Zaytoven rediscovering their rhythm, this is their opportunity to smell the roses. These songs are trinkets, collectibles for longtime fans and disposable Gucci-Zay ephemera for their rap scrapbook. The production value is somewhat fitting, almost reminiscent of those early mixtapes that made them staples on the underground and Datpiff circuits. It’s simply a token of a longstanding, working friendship. But this project isn’t meant to be some great, standalone work, an Everybody Looking companion piece, or even as an informal introduction to the upcoming Woptober project. Likely recorded in the six days of sessions that created Everybody Looking, which was primarily produced by Zaytoven and Mike WiLL, GucTiggy is just as rushed as the album and even less polished. 3:” “Zay, that's my vato, yeah, yeah, that's my Preemo.”
Their latest joint EP, GucTiggy, is a salute to the decade-plus they’ve spent redefining rap and a testament to their fellowship. Gucci and Zaytoven always existed outside of each other, but these days they’re no longer defined by it. Zaytoven produced the middle work in Future’s rehabilitating mixtape trilogy, Beast Mode, along with hits like Migos’ breakout single “Versace,” and Gucci has worked with a host of producers including Mike WiLL Made-It and Metro Boomin, two guys heavily indebted to his influence who have gone on to shape the current rap landscape. They’ve both strayed from their storied partnership in recent years, in part because of Gucci’s prison stint, but also just due to outright growth and progression. But time changes everything, and the two aren’t the tag-team they once were.
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