GUCCI MANE REMIXES

SCGUCCI!

As promised, here go those Gucci Mane remixes I talked about like a month ago.

GUCCI MANE - SO WHAT REMIXES

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EPCOT - HEROES

I was first introduced to Epcot's music @ perennial SF sweatbox, The Li-Po Lounge. He and Salva were absolutely murdering the soundsystem and I was jealous. By avoiding the academically-tinged nerd rap shit and focusing more on daily life in the city and it's grimeyness he breathes breaths of fresh air all over some of the most innovative production in the game. His debut full-length "Heroes" is out today on Frite Nite and was produced entirely by FN head-honcho Salva (aka juke/bounce don, Phosho). Shit goes hard. "And I Could Die Tonight" is expertly conveyed post-millennial anxiety to the tune of a 50-ft Robo-Blap. I dunno what else to say cept pick this up on iTunes and contemplate your place in this crazy ass world on the doorstep of an even crazier ass future.

Epcot (feat. Salva) - And I Could Die Tonight


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damn kids

Yeah the high school rap boy band shit is goin nuts all over. Cats in LA jerk, cats down south (&myself) swag surf and cats wherever else do whatever else and yeahyeah you get the idea. Everybody got a dance or something. Travis Porter is three teenage dudes from the ATL and their shit basically sounds like mall rap, but when their sing-songy vocals shift from schoolyard to club themes they do aight.

"All the Way Turnt Up" is their homerun as far as I'm concerned. The hook is almost too anthemic. Love this type of shit. Swag horns, 808s and shoutable hooks all day.

Travis Porter - All the Way Turnt Up


You can dowload a .zip of their full catalog of 104 tracks on their myspace. Some wild shit in there.


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Nicki the Ninja

Yeah I been away for a second handlin' stuff but it's all good. Aight. Yeah so heads that follow rap on the internet or whatever are no doubt familiar with New York's (Queens) Nicki Minaj. Basically she has more personality in her little finger than most rap broads got in their dreams. She has a couple mixtapes out (Beam Me Up Scotty & Sucka Free) and a for real official record on due sometime in 09.

"Go Hard f/ Lil' Wayne", off the Beam Me Up Scotty mixtape is epic. 50 foot-tall auto-tune hooks and a fuckin guitar solo (Wayne?). Yeah she sings (Anteres) too I guess. The Runners offer up a Michael Bay-sized track with reverb-soaked synth strings & 808 drums. Nicki and Wayne do the title justice, which is cool, but the guitar solo is a little corny to me. Wayne even says "Guitar" exactly as the guitar comes in. Thanks.

Nicki Minaj - Go Hard (feat. Lil' Wayne)


"Itty Bitty Piggy" is a single-verse exhibition of what she's all about. In a nutshell or whatever.

Nicki Minaj - Itty Bitty Piggy


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