http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/video-gucci-mane-f-rocko-chicken-room/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/video-gucci-mane-f-rocko-chicken-room/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:33:26 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=173940 Gucci—who hasn’t stopped working since he was released from prison in December—and Rocko set up shop in “Chicken Room.” It’s the third clip off of his new tape, Trap Back, which is available for download … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/video-gucci-mane-f-rocko-chicken-room/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/05/download-gucci-manes-trap-back-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/05/download-gucci-manes-trap-back-mixtape/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:17:36 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=173497 Gucci presents Trap Back, a collection of his best performances in some time, as an alternative to church-going this Super Bowl Sunday morning. Half of the tape’s tracks are produced by Mike Will, who has … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/05/download-gucci-manes-trap-back-mixtape/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/video-gucci-mane-face-card/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/video-gucci-mane-face-card/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:33:46 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=172923 Last week, Gucci dropped “North Pole,” his best song in eons. Now he’s back with the video for “Face Card,” based on the fairly ingenious concept that, if you can get away with it, you … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/video-gucci-mane-face-card/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/video-gucci-mane-north-pole/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/video-gucci-mane-north-pole/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:01:18 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=171274 Things Gucci Mane raps about in the very Instragram-y video for “North Pole”: elves, drinking Ace of Spades instead of eggnog, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. The track comes from his Trap Back mixtape, out on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/video-gucci-mane-north-pole/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/stream-gucci-mane-trap-back/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/stream-gucci-mane-trap-back/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:50:05 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=169139 A clear-voiced Gucci Mane sounds refreshed on the Southside-produced, “Trap Back.” It’s the first leak from his upcoming mixtape of the same name that will drop Super Bowl Sunday, February 5th. Stream: Gucci Mane, “Trap … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/stream-gucci-mane-trap-back/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/video-gucci-mane-and-v-nasty-lets-get-faded/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/video-gucci-mane-and-v-nasty-lets-get-faded/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:50:57 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=168312 Mr. Boomtown directed this video for “Let’s Get Faded” from Gucci Mane and V-Nasty‘s collaborative album BAYTL. On the song, a loose jawed Gucci raps, Money flying out the anus/ My swag near Uranus. For … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/video-gucci-mane-and-v-nasty-lets-get-faded/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/video-gucci-mane-f-jason-caesar-show-me/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/video-gucci-mane-f-jason-caesar-show-me/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:40:50 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=167895 Gucci Mane’s smoothie “Show Me” may come from his 2008 Gangsta Grillz tape, The Movie, but now, just over three years later, Motion Family is giving visuals to the track. Gucci’s Trap Back tape is … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/video-gucci-mane-f-jason-caesar-show-me/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/download-seven-new-gucci-mane-tracks/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/download-seven-new-gucci-mane-tracks/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:06:39 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=166633 Over the weekend, Gucci Mane hopped on a bunch of your favorite songs from the past six months and gave them his own spin. His Trap Back tape drops on February 5th. Download: Gucci Mane, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/download-seven-new-gucci-mane-tracks/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/16/memphis-rap-parting-the-dark-clouds/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/16/memphis-rap-parting-the-dark-clouds/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:20:04 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=163114 Can Memphis rappers reclaim the sound of their city and still find success? Memphis can feel pretty barren to the uninitiated. Locals tend to herd visitors instinctively, if not to Graceland then to its eerily … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/16/memphis-rap-parting-the-dark-clouds/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/gucci-mane-released-from-prison/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/gucci-mane-released-from-prison/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:55:43 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=162492 Feel free to retire any of your assorted Free Gucci T-shirts, as Radric Davis bka Gucci Mane was released from prison early on Sunday night, December 10th, after being issued a six month sentence this … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/gucci-mane-released-from-prison/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/12/gucci-mane-makes-25k-a-month/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/12/gucci-mane-makes-25k-a-month/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:30:57 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=162242 TMZ reported this morning on Gucci Mane‘s child support settlement, in which he will be given visitation rights and pay $2000 a month to his son’s mother. In their fact finding they credited (though did … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/12/gucci-mane-makes-25k-a-month/feed/ 9 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/yo-gotti-f-gucci-mane-and-juelz-santana-colors-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/yo-gotti-f-gucci-mane-and-juelz-santana-colors-mp3/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:42:19 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=158592 It’s not totally weird to think of Yo Gotti as Young Jeezy’s Memphis counterpoint. They both have raspy voices that work best over intensely gothic beats. “Colors,” however, illustrates their differences just as much as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/yo-gotti-f-gucci-mane-and-juelz-santana-colors-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/23/the-gucci-mane-and-v-nasty-album-is-actually-happening/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/23/the-gucci-mane-and-v-nasty-album-is-actually-happening/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:15:57 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=157478 A few weeks ago, a track featuring Gucci Mane and Kreyshawn’s right-hand, V-Nasty popped up on the internet, reportedly from a collaborative album called BAYTL. Today, it was announced that this album is very real … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/23/the-gucci-mane-and-v-nasty-album-is-actually-happening/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/mike-will-f-yung-joey-and-gucci-mane-european-shit-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/mike-will-f-yung-joey-and-gucci-mane-european-shit-mp3/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:46:32 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=157037 Marietta, Georgia producer Mike Will bought his first beat machine when he was 14, and produced half of Gucci Mane’s No Pad, No Pencil mixtape just four years after that. Will also produced a large … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/mike-will-f-yung-joey-and-gucci-mane-european-shit-mp3/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/stream-gucci-mane-f-v-nasty-whip-appeal/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/stream-gucci-mane-f-v-nasty-whip-appeal/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:20:18 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=151866 So, this happened. Gucci Mane, a monster, not a jogger or a blogger, connects with walking, breathing MediaTakeOut.com post V-Nasty. It’s always nice to hear producer Zaytoven sounding Zaytoveny, and in doing so he brings … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/stream-gucci-mane-f-v-nasty-whip-appeal/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/28/deadboys-halloween-mix-2011-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/28/deadboys-halloween-mix-2011-mp3/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:15:15 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=150225 Sometimes I still play Deadboy’s Halloween Mix from last year, though 12 months later I’m no better versed in ’70s horror films or wherever the tracks come from to actually identify what I’m hearing. Half … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/28/deadboys-halloween-mix-2011-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/brick-squad-weekly-roundup-oct-17-21-2011/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/brick-squad-weekly-roundup-oct-17-21-2011/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:45:49 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=147809 This week launched on the most important day of the Brick Squad year, the only Brick Squad holiday that doesn’t scream at you. That’s right October 17th, or 10/17. In past years the date has … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/brick-squad-weekly-roundup-oct-17-21-2011/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/ludacris-f-gucci-mane-shake-n-fries-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/ludacris-f-gucci-mane-shake-n-fries-mp3/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:15:07 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=147853 Ludacris and Gucci Mane collaborated for Luda’s forthcoming 1.21 Gigawatts mixtape, out November 15. For two verses, Ludacris basically rattles off unappealing metaphors for female anatomy (Filet of Fish, Quarter Pounder, etc.). In comparison, Gucci … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/ludacris-f-gucci-mane-shake-n-fries-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-oct-10-14-2011/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-oct-10-14-2011/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:31:03 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=145681 This week in all things Brick Squad: 1) Waka gave what might be the warmest (and smartest?) interview of his career. 2) Waka teased his forthcoming Lebron Flocka James 3 tape, which now has a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-oct-10-14-2011/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/07/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-sept-26-oct-7-2011/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/07/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-sept-26-oct-7-2011/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:30:46 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=144169 Double whammy edition of the Brick Squad Weekly since we missed out last Friday. With Gucci locked up and Waka getting into altercations involving shoves and eating french fries, there hasn’t been much music from … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/07/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-sept-26-oct-7-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/23/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-sept-19-23-2011/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/23/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-sept-19-23-2011/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:00:19 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=141100 The week that Brick Squad’s West Coast branch shined brightest: Ice Burgandy, “Wake The Game Up” (BOW BOW BOW BOW) Ice Burgandy, “Troublesome” (BOW BOW BOW BOW) It’s hard to tell if Burgandy is as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/23/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-sept-19-23-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/16/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-sept-12-16-2011/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/16/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-sept-12-16-2011/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:45:36 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=139444 The week in Brick Squad tragedies: Internet famous white-girl-who-says-the-n-word V-Nasty announces plans for a collaborative mixtape with Gucci Mane; Drake remixes Waka Flocka’s “Round Of Applause“; Gucci Mane goes directly to jail, does not pass … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/16/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-sept-12-16-2011/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/09/brick-squad-weekly-sept-5-9-2011/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/09/brick-squad-weekly-sept-5-9-2011/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:00:50 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=137417 While we wait patiently for Lebron Flocka James 3 and Waka & Wooh’s Blood Brothers, this week has seen an avalanche of loosies, guest appearances and mixtape posse cuts from the Brick Squad. Un-googleable underground … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/09/brick-squad-weekly-sept-5-9-2011/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/stream-hudson-mohawkes-pleasure-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/stream-hudson-mohawkes-pleasure-mix/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:43:00 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=136029 It’s not a holiday weekend in Scotland, but that didn’t stop Glaswegian producer Hudson Mohawke from making the ultimate end-of-the-summer dance mix. Hot off the heels of his Satin EP, he’s released a mix on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/stream-hudson-mohawkes-pleasure-mix/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-aug-21-26-2011/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-aug-21-26-2011/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:33:35 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=134928 After taking an off-week, the Brick Squad Monopoly to monopolize the trap and/or your RSS reader. At least some of them are. Apart from dropping just one Ferrari Boyz video Waka and Gucci have been … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-aug-21-26-2011/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/12/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-aug-8-12-2011/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/12/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-aug-8-12-2011/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:45:00 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=132315 Each week the Brick Squad Monopoly drops enough music to build a small village. With bricks, get it? We rounded up this week in Brick Squad and rated each piece of output on a scale … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/12/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-aug-8-12-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/08/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-aug-1-5-2011/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/08/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-aug-1-5-2011/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:15:40 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=131099 Each week the Brick Squad Monopoly drops enough music to build a small village. With bricks, get it? We rounded up last week in Brick Squad and rated it on a scale of one to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/08/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-aug-1-5-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/stream-gucci-mane-and-waka-flocka-flames-ferrari-boyz/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/stream-gucci-mane-and-waka-flocka-flames-ferrari-boyz/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:29:12 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=130430 Head over to Gucci Mane‘s Facebook to listen to Ferrari Boyz, his collaboration with Waka Flocka Flame, in its entirety. The album—featuring Gucci’s references to MLB Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan and Charles Manson—drops a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/stream-gucci-mane-and-waka-flocka-flames-ferrari-boyz/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/by-the-numbers-gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/by-the-numbers-gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:45:34 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=130083 In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits and primary colors. This week, we look at Gucci Mane and Future’s Freebricks mixtape, hosted by DJ … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/02/by-the-numbers-gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks-mixtape/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:45:04 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=129667 In July, Drake recorded a verse for a remix of Future’s “Tony Montana.” It was a surprising move, lending plenty of exposure and hopefully some radio spins to the Atlanta rapper’s north-crawling single. On Freebricks, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/gucci-mane-and-futures-freebricks-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/29/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-july-25-29-2011/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/29/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-july-25-29-2011/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:45:39 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=129313 Each week the Brick Squad Monopoly drops enough music to build a small village. With bricks, get it? No? Well nevertheless we rounded up the week in Brick Squad and rated it on a scale … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/29/brick-squad-weekly-round-up-july-25-29-2011/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/brick-squad-releases-more-music-than-your-squad/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/brick-squad-releases-more-music-than-your-squad/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:19:35 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=127769 There can be no Brick Squad Monopoly without Brick Squad productivity. And so the Brick Squad produces. Already today we heard “Lambo” from Gucci’s just-announced Freebricks collaboration with Future and before the RSS dries on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/brick-squad-releases-more-music-than-your-squad/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/gucci-mane-f-future-lambo-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/gucci-mane-f-future-lambo-mp3/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:45:13 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=127646 What happened to Zaytoven’s ultra-positive twankle and glisten? Are all the men in Atlanta besides Young Dro super bummed now? On “Lambo,” a song for cooling off at dusk, the producer’s trademark buoyancy slow boils … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/gucci-mane-f-future-lambo-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/10/this-week-in-the-fader-july-10-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/10/this-week-in-the-fader-july-10-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:37:57 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=124838 ** Tyler, the Creator offered a molecular breakdown of his musical influences (Neptunes, Jill Scott, Stevie Wonder, more Neptunes) in a sweet Summer mix. Download it now. ** Uptown wave/swag/screw fusionist ASAP Rocky paid homage … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/10/this-week-in-the-fader-july-10-2011-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/gucci-manes-writing-on-the-wall-2-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/gucci-manes-writing-on-the-wall-2-mixtape/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:00:46 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=124144 The release of chronic perpetrator Gucci Mane‘s latest mixtape yesterday coincided with his most recent release from prison. “Tragedy” is the first track, and Lord knows I don’t want to be in the penitentiary, but … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/gucci-manes-writing-on-the-wall-2-mixtape/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/gucci-mane-f-ciara-too-hood-mp3-prod-by-bangladesh/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/gucci-mane-f-ciara-too-hood-mp3-prod-by-bangladesh/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 17:45:03 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=114963 The pairing of Bangladesh with both Gucci Mane and Ciara has previously produced heat, and “Too Hood” is no exception. On Ciara’s first album there was “Hotline,” which was almost spooky, and with Gucci, there … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/gucci-mane-f-ciara-too-hood-mp3-prod-by-bangladesh/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/gucci-mane-f-waka-flocka-she-be-puttin-on-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/gucci-mane-f-waka-flocka-she-be-puttin-on-mp3/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 16:15:08 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=113189 It’s unfortunate and revealing that on “She Be Puttin On,” an ostensibly independent-woman-affirming track, the chorus ends with Gucci Mane calling the swagful/stuntin/not-askin-for-nuttin female he’s celebrating “my little chicken.” As a collaboration with Waka Flocka, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/gucci-mane-f-waka-flocka-she-be-puttin-on-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/22/video-lep-bogus-boys-f-gucci-mane-handlin-my-business/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/22/video-lep-bogus-boys-f-gucci-mane-handlin-my-business/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:00:52 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=107103 Still don’t really have a handle on LEP Bogus Boys, other than that they have impeccable beat selection and cool voices. Now they’ve also got a Gucci Mane cameo where he raps about being on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/22/video-lep-bogus-boys-f-gucci-mane-handlin-my-business/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/10/this-week-in-the-fader-april-10-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/10/this-week-in-the-fader-april-10-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 13:50:56 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=104442 ** Tyler, the Creator gave James Pants the stems for “Seven” from his album Bastard and let him turn him into a devil with a thing for sonar ping and deep hand drums. James Pants … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/10/this-week-in-the-fader-april-10-2011-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/08/boy-stop-gucci-mane-arrested-for-pushing-woman-from-moving-car/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/08/boy-stop-gucci-mane-arrested-for-pushing-woman-from-moving-car/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:15:39 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=104414 The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that after visiting his probation officer in Dekalb county, Georgia today, Gucci Mane was arrested on misdemeanor battery charges based on a warrant claiming he intentionally harmed a woman by … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/08/boy-stop-gucci-mane-arrested-for-pushing-woman-from-moving-car/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/08/video-waka-flocka-f-kebo-gotti-grove-st-party-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/08/video-waka-flocka-f-kebo-gotti-grove-st-party-2/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:25:13 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=104195 Director Vaughn Morocco’s developing a second-wave use of the Lex Luger effect in the video for Waka’s latest Flockaveli single—instead of rapid-cuts from shot to shot that mimc the back and forth of the beat, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/08/video-waka-flocka-f-kebo-gotti-grove-st-party-2/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/24/gucci-mane-f-mannie-fresh-contagious/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/24/gucci-mane-f-mannie-fresh-contagious/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:30:09 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=101650 Download: Gucci Mane f. Mannie Fresh, “Contagious“ (Via Nah Right)]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/24/gucci-mane-f-mannie-fresh-contagious/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/ooooos-fact-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/ooooos-fact-mix-mp3/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:00:38 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=96826 You had us at the second O. New FACT mix by oOoOO, lingering throughout in a mid-range haze, a perceptible drone-tone linking Anika and DJ Roc, Cat Power and Gucci Mane. BPM becomes irrelevant, genre … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/ooooos-fact-mix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/young-dros-equestrian-dro-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/young-dros-equestrian-dro-mixtape/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:30:22 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=95323 Downloading this took forever, our KB/sec dipping toward nonexistent, just another cosmic block between Young Dro and our eager iTunes. But we’re deep in it now. We sat strong and avoided distraction, and Equestrian Dro … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/young-dros-equestrian-dro-mixtape/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/video-gucci-mane-weirdo/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/video-gucci-mane-weirdo/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:15:00 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=95308 The plot of this video is basically that Gucci Mane escapes from prison, runs what seems like only a mile away, smokes some weed and then gets facial reconstruction surgery so he can blend in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/video-gucci-mane-weirdo/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/10/video-gucci-mane-oj-da-juiceman-and-wooh-da-kid-bought-a-chicken/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/10/video-gucci-mane-oj-da-juiceman-and-wooh-da-kid-bought-a-chicken/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:39:11 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=90573 In all the talk about Gucci being totally wild and out of control because he got a dessert tatted on his face, it seems like we’ve overlooked the concept that maybe it’s not necessarily THE … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/10/video-gucci-mane-oj-da-juiceman-and-wooh-da-kid-bought-a-chicken/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/07/brick-squad-brick-squad-mafia-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/07/brick-squad-brick-squad-mafia-mixtape/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:30:48 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=89991 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/07/brick-squad-brick-squad-mafia-mixtape/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/free-gucci-2-the-burrrtish-edition-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/free-gucci-2-the-burrrtish-edition-mp3/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:30:22 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=89062 The first Free Gucci mixtape boiled our bass brains and swallowed our car stereos last winter, but the world is very different now. After hearing Zomby crush Gucci’s “Boi” with a Dig Dug arcade console, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/free-gucci-2-the-burrrtish-edition-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/video-gucci-mane-is-not-ready-to-win-the-future/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/video-gucci-mane-is-not-ready-to-win-the-future/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:46:34 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=88295 This Zaytoven produced baton-pass track between Gucci Mane, Sliq B and Tracy T is called “Turnt Up,” but Gucci was all the way turnt DOWN at the South Beach Bistro and Lounge the day someone … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/video-gucci-mane-is-not-ready-to-win-the-future/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/new-gucci-video-ice-cream-face-in-action/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/new-gucci-video-ice-cream-face-in-action/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:00:43 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=87766 The last time we, as a wacked-out, celebrity-meltdown-loving nation were so up in arms about a man inking his own cheekbones was almost eight years ago when former World Heavyweight Champion of the World and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/new-gucci-video-ice-cream-face-in-action/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/momma-debs-trying-to-get-waka-and-gucci-on-bet/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/momma-debs-trying-to-get-waka-and-gucci-on-bet/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:34:10 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=86898 Last week we found Gucci Mane not receiving mental health assistance and thought: Where is VH1? This week he’s telling some folks that he’s self aware to know his current life-station is television hyper-real, so … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/momma-debs-trying-to-get-waka-and-gucci-on-bet/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/16/this-week-in-the-fader-january-16-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/16/this-week-in-the-fader-january-16-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:46:14 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=86785 ** Gucci Mane got a three scoop ice cream cone with Rock N Roll thunderbolts going through it tattooed on his face. ** Calm down! If you feel like Big Boi and us, you are … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/16/this-week-in-the-fader-january-16-2011-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/14/video-gucci-mane-gucci-two-times/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/14/video-gucci-mane-gucci-two-times/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:00:51 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=86583 Are we going to have to start talking about Gucci in terms of his new ice cream face tattoo? Before Ice Cream Face Tattoo Bad Decision (BICFTBD) and after (AICFTBD). Guess it goes without saying … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/14/video-gucci-mane-gucci-two-times/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/waka-flocka-rap-game-stressful-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/waka-flocka-rap-game-stressful-mp3/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:27:14 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=86342 One way to deal with things is to tattoo treats onto your face. Another, better way is to talk it out! Waka works over his traumatic winter on this new track from a soon-coming mixtape. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/waka-flocka-rap-game-stressful-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/last-night-gucci-did-something-terrible-to-his-face/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/last-night-gucci-did-something-terrible-to-his-face/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:13:37 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=86315 Gucci Mane has been kept under watch at a rehab and mental health facility for the past while, but he took the occasion of his recent release as an opportunity to give himself a little … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/last-night-gucci-did-something-terrible-to-his-face/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/10/brick-squad-everything-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/10/brick-squad-everything-mp3/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:31:32 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=85681 In the movie Midnight Cowboy as things keep getting worse and worse for Ratzo Dustin Hoffman and Joe Buck Jon Voight, the pair develop a dream of Miami and keep each other going with an … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/10/brick-squad-everything-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/07/dom-f-gucci-mane-living-in-america-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/07/dom-f-gucci-mane-living-in-america-remix-mp3/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:36:07 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=85485 If you came to us right this second and were like, Okay: Make a list of things that you want to see Gucci Mane do. No offense to anyone involved, but teaming up with Dom … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/07/dom-f-gucci-mane-living-in-america-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/04/yung-joc-f-gucci-mane-goin-ham/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/04/yung-joc-f-gucci-mane-goin-ham/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:31:35 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=84878 Joc and Gucci kicking off this new year with a potentially incriminating jump rope jammer about the good cold life, where you casual bump into Usher and pass time infusing lemon lime sodas with Promethazine. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/04/yung-joc-f-gucci-mane-goin-ham/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/04/beaware-waka-and-gucci-both-in-jail/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/04/beaware-waka-and-gucci-both-in-jail/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:56:46 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=84869 After spending the holiday’s doing whatever he pleased, Waka Flocka walked himself down to the Henry County Sheriff’s office yesterday evening, “because he wanted to do the right thing and didn’t want to run,” according … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/04/beaware-waka-and-gucci-both-in-jail/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/03/new-videos-from-gucci-mane-and-rocko-and-yo-gotti-and-zed-zilla/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/03/new-videos-from-gucci-mane-and-rocko-and-yo-gotti-and-zed-zilla/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:30:12 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=84756 Up at the top of World Star Hip Hop are two videos from four artists, both directed by Gabriel Hart. Both are (mostly) black and white and quietly epic. Gucci and Rocko open with a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/03/new-videos-from-gucci-mane-and-rocko-and-yo-gotti-and-zed-zilla/feed/ 0