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Mixtape: Trap Back

Headliners: Gucci Mane and DJ Holiday

Representing: Atlanta

Real Spit: Gucci Mane is heating up the streets once again. While sports fans were gearing up to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, Gooch dropped Trap Back. "We finnin' to take y'all on a tour, on a journey through East Atlanta, the ups and downs, with ya boy Gucci Mane," the rapper told Mixtape Daily about his street-based mixtape.

Incarcerated B.M.F. head Big Meech sets things off for Gucci with a surprising shout-out atop "The Godfather" theme song on "Intro (Big Meech)." Still, Gooch doesn't just rely on his street ties. On "1995," the "So Icy" MC chronicles his rise from the street game to the rap game. The Sonny Digital-produced banger sets the tone early, while "Get It Back" with 2 Chainz proves that Trap Back is a complete listen throughout. Zaytoven lays the musical backdrop for the slow but potent "Brick Fair." The track's beat is the perfect complement for guest rapper Future's sing-songy flow.

There isn't much diversity in Gucci's subject matter, but then again, trap rap is what the 1017 rapper does best. Yo Gotti and Jadakiss join the ice cream man on "Blessing," and together they're thankful for seeing another day over an 808-heavy Lex Luger beat. Over the course of 19 tracks, Gucci Mane returns triumphantly to the trap that he once dominated, and there's no turning back.

Joints to Check For

» "1995" - "It's just detailing when I started back in '95, when I first got in the game, I didn't have all the things that I got now and how I had to make something outta nothing."

» "Walking Lick" - " 'Walking Lick' is a walking robbery in progress, an easy come-up. So when I say, 'I'm a walking lick,' I walk around with millions of dollars of jewelry on, $100,000 dollars inside my purse. So if a person wants to catch me at the wrong time, it could be a fair opportunity or situation for whoever caught me at that time. But it won't happen — that's the whole ironic part of the song."

» "Plain Jane" - " 'Plain Jane' is a song basically about a watch. This watch is worth $90,000 Plain Jane, but I'm gonna throw some rocks off in it anyway, just to be hood. If you got you a watch just with no diamonds, just with the band and the bezel, it's worth a hundred grand. Once you add the diamonds in it, it makes the appraisal of the watch cost even more."

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