This review was emailed to us by a JerkishBehavior fan and it passed our standards, so here is a music review on "The State vs Radric Davis" by Sycosis.
Gucci Mane’s first major release in several years ”The State vs Radric Davis” showed a new side to Gucci that I’m not used to seeing. One with a few Quotables, some cohesive verses, and one where you can (for the most part) understand his words and his message. As a lyricist myself I’m usually very critical of seemingly “Party” Rappers or overtly flashy/hard-core/former drug dealing artist. However I do believe there is a place for any topic and any kind of artist as long as it creatively done.
After listening to The State vs Radric Davis and then talking to a few friends about it (some of who hate Gucci, some of who are big supporters) we all came to one consensus: It seems like he was actually trying. This album wont make you become a fan if you don’t like him, and wont make you not support him if you do, but what seems to be clear is that some thought was put into the project as a whole. Perhaps the looming prison sentence may have put pressure on the label and the artist to try to leave and lasting impression for fans and new listeners once he is gone.
The very first song “Classical” made me do something I have never done before, press the rewind button on a Gucci Mane song. With a sped up flow over a dark piano melody Gucci delivers probably his best lyrical effort to date. ”Staying on point like a Unicorn strapped with a uni-bomb/every day is a work day but don’t wear uniforms/ Gucci Mane the Dapper Don, cap ya like a Capricorn/ Trappin mon going on a money-making marathon”. A bit unusual but strategic by the second track is the first of 3 hilarious Mike Epps’ skits called “Toilet Bowl Shawty” where Gucci Mane plays out conversations with a cell mate who is an exaggerated bullshitter secretly Hatin on Gucci. Other tracks like “All About The Money” fet Rick Ross,“Volume”, and “Kush In My Cologne” offer the types of tracks Gucci fans can appreciate. The album does however get commercial for a good portion with some intentional reaches for the radio with R&B laced, Plies-esque songs such as “I Think I’m In Love”, “Bad Bad Bad” fet Kiesha Cole, and“Sex In Crazy Places” fet Trina, Nicki Minaj, and Bobby V.
Overall if I were a Gucci fan I’d be satisfied with the effort and project he has put together ( and even tho I’m not I can listen to it). The track that probably won’t get as much notoriety as it should is the first introspective track I ever heard from Gucci called “Worst Enemy” where in a T.I. fashion he talks about how he knows he is responsible for what he says and does as well as briefly addresses the Jeezy beef in a peaceful way. Gucci says “The day they tried to murder me the day I can’t forget about/but I don’t wish no death on homie (Jeezy) just want him to hear me out/Think about the past and all the many things we talked about/think about all the people influenced by what comes out our mouth”. This shows he at least has thought about the message he is sending and how it can affect people, which is respectable seeing as how this is the same guy who made the word “Burrrr” into a catchphrase.
Overall: A solid 3.5 out of 5 ***** By: Sycosis and check out his Hip-Hop at michype.wordpress.com
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Gucci Mane's Video for Hit Single "Wasted"
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