The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted (Explicit)

Gucci Mane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asylum Records
• ASIN: B003Z9Q4T4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,576 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2010 album from the Atlanta rapper. The second album in a three-part trilogy, The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted, takes the listener on a journey through the life and times of Radric Davis AKA Gucci Mane. The album features production from some of today's hottest producers including: Swizz Beatz, Drumma Boy, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Pharrell, Wyclef Jean and more. The Appeal also includes features from Nicki Minaj, Bun B, Estelle, Ray J and more.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars His best work to date by far!, September 28, 2010

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Jason Cleveland - See all my reviews
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This is Gucci 3rd major lable release. He has several mixtapes and 4 albums under Tommy boy records. Out of all of his work this is by far his best. Beats and lyrics are on point threw the whole album. I personaly consider this his "Carter" moment. The cd that re-defines Gucci as a artist and puts him among the best. I know his last album had peoples attention but this one blows it out the water. Great album!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gucci's best cd yet!!, September 28, 2010

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D. Franks "dstyle28" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This album slaps.. Every track is on point like a junkie needle. Just when I thought he was getting too commercial he brought it back to the streets on this one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid, but Flawed, November 7, 2010

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Michael Brent Faulkner, Jr. "Brent Faulkner" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted (Explicit) (Audio CD)

Gucci Mane's rise to fame was a slow one, but 2009 album The State vs. Radric Davis helped to heighten Mane's profile. 2010's The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted (Explicit) doesn't tamper with the formula of Mane's breakthrough, which is both a blessing and a curse. There are some genuinely superb cuts here ("Little Friend" and "Gucci Time"), but there are also cuts that are merely average or throw aways (the dismal Wyclef Jean feature). Overall, this album is well rounded, though some extra tweaks could have made it even stronger.

'The Appeal' opens with the exceptional cut "Little Friend," featuring Bun B. "Little Friend" features exceptional, `mean' sounding production work from revered urban producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. The production work is marked with malicious sounding synthesized brass and sound, pounding drum programming. Here, Gucci is on his game with some exceptional rhymes, not to mention the exceptional hook: "I Came to this country with a dollar and a choppa and a team full of killers, what you mean...I could've been a doctor, should've been a lawyer/I go to court so much I could've been my own employer...(Say hello to my little friend)" Bun B's verse is exceptional too, making him an excellent collaborator for Gucci. Best track of the album.

"Trap Talk" keeps up the momentum with more superb, southern-sounding production work. "Trap Talk" may not ascend as far as "Little Friend," but it is certainly another above-par listen. As always, it is the hooks (and Gucci's signature sound effects) that win over the listener. The same is in effect with "Trap Talk." "Missing" and "What It's Gonna Be" are level pegging - both strong, above-average cuts, though not `the cream of the crop.' Here, the production work is solid and Gucci sounds inspired. The main quibble about these two cuts might be that they are not `first-rate' singles - just solid, above-average cuts.

Two exceptional cuts (in the league with "Little Friend"), "Making Love to Money" and the Justice sampling "Gucci Time" (featuring and produced by Swizz Beatz) proceed next. "Making Love To Money" features a ludicrous, though enjoyable hook while "Gucci Time" clocks in at an incredibly brief 2:54, though packs a massive punch. The hook is simple, but easily one of the most addictive of the album: "Cut the lights off, cut these ______ lights of, all this ice, ain't no need to cut the lights off..." Swizz's verse is ok, but not particularly memorable.

"Party Animal" is solid too, but brings nothing truly new to the table and feels similar to past Gucci Mane cuts. "Remember When," featuring Ray J is enjoyable and solid. Here, Gucci has some great `one-liners.' "Haterade" proves to be the best in this series, featuring Nicki Minaj and Pharrell, who also produces the cut. What makes "Haterade" so effective is the fact that is a different sound for Gucci; he should try more often to differentiate his sound so he doesn't grow `boring.' The rub with Haterade - the length at nearly five minutes is excessive.

"It's Alive," a second Swizz Beatz collaboration is less effective than the first, but still enjoyable. "ODog" featuring Wyclef Jean would have been a track that could have been cut, coming over as lethargic and lengthy in my eyes. "Dollar Sign" provides some redemption with another stupid, yet enjoyable hook. "Brand New" feels `old' by the time it rolls around, bringing no extra excitement to The Appeal by this point. "Weirdo" is a nice enough, featuring strong production by Drumma Boy (think Young Jeezy's The Recession), but closing cut "Grown Man" featuring British songstress Estelle is stronger, though by no means valedictory.

Overall, The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted (Explicit) is a solid follow-up to The State vs. Radric Davis, but it by no means supersedes that album. There are no `big hits' this time around, which hurts this album in my eyes. Additionally, with a sixty-one minute duration, cuts could have been omitted and that alone would have strengthened this album even more. With that said, this is an enjoyable album for the most part and first cut "Little Friend" is one of the best rap tracks of 2010.