A big contrast to his songs such as "In The Cut" and "Pedal To The Medal".
Wiz Khalifa decided to make himself more 'appealing' and 'softer'. The songs were more gimmicky now and had infectious pop beats. Wiz Khalifa chose to go mainstream, something Gucci Mane has always avoided, with going mainstream, the content of his music of course changed. "See You Again" became a worldwide hit and Wiz Khalifa became a household name. We couldn't escape this song everywhere we went, supermarkets, and even clubs. Finally in 2015, he released "See You Again" for the Fast and Furious 7 soundtrack. I guess Wiz was tired of the obscurity of being underground, so he continued to push for mainstream success with songs such as "Black and Yellow" and " Roll Up". Personally, I feel like some of the songs on Kush and Orange Juice deserved to be radio hits, but it didn't appeal to a wider audience. The mixtape is one of his best, but still at that time he dwelled through the underground and was a fan favorite on Tumblr. During this time Wiz Khalifa released his highly anticipated mixtape Kush and Orange Juice, it immediately became a favorite of many people. He didn't gain much popularity until 2009 when he began Taylor Gang, for people present during 2010, Taylor Gang flooded the internet with people making clever slogans revolving around Taylor Gang or Die. Unknown to many, Wiz Khalifa has actually been a rapper since 2005. There's a constant pressure for black artist to 'whitewash' their music. While his counterpart Nicki Minaj has sold millions of albums to date. His latest album, Trap House III released in 2013, sold only 2,300 copies first week. He released another album, The Appeal Georgia's Most Wanted, it has sold 150,000 copies to date since 2010. Sadly, to date the album has only sold 424,000 copies. Around 2009, he released an album The State vs Radric Davis, this album produced his career defining hit sing, 'Lemonade'. Of course, Gucci Mane could have latched on to the success of Nicki, but Gucci chose not to and continued releasing mixtapes and being an underground artist. Somewhere between then and now, Nicki realized she needed mainstream success, so she shed her hood anthems and opted for songs such as "Superbass" which capsulated her to stardom. She wore bangs with pink streaks and could go toe to toe with any rapper. Nicki was raw and very much hood, as she rapped songs like "Itty Bitty Piggy",this song became her signature song. Long before Nicki Minaj was selling out stadiums and selling millions of albums, she was a vicious rapper from New York just hoping for her big break, eventually she started working with Gucci Mane and they released popular songs like "Slumber Party" that blew up on Myspace around 2009. Not Guwop, he has always kept it real and 100. Many black artist have that pressure, and most of them have succumbed to it. In many ways, I applaud Gucci Mane for being one of the few artist who has decided he doesn't care to produce mainstream 'pop' songs. Do you think Gucci Mane cares? Not at all, he recognizes that he isn't mainstream due to not having a 'machine'. That scares many people, he doesn't have Katy Perry singing a hook and doesn't do electric beats, he is a trap rapper, the trap god. Something that is not relatable to the typical suburban kid. Why don't they like his music? Cause Gucci is raw, he talks about the streets of Zone 6 (Atlanta) and doing 'hood' things. Simply put, mainstream likes the image of Gucci Mane, but not his music. I haven't heard a single Gucci Mane song on the radio since his 2010, but I have seen plenty #FreeGucci shirts and references. His #FreeGucci campaign made him a pop culture icon, but it didn't translate to his music success. He doesn't appeal to a wider audience due to his ruggedness. Yes, he has many fans and since his jail stint he has amassed even more, but the truth of the matter is Gucci Mane simply can not sell albums. You cant deny his focus is music, but the thing is Gucci Mane is a mixtape rapper. While in jail, Gucci Mane released many songs.
0 kommentar(er)
