Evil Genius
| Gucci Mane
Evil Genius
Evil Genius is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Gucci Mane. It was released on December 7, 2018, by Atlantic Records and GUWOP Enterprises. The album features guest appearances from Lil Skies, Kevin Gates, 21 Savage, Kodak Black and Bruno Mars, among others, while the production was handled by Southside, Metro Boomin, Murda Beatz, Honorable C.N.O.T.E. and OG Parker, among others. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Though it’s one of his most considered and carefully curated projects, Gucci plays it uncharacteristically safe for most of it.
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Consequence of Sound
Too much filler, a lack of lyrical risks, and uninspired features make for a lackluster result.
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Hot New Hip Hop
"Evil Genius" is one of Gucci Mane's most polished and precise projects to date, but that doesn't play to his strengths.
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NME
The Atlanta trap legend completes his transformation into shimmering superstar with this taut and breathtakingly honest record.
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HipHop DX
Even with all the underwhelming guest performances and filler, Evil Genius demonstrates that Gucci Mane hasn’t completely lost it.
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Highsnobiety
It’s not enough to just exist in the trap space in 2018, there needs to be some kind of innovation, or at least an attempt to keep up with the advancements made.
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The Ratings Game
After all these years, Gucci is still ticking, making authentic trap music with some of the biggest stars in the game. With Evil Genius, he continues his run, gifting us with eighteen tracks full of nothing but bangers!
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The Reflector
I can see this album being very popular at parties this coming semester, but I personally would not listen to many of them.
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The Musical Hype
Although East Atlanta rap standout Gucci Mane remains consistent on ‘Evil Genius,’ mixing up the script wouldn’t have hurt in the least.
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Sputnik Music
It’s impressive to see Gucci Mane return to form on a record as strong as Evil Genius.
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Immortal Reviews
Gucci Mane doesn’t deliver in Evil Genius, his thirteenth record that feels like it’s lacking in a lot of areas.
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Uproxx
Gucci Mane is still limber enough to run with the bulls, but old enough and wise enough to know that he doesn’t always have to.
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Legends Will Never Die
He still sounds great, but almost half of these cuts sound either unfinished or very plain.
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Exclaim!
Few artists are able to blend themselves with their art as perfectly as Gucci Mane.
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Nest HQ
Gucci Mane’s Evil Genius represents his 2018 grind mindset and pays a tribute to some of the biggest names in the game alongside Guwop himself.
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The Breeze
Gucci Mane sounds as cold-blooded as ever on ‘Evil Genius’.
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FLOOD
Major production and feature credits are there to uplift Evil Genius where Gucci falls short, so it’s certainly his most orchestrated and polished project, if nothing else.
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Rhyme Junkie
With the release of Evil Genius, Gucci Mane proves he can continue to deliver that homemade trap sound despite a complete metamorphosis of his former self.
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All Music
Even if it's familiar territory, he remains a master of this particular hip-hop niche, and Evil Genius is a late-era catalog highlight.
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La Vista
Gucci Mane’s long awaited album “Evil Genius” is fairly disappointing due to the lack of differentiable songs along with the shortage of any hits.
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Amino
Gucci Mane is one of my guilty pleasures, since he's one of the first name to come up my mind if I'd like to listen to simple trap banger while smoking some good haze.
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DJ Booth
Hearing his desire to sidestep that privilege and pour over his tracklist to evolve as an artist is refreshing as it is unbelievable that we're eight months into 2018 and Gucci has yet to release a project.
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Street Stalkin'
Evil Genius is at its finest when its polish and precision are utilized in service brief, succinct songs.
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Stereoboard
We still don't have any insight into Gucci's actual personality, and he sadly doesn't have the charisma to make up for it.
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Music Review Source
While I’m not a fan of the album on the whole, the one place I’ll give credit where it’s due is on the beats on nearly all the songs.
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