Ice Daddy is the fifteenth studio album by American rapper Gucci Mane. It was released through Atlantic Records and 1017 Records on June 18, 2021. The album features guest appearances from BigWalkDog, Pooh Shiesty, Sir Mix-a-Lot, BIG30, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, 2 Chainz, Young Dolph, E-40, Project Pat, and Peewee Longway. Production was handled by PabloMCR, WizardMCE, Mike Will Made It, Marzeratti, 30 Roc, Twysted Genius, Shawn Ferrari, iWeirdo, Southside, Richie Souf, Zaytoven, J-Bo, Shoddy, D.A. Got That Dope, SpiffoMadeIt, and Mojo Krazy. The album is named after Ice Davis, the son of Mane and his wife, Jamaican model Keyshia Ka'oir.[1]
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| Released | June 18, 2021 | |||
| Length | 51:13 | |||
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Background
editThe title of the album is named after Ice Davis, the son of Gucci Mane and his wife, Jamaican model Keyshia Ka'oir. Ice was almost six months old when the album was released Ice Daddy is the first album by Mane to be released since the birth of their son on December 23, 2020.[2] Ice also features on the album's cover art. The release date of the album is also the two-year anniversary of Mane's single, "Proud of You", a promotional single off of his thirteenth studio album, Delusions of Grandeur (2019).
Release and promotion
editOn April 29, 2021, Mane announced the title of the album alongside its cover art, stating that it would be available to pre-order the following day.[3] However, on the same day, before the release date was revealed to the public, Billboard gave its release date out.[4] On June 10, 2021, Mane appeared on an episode of YouTube Released for the week for the premiere of the official music video of his single "Like 34 & 8", which features American rapper and fellow labelmate Pooh Shiesty; in the episode, he confirmed the track "Posse on Bouldercrest", a remake of American rapper and record producer Sir Mix-a-Lot's single "Posse on Broadway", from his debut studio album, Swass (1988), and announced that Sir Mix-a-Lot's chorus on the original song would remain on the song, but did not announce the features on the song. Gucci revealed the album's tracklist on June 16, 2021.[5]
Singles
editGucci Mane released the lead single of the album, "Shit Crazy", featuring American rapper BIG30, as part of the pre-order of the album on April 30, 2021.[6] The second single, "Like 34 & 8", featuring American rapper and fellow labelmate Pooh Shiesty, was released on June 10, 2021.[7] "Poppin", a collaboration with American rapper and fellow labelmate BigWalkDog, was released as the third single on June 17, 2021, one day before the release of the album; however, Gucci uploaded the song to his YouTube channel on May 24, 2021, and this also became BigWalkDog's first song through 1017 Records to be released commercially.[8] The fourth single, "Posse on Bouldercrest", featuring Pooh Shiesty again and American rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot was released along with the album on June 18, 2021.[9]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 6/10[10] |
Writing for Clash, Robin Murray felt that the album "leans on his trademark brand without adding anything new to the overall picture" and it indeed "struggles to maintain a momentum over its 17 tracks", but later clarified that "it's not a failure".[10] On a negative review, Tim Hoffman of Riff Magazine compared the weaknesses that he felt were present in the album to that of American rapper Moneybagg Yo's chart-topping fourth studio album, A Gangsta's Pain, opining that it "delivers what is effectively two or three good songs that are then replicated to pad the runtime" and it "delivers on quality guest features like E-40 and Project Pat while delivering a handful of decent beats to carry some of the songs".[11]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Poppin" (with BigWalkDog) |
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| 3:34 |
| 2. | "Posse on Bouldercrest" (featuring Pooh Shiesty and Sir Mix-a-Lot) |
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| 3:37 |
| 3. | "Shit Crazy" (featuring BIG30) |
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| 2:42 |
| 4. | "Like 34 & 8" (featuring Pooh Shiesty) |
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| 3:52 |
| 5. | "Dboy Style" |
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| 2:36 |
| 6. | "Trap Shit" (featuring Lil Baby) | Zaytoven | 3:06 | |
| 7. | "I Got It" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) |
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| 2:11 |
| 8. | "Rich Nigga Shit" |
| Southside | 2:49 |
| 9. | "Top of Shit" (featuring 2 Chainz and Young Dolph) |
| Zaytoven | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Never Runnin Out of Money" (featuring E-40) |
| 30 Roc | 2:46 |
| 11. | "Fold Dat Money" (featuring Project Pat) |
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| 4:09 |
| 12. | "Gucci Coming 4 U" |
| Mike Will Made It | 2:33 |
| 13. | "Invoices" |
| D.A. Got That Dope | 2:32 |
| 14. | "Live at the Red Carpet" (featuring Peewee Longway) |
| 30 Roc | 2:40 |
| 15. | "Bust Down" |
| Mike Will Made It | 3:25 |
| 16. | "Lately" |
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| 3:03 |
| 17. | "How I See It" |
| Mike Will Made It | 2:24 |
| Total length: | 51:13 | |||
Sample credits
- "Posse on Bouldercrest" contains samples from and interpolates "Posse on Broadway", written by Anthony Ray and performed by Sir Mix-a-Lot.
Personnel
edit- Irene Sourlis – A&R administration all tracks)
- Darrale Jones – A&R direction (all tracks)
- Eddie "eMIX" Hernandez – mixing (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8–11, 13, 14, 16), recording (tracks 1–3, 5, 8, 11)
- Amani "A $" Hernández – assistant mixing (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8–11, 13, 14, 16)
- Daniel Rowland – mastering (track 1)
- Salvador Majail – recording (tracks 1, 10, 12, 14–17
- PabloMCR – programming (track 1)
- WizardMCE – programming (track 1)
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing (track 2)
- DJ Riggins – assistant mixing (track 2)
- Jacob Richards – assistant mixing (track 2)
- Mike Seaberg – assistant mixing (track 2)
- Colin Leonard – mastering (tracks 2–17)
- Mike Will Made It – programming (tracks 2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 15, 17)
- Marzeratti – programming (track 2)
- 30 Roc – programming (tracks 3, 10, 14)
- Twysted Genius – programming (track 3)
- Kori Anders – mixing (tracks 4, 7, 12, 15, 17)
- Rayshaun McIntosh – assistant mixing (tracks 4, 7, 12, 15, 17)
- Shawn Ferrari – programming (track 4)
- iWeirdo – programming (track 4)
- Southside – programming (tracks 5, 8)
- Sean Paine – recording (tracks 6, 7, 9
- Zaytoven – programming (tracks 6, 9)
- J-Bo – programming (track 7)
- Migui Maloles – recording (track 10)
- Salvador Majail – recording (track 10)
- Shoddy – programming (track 11)
- D.A. Got That Dope – programming (track 13)
- SpiffoMadeIt – programming (track 16)
- Mojo Krazy – programming (track 16)
Charts
edit| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[12] | 34 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] | 18 |
References
edit- ^ Marie, Erika (June 18, 2021). "Gucci Mane Shares "Ice Daddy" Ft. Lil Baby, 2 Chainz, Pooh Shiesty, Lil Uzi Vert, E-40". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (December 23, 2020). "Gucci Mane and Wife Keyshia Ka'oir Welcome First Child Together: Ice Davis". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ @gucci1017 (April 29, 2021). "PRE-SAVE My new album #ICEDADDY available at midnight everywhere! Executive produced by my son @icedavis1017" (Tweet). Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Lamarre, Carl (April 29, 2021). "Gucci Mane Announces New Album 'Ice Daddy': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ @gucci1017 (June 16, 2021). "My new album #IceDaddy drop tomorrow night presave now Linkinbio" (Tweet). Retrieved June 16, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kiefer, Halle (April 30, 2021). "Gucci Mane Makes 'Shit Crazy' With Big30 in His New Music Video". Vulture. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ Shifferaw, Abel (June 10, 2021). "Gucci Mane Shares New Single "Like 34 & 8" Featuring Pooh Shiesty". Complex. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "Gucci Mane & BigWalkDog - Poppin [Official Video]". May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Eustice, Kyle (June 16, 2021). "Gucci Mane Puts Pooh Shiesty & Sir Mix-a-Lot on a Song Together For 'Ice Daddy' Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Murray, Robin (June 18, 2021). "Gucci Mane - 'Ice Daddy". Clash. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Hoffman, Tim (June 18, 2021). "ALBUM REVIEW: Gucci Mane leaves a cold impression with 'Ice Daddy'". Riff Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Gucci Mane Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Gucci Mane Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2021.