The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted
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| Studio album by Gucci Mane | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–10 | |||
| Genre | Southern hip hop, hip hop | |||
| Length | 61:37 | |||
| Label | 1017 Brick Squad, Asylum, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Radric "Gucci Mane" Davis (exec.), The Neptunes, Swizz Beatz, DJ B-Do, Joey French, Drumma Boy, Zaytoven, Schife & OhZee, The Individualz, Fatboi, Lex Luger, G-Luck, Rob Holladay, The Inkredibles, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Jim Jonsin, Pharrell Williams, Shawty Redd | |||
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| Metacritic | 64/100 |
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| RapReviews | (5/10) |
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The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted is the seventh studio album by American rapper Gucci Mane. It was released on September 28, 2010, by 1017 Brick Squad Records, Warner Bros. Records and Asylum Records. It serves as a sequel to his previous studio release The State vs. Radric Davis (2009), which was released after the Atlanta rapper's incarceration from prison. The album debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 61,450 copies; it has sold an estimated 169,500 copies as of the week ending of August 21, 2011.
In November 2009, Gucci Mane was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment in Georgia's Fulton County Jail. In May 2010, after the rapper's was released from prison, he has putting in these series of his mixtapes, tracks and viral videos. These works includes "The Burrrprint 2", "Mr. Zone 6", "Jewelery Selection", "Ferrari Music", "Buy My Album" and a collaboration with Diplo (DJ), called "Free Gucci". He then announced that he changed the name of his label into making it a new one, called 1017 Brick Squad Records. He also announced the title to his next album, called The State vs. Radric Davis: The Appeal, and it would be released for 2010. The title was changed to The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted, with a release date of August 31. Gucci Mane later announced on his Twitter, that the album would be released on a date of "Septemburrr 28, 2010" [sic].
During the interview with Atlanta's DJ Greg Street, Gucci Mane spoke about the album that it was good representation upon where he is "musically and mentally". "I done grown a lot and I think I expressed it really good musically and I just want everybody to hear it and see what they think about it, because I put a lot of time in it and it's definitely my best foot forward right now. In addition to several of his longtime record producers such as Zaytoven, Shawty Redd, Drumma Boy and Fatboi, among others, Gucci Mane expanded his circle of producers for the album. The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted also includes his first-time that have collaborated with Swizz Beatz, former Haitian presidential candidate Wyclef Jean and Pharrell Williams. "The new people I did songs I actually made hit record with them. I made six records with Swizz, I made six records with Pharrell. And then I picked the best ones. I think this is a classic." With the completion of his follow-up album, Gucci Mane said that this is his best chance to capitalize on his underground allure. He told MTV that he considers this album to be a masterpiece. "The Appeal is officially finished. It's mixed and mastered, and the artwork is done. I'm just out here promoting it and letting everyone know it's coming. Just bring awareness to it 'cause I want everyone to know it's coming and to support it because it's a masterpiece."
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