Gucci Mane 'Hard to Kill' album

On Tuesday, October 24, 2006, Big Cat Records and Tommy Boy Entertainment will release the explosive Gucci Mane sophomore album, Hard To Kill. The first single from the CD is “My Chain” which is one of the hottest tracks on the album and most requested in clubs throughout the Southeast.

This time around, Gucci picks up where he left off after the success of his hit single, “Icy.” “Icy” was in heavy rotation all over the world and the album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Charts for Independent Albums and remained on the Top 20 for eight weeks. Scanning over 125,000 units independently on his debut album, Gucci will show the world that he can come better and harder.

Big Cat Records’ President, Mel Breeden, states, “With all that Gucci Mane has seen and been through in this past year, this album shows how much he has grown lyrically. We named the project, “Hard To Kill” because of all of the drama that has surrounded Gucci’s career and he pulled through it all. Now he’s back. HARD TO KILL!!! Although we had big success with “Icy”, there is a lot more to the story now.”

This album is packed with hot laid-back comedic flows and catchy hooks that are displayed heavily throughout the album with cuts such as “Everybody Know Me” produced by Lyrical Chead George & Paul “Why/Not” Roach for Arthentic Krew Productions, “Pillz” featuring Mac Bree Z, produced by Xavier Dotson pka Zaytoven and “Freak Girl” produced by Cyber Sapp, Cyberwerks Music/Family Tree Entertainment.

"Hard To Kill" will invite Gucci’s fans into his life like a reality show, up close and personal. Get the real street sh**. See what he experienced during his time on lockdown, how he pulled through it and the issues that still plague him today. Comprised of songs from label mates Black Magic and Young Snead, “Hard To Kill” is destined to be one of the most prolific trap music albums of 2007.

Biography

Underground legend Gucci Mane has made quite a name for himself since last year’s release of his ghetto platinum independent debut Trap House. Within a calendar of the album’s release, the Birmingham, Ala. native penetrated the southern rap scene with the gaudy, diamond-crusted runaway smash "Icy," engaged in verbal war with one of rap’s most shining rising talents.

Enduring the perilous pitfalls of the streets while enjoying the success of moving more than 125,000 units without the aid of major label endorsements, the rough-edged survivor returns with his aptly titled Big Cat Records follow-up album Hard To Kill.

Known to the Fulton County authorities as Radric Davis, Gucci Mane first moved to the A-town with his mother during his fourth grade year and settled on Atlanta’s uncompromising East Side. And by his fourteenth birthday, young Gucci was in a recording booth pursuing a career in rap.

Gucci garnered citywide fame after serving up debut single "Black Tee" to the masses on his own La Flare Entertainment label. As the single bubbled radio, it caught the attention of another well-known local independent heavy weight Big Cat Records. With strength in numbers, the two independents joined forces.

Now riding high off the previous album’s long-term momentum, Gucci's sizzling lead single “Go Head” featuring flirtatious female Mac Breezy has already been bubbling some time now on radio and in clubs. Atop a mid-tempo, Nitty-produced banger, Gucci serenades all sizes, shapes, textures and colors of his thick-bottomed dime pieces.

On semi-autobiographical "Everybody Know Me," he confronts all of his demons- from growing up in the hood broke and penniless to being an accused felon to standing trial in the press. In a laidback, conversational flow, he testifies: "Nowadays I stay on the news/ My every move ends up on the tube/ Whoever said being a gangsta was easy?/ I got beef with BMF and I got problems with Jeezy."

Other standouts are the picture perfect floss fest "Hold That Thought," the rugged trap soundtrack anthem "Street N!@@#*" and the official hot single, "My Chain" featuring Black Magic, where Mr. So Icy once again pays homage to his blinding princess cuts and marquises.

More than just delivering a stellar sophomore album, Gucci brings forth one man’s determination to overcome any tribulation that life may hand him. And Hard To Kill is a testament of Gucci’s permanent staying power. Stand strong!

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