On "Sea Sick" the beat gives you this real swaying feeling, but it's Gucci who ground it with this real staccato delivery. This record is 11 tracks and 30 minutes just enough to keep you wanting more. Some rappers want to drone on and on and on (cough cough G-Eazy and Eminem) for no apparent reason other than to hear their own voice. Gucci different than many rappers knows the power of keeping the album quick. "TYT" an homage to MJ's "PYT" but not a sample at all has this great bop to it and just keeps mushing the sound ever forward and Gucci bounces along. Regardless of how rich Gucci gets you always feel like He probably still gets involved in some hood shit, even if it is in between trips to Paris for cafe and a baguette. When Gucci boasts it's just so much better than everyone else like on "Side EFX" when he talks about pulling up to the plug in a private jet. These are hood bangers, and Southside and Gucci don't try to hide that fact. This record feels harder than most of what Gucci has done lately, but It's not because Gucci suddenly needs to prove his street cred, it is just what the songs actually called for. It's syrupy and smooth with an edge that is palpable from the start. Gucci expertly slides over these beats and classifying the tape as a "Street Tape" means Gucci has zero concerns about making something ready for radio play. At only 30 minutes these beats come in, bang and then hit the fucking door.
That never happens hear because Southside and Gucci keep it so tight. El Gato: The Human Glacier is exclusively produced by Southside, which in the past meant a hip hop album that was too one note. In what seems to be a tradition in the making Gucci releases another winter themed mixtape to accompany last years East Atlanta Santa. It's been a whirlwind for Gucci but He keeps making stuff that is better than his last. This is at least his third album this year, He got married and got out of Prison. Gucci doesn't take breaks it seems, the man must sleep about three hours a night.
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