Flying Lotus and Beach House both make supremely chill, critically acclaimed music. Both have probably soundtracked a whole lot of drug experiences. Also, FlyLo once remixed Gucci Mane, and Beach House once covered Gucci. But that doesn’t mean they’re best friends. As Pitchfork points out, FlyLo had some mildly critical words...

As a human being, Gucci Mane is a mess. Back when he was on his hot streak about three years ago, that was part of his charm. Like fellow Southern-rap face-tat aficionado Lil Wayne before him, Gucci rose to the top of the heap by methodically cranking out mixtape after mixtape in which he cleverly [...]

Atlanta rap great Gucci Mane has been in and out of prison for the last few years, and his music has gradually grown as erratic as you’d expect when you take that into account. BAYTL, his late-2011 collaborative album with the widely dismissed V-Nasty, wasn’t exactly an indicator of great things to come. But yesterday, [...]

Gucci Mane agreeing to fork over $2,026 a month to help support his 4-year-old son

Sept 14, 2011 Day in Pop digest