Gucci gear
| Gucci gear | |
|---|---|
| Lil Pump | |
| publication | October 6, 2017 (album), November 10, 2017 (single) |
| length | 2:05 |
| Genre (s) | Trap |
| Author (s) | Bighead , Gnealz , Lil Pump |
| Producer (s) | Bighead, Gnealz |
| Label | Tha Lights Global , Warner Bros. Records |
| album | Lil Pump |
Gucci Gang is a song by the US rapper Lil Pump from 2017. The fifth single from his debut album Lil Pump was produced by Bighead and Gnealz and written by them together with the artist.
Music and lyrics
Gucci Gang is a trap song. The beat is the genre marked accordingly from 808-bass drums , hi-hats , snares and claps , wherein it at some points for each about exposing a second to a Acapella to produce effect. A playful piano melody and a gentle synthesizer dominate the instrumental; in the single verse they play at times lower and slower. The song ends with a fadeout .
In the text, Lil Pump proudly flaunts his lavish lifestyle. He raps , among others, about how he and an affair , whose name did he not keep expensive necklaces , Balmain , Lean , private jets and medicine purchases. In doing so, he gleefully contrasts his own material possessions with the poor circumstances of the listener. In the chorus, the title of the song, an allusion to the Gucci fashion label , is repeated with noticeable frequency.
Music video
The music video for Gucci Gang takes place around a typical US high school and consists of several recurring scene fragments. At the beginning of the clip, Lil Pump reaches the parking lot in front of the building in a high-priced car , from which he gets out, wearing glasses and holding a paper cup in his hand , on which he is walking across the video. He can also be seen in the school corridor carrying large bags filled with marijuana . He is often accompanied by a tiger in this location, but has no visible drugs with him in scenes with it. On a campus where several people are eating, cups are handed out and a purple liquid is poured out; In this setting, a food battle breaks out in the course of the videos . Lil Pump is also present, smokes and eats sweets . The rapper is also shown several times with visual effects in front of a dark background, while the scenery is bathed in purple light.
criticism
Gucci Gang polarized a lot and drew both harsh criticism and high praise. Most of the time the same elements were interpreted differently: in their reviews, various media emphasized the lyrical and musical simplicity of the song both positively and negatively. The superficial and not profound themes of the song were interpreted in a similarly contrary way and felt on the one hand as fun, on the other hand as indicative of a wrong development in society .
success
Gucci Gang was a huge commercial success , especially in the United States . There it reached number 3 in the charts and was awarded four times platinum. It had the same position in Canada . In the rest of the world, the song was a moderate success, which was mostly able to prove itself in various positions in the charts, but not in the top ten. In Germany , Austria and Switzerland it was on ranks 35, 30 and 25.
Individual evidence
- ↑ album. Accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Single. Accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Album credits. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Lyrics. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ music video. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Complex's Best Songs of 2017; including Gucci gear. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Lil Pump album review by laut.de. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Hot New Hip Hop Review. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Highsnobiety-criticism. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Charts. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ US charts. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Canadian Charts. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Platinum Awards. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .