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3.4 ( 102 total votes )
Gucci Mane - Spotlight
Artist: Gucci Mane
Featuring: Usher
Producer: Polow Da Don
Album: The State vs. Radric Davis
Label: 1017 Brick Squad/Warner Bros.
It’s not that I hate Gucci Mane, it’s just that I’m not quite sure why seemingly every artist on the planet wants him on their track. What about the man is so great? With that in mind please know that it’s almost difficult for me to say this, but I’m kinda digging Gucci’s new single Spotlight. On the production tip Polow Da Don comes through again with a densely layered, synth heavy and damn catchy beat, while Gucci flips his sometimes annoying rhyme style into a memorable flow that may just stay in your head for days (I mean, the man does hilariously reference Elimidate). And add Usher to the chorus, delivering an old-school R&B hook? I’ll admit it, Spotlight’s my new guilty pleasure. Don’t you judge me. Fans of Gucci should check stores, and DJBooth, for more when his new album The State vs. Radric Davis drops this December.
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on October 26, 2009
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THE BEAT THOED!! BUT THIS SONG ITSELF WASNT ALL DAT !!
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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I've gotta go with the very generic and repetitive (but true) statement : Everything was hot except Gucci. Alright, he wasn't that bad...but compared to that HOT beat from Polow and Usher's crazy hook, Gucci came in 3rd. His flow was decent, but this is still single material nonetheless.
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Gucci does seem to be on every track right now, thats bad for hip hop!
I saw this on hotnewhiphop.com today, and i was like "oh gucci, well im definitely not listening to that" then i saw it on here and read the review, and thought i should listen to it, but i probably should have stuck with my gut instinct! But this does have that kinda flow that would be stuck in my head, same with the hook, which is insane in my opinion this may be the first gucci song to end up on my ipod! |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Usher and Polow made a great track! The only problem was Gucci. I seriously gave him a chance on this track. I wanted to like him, but he simply sucks. 1 star to make a point
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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cb126405, I couldn't have said it better.
Why do respectable artists work with this man? I think less of Usher now than I did when he released a song based on legal documents. |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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haha this is probably the first gucci song ive listen to the end in a long time but, loved the beat, loved the hook, and i gotta say gucci even though i think he is wack, sounded real nice on this track
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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I want a a remix...
production is tight, usher's hook is good (though im not a fan of his work on guest hooks) & even Gucci came with some decent rhymes. maybe I should jump on the Gucci bandwagon since the rest of the residents are so against him, haha 3.5 |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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this song go hard tho.
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Usher's hook is mediocre, beat too. Gucci is wack, period. 1 1/2
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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People are really starting to scare me with the acceptance of Gucci's "flow". Witnessing a car accident may also stay in my head for days, that doesn't mean it's a good thing.
What is wrong with his voice/diction?! How can that not ruin the song after 3 seconds (literally) for you?! His delivery is awful! |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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I almost thought this was a re-tread of Love in this Club.
I'm not a big fan of Gucci either (maybe i should listen to him more?) but i'd prefer more stuff like Wasted, 1 of my fav songs of the year. this aint a bad track and it works in the clubs |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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hahah so much hate on gucci, hes on top of his game, all them niggas want him on there tracks for that reason.. beat was banging so was Ush,
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Respectable artists work with the man for 2 reasons. One, he's blowing up right now and is one of the most watched artists in the game. Two, he has one of the if not the best FLOW (notice i said flow, not overall rapper) in the game. I feel like he makes other rappers step their flow up when they're on the track with him. Sure there lyrics might be better but next to a verse with an amazing unmatched flow, no matter how good the lyrics are it sounds crappy. An example is a couple of the new Snoop Dogg and Gucci songs, feel like snoop killed his flow on these tracks.
Onto the song: while not my favorite of guccis he still has a great memorable flow as usual and creative visual lyrics and usher and the beat are nice. Banger. |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Also, listen closely, its not hard to hear what he says and if you don't want to focus on his lyrics than his flow will blend in with the beat cause his flow is almost always on and don't worry bout it.
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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I just listened to it without paying much attention..so..idk what that says about the track..was Gucci actually on it...didn't notice him (which could be a good thing)
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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what do people see in Gucci
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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@frozilla - Why not Ludacris? It's a safe bet he annihalates Gucci in every aspect. Even Nelly with his losing streak bests Gucci's flow and lyrical ability. Why not Chamillionaire?
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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This fails horribly to the amazing sucess that was "Wasted". Still not a huge Gucci fan, but Usher saved the track.
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Usher gets a 10 and Gucci gets a 0...
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Gucci sucks (Jeezy all day) and the fact that ppl likes his rhymes is mind boggling...this song was cool until gucci open his mouth....im sure it will get some play from radio....oh yeah look out for the video they just shot this past weekend
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Hook sounds like one Akon sing but passed it along to Ursh. I like Gucci but I his commerical sound on this one is subpar. He doesn't even sound like the same Gucci from before he "blew up."
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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The song sounds like it was created for someone else (anyone else) and then Gucci's label people scooped it up for him and had Usher record some new ad libs. Am I off? Polow killed the production, but the vocals didn't match.
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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@phantom its hard to explain, to me personally I think its the fact that he's on multiple drugs when he records his songs that he taps into this flow that is much different than another artist would have on a track to the point where it kind of becomes part of the beat. I too am a great fan of ludacris but I feel like his flow is more like pow pow pow punchlines and harder than a really crazy flow. Also, a lot of gucci songs vary in the flow. To me chamillionaire is all about the lyrics and to me his flow isn't that great. Idk, i think we're in a way using different definitions of the word "flow". Nelly I agree is capable of great flow on multiple tracks, for example I really enjoyed "Long Night ft. Usher".
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Another thing I find about Gucci songs is that many of them I start out thinking... "hmm...what this all about..?" and then after a few more lines i'm nodding my head and feel like i'm bumping to the music in a different way than listening to other rappers songs. I've only starting liking Gucci's material since he came out with Photoshoot, but I feel like the way he sounds with the instrumental is unmatched on some tracks. And the fact he's been putting out tracks like crazy like wayne was doing has really pushed him ahead recently.
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Cool song. I like.
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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I really like the background flow. Relaxing tune, but at the same time I want to dance
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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HAHAHA all you Guchi haters HAHAHA now he has a song with a heavy weight!!"!
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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I fail to understand why Gucci Mane is so popular. He doesnt posses any qualities that somebody who calls themselves a rapper needs to have. terrible flow, terrible lyrics, annoying tone, cliche subject matters......why gucci why!
okay on to the song... 3 stars for Usher - His hook was good, but kind of repetitive, however if Gucci wasnt so mediocre then it wouldnt stick out as the memorable bit of the song! 4 stars for the beat - Polow keeps it coming with the fire! He's been keeping it coming over the past few months ("Number One Sex", "Drop It Low", "Back To The Crib", "Medicine", "Baby By Me" and so on) This is no exception! 1 star for gucci - As the booths' rating system tells us; 1 star means 'GARBAGE' Overall - 2 stars |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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People are really starting to scare me with the acceptance of Gucci's "flow". Witnessing a car accident may also stay in my head for days, that doesn't mean it's a good thing.
What is wrong with his voice/diction?! How can that not ruin the song after 3 seconds (literally) for you?! His delivery/voice is awful! Don't lower your standards just because the beat and hook knocks!!! Another beat/hook done wasted. |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Effing hot beat! Effing sexy hook by Usher.
Not feeling Gucci though. It ruins the mood of the song. If only Polow jumped on the song to take the "Spotlight" away from Gucci a bit more. Seriously what is it with all these Gucci songs and features? |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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gucci is growing on me, ill say yet again. BUT this song is NOT that hot. at all. and im not sold on usher's part either.
usher: 1.5 beat: 1.5 gucci: 2.5 |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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its ok
usher hook is the best gucci needed to come harder |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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if user was out of the song it would sound alot better
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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if user was out of the song it would sound alot better
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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If Gucci was replaced by another then it would be a good song.
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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i love gucci
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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did i just read multiple say gucci has nice flow? are you kidding? i give up on hip hop if the song charts anywhere near the top... gucci mane goes against everything ive ever loved about hip hop
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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it was aliight
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Well...Imma have 2 disagree wit' the members who dislike this song...This is a great track!! I don't know what is about Gucci..But I like his music & I'm not ashamed 2 say that!! People wonder why Talented artist like Usher & Wayne works wit em'... It's because right now , Gucci is as popular as he has ever been..The production is classic alone..This is a top 5 record...period.. & I'm definitely copin' Gucci's New album when it drops...BURR!!!!
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Gucci!!!!
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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I have to agree with @DJspinz!! It's good to see Usher on the song and the beat is chillz! Gucci just blew up..Gucci!!!
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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I don't think Gucci is that good but I gotta say this song is catchy and it's going directly to my mp3 player
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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The production is great on this track and Usher comes through on the hook. But Gucci Mane fails to do his part. Im not the type of person to give an artist a pass cause it's catchy song or it has a bangin beat. You have to impress me with some substance in your music, it doesn't have to be lyrical, but at least rap about some reality real shit. No more pop rap songs. Im tired of those type of songs.
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Gucci is not as bad as everyone sayin he is, and Polow wasnt as good here as everyone says he is either. Gucci is nowhere near the top, but this beat isnt either. it sounds generic and unmastered as all hell. Rrrsher was fresh tho.
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Gucci is not as bad as everyone sayin he is, and Polow wasnt as good here as everyone says he is either. Gucci is nowhere near the top, but this beat isnt either. it sounds generic and unmastered as all hell. Rrrsher was fresh tho.
2.5 |
| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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i like some of gucci's tracks, but this is a mad cheesy attempt at cracking the mainstream radio stations. big ups to him getting usher on a track but he doesn't fit AT ALL on this. i know all the gucci heads are going crazy saying he's sold out with this one...and he kinda did.
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| Posted on Oct 21, 2009 |
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Gucci's flow remind of me Two Live Crew. I haven't heard a good song from him since Icy.. but even that got old quick.
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| Posted on Oct 22, 2009 |
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sick beat, great hook, nice flow= hit sing in the clubs...enough said
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| Posted on Oct 22, 2009 |
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like the tune i reckin if i listen to it a bit more i love but other than that mint song
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| Posted on Oct 22, 2009 |
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Wow!! Wasn't expectin' this type of track from Gucci! Usher Killed the Chorus in my opion! Polo did an great job wit' the beat!!
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| Posted on Oct 22, 2009 |
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