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Drake (feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga) - The Motto (Young Money, 2011)
How Wayne manages to look the most suspect in a video with Drake and Tyga, I’ll never know, but the video itself succeeds thanks to some finely timed cameos and Tyga’s weird methods of space travel.
Also, Chase N. Cashe. Seriously, this dude’s work as of late has been excellent, and I can’t wait for 2012, which will undoubtedly be an even bigger year for his production.
Travis Porter (feat. Tyga) - Down Low (Porter House/Jive, 2011)
Travis Porter continue to release visually stunning/quasi-left field videos for strip club anthems, and that only makes them increasingly appealing. Travis Porter recently got the highest rating of all time on Livemixtapes for their Music, Money, Magnums mixtape (where this originates from), and songs like this display just what makes these kids so popular with the youth. Also, Tyga continues to remain pretty damn good wherever he appears. Wonder if that YM album of his will ever actually drop? They need to market him.
Sean Garrett (feat. Tyga & Gucci Mane) - She Geeked (Atlantic, 2010)
The first verse that Gucci recorded post-prison release on Sean Garrett’s first single off Courtesy Of. Tyga also appears, spitting a verse that’s at least tolerable. Gucci’s verse is still a monster on here; just lyrical gymnastics that make rap nerds double-take and purists sneer.
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Sean Garrett (feat. Tyga & Gucci Mane) - She Geeked (internet, 2010)
Gucci Mane’s very first verse home. I’m going to be listening to this song non-stop for awhile, methinks; all three of them kill it, and Sean Garrett proves why he’s one of contemporary R&B’s most unique artists on this track. Gucci’s verse goes hard (just a verse to get ‘em geeked up and show them they aren’t my equal), and even Tyga does decent enough. The beat actually reminds me a little of Gucci’s own Hot Damn; there’s some country swagger going on in the beat, intertwined with a sparse drum machine and a dramatic break mid-song right before Gucci’s welcome home verse. Gucci’s own verse seems to sample Young Buck’s Get Buck as the beat changes one last time. Bottom line is; Sean and Gucci »>
