Why did you want to start the LP with this cut?
The album kicks off with "Off the Boat," which was meant as the outro song for El Gato the Human Glacier. This album was a lot of stun, a lot of flexing, a lot of kicking, a lot of bravado, a lot of big money talk because that's what's going on with me right now. The environment that I record my albums in definitely impacts my studio sessions. I recorded a lot of the album in Miami because I get a good vibe there. How exactly does your environment impact your studio sessions, if at all? It took a lot of just planning and being methodical. The title of Evil Genius was kind of like, "Man, I done been through a lot, but look where I am now." I felt like I had to be street smart. Where did you get the inspiration for the title of the project? I knew what I wanted to talk about but I just wanted to have the best beats this time. I put a lot of time in it and really was just trying to get the right beats and make sure the production was on point. It was way different from my 12 other studio albums being that I took a year to record one album. How did recording this album compare to working on your earlier LPs?Įvil Genius, man, was a great album process. At this point, we’ve heard multiple iterations of their So Icy Boyz posse cuts - but this one is one of the best yet.Evil Genius is your 13th studio album. The New 1017 has undergone several changes in the last few years, restructuring the roster and focusing on artists like Pooh Shiesty, Enchanting, Foogiano, and more. With their next chapter, they all plan to shine together.
Helping to grow the careers of Pooh Shiesty, Foogiano, Big Scarr, and others from the ground up, Big Guwop has provided the framework that they needed to reach the next level in their careers. With this new label, he’s ended up with a solid team that he is extremely proud of and at the rate they are going, they could make history some day. He has been building his roster of rising rap stars for years and it is dope to see it all coming to fruition. With his newly appointed label The New 1017 Records on the rise, Gucci has taken this opportunity to shine some light on his artists. Gucci mane has always had some of the most creative album covers in the game /C3t8jkQ8DS