Chicken Talk
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| Released | October 2006 | |||
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| Length | 101:26 | |||
| Label | So Icey Entertainment | |||
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Chicken Talk is a mixtape by the American rapper Gucci Mane, released in October 2006.[1] It was Gucci Mane's second mixtape and third overall release, following the 2001 mixtape La Flare and 2005 album Trap House. It features artists including Yo Gotti and Shawty Lo.[2]
Chicken Talk has been named as one of the best hip-hop releases of all time by outlets such as Pitchfork and Rolling Stone Australia.
In May 2005, Gucci Mane released his first studio album, Trap House, but several months later he was sentenced to six months in prison for assault.[1] After his release, Gucci Mane was approached by DJ Burn One, who was interested in collaborating.[3] Gucci initially demurred, as he was contractually obligated to record another album through Big Cat Records, but he reconnected with Burn One after his relationship with Big Cat deteriorated.[1]
According to Burn One, the recording of Chicken Talk lasted "about a month".[1] During the recording process, Gucci was noted for his tireless productivity; collaborators recounted that he would arrive at the recording studio late at night or in the early morning and freestyle verses for hours.[1][4] Reflecting on the period in his 2017 autobiography, Gucci Mane states that his recording practices during the development of Chicken Talk were influenced by his extensive use of ecstasy at the time.[5]
The cover art of Chicken Talk is a photo of Gucci Mane, taken by DJ Burn One.[4]
Music
Chicken Talk is a trap album. Lawrence Burney of Pitchfork describes its style as "joining the sonic playfulness of Atlanta's snap movement with firsthand accounts of street activity".[6] Its primary topics include "drugs, guns, the South, and everything that comes with it".[7] Chicken Talk also discusses jewelry and Gucci Mane's feud with Young Jeezy.[6]
Musically, Zaytoven's keyboards are one of Chicken Talk's primary sonic hallmarks.[6] Music writers have also commented on elements such as a "lounge-y flute" in "Burn One Freestyle" and "orchestral blasts" in "Stupid".[8]