Big Cat Records the Atlanta-based independent label behind rapper Gucci Mane's rise to prominence -- will release TRAP-A-THON, their third album from Gucci Mane at his grimiest. The hit song, "Freaky Gurl" (released by Big Cat Records in 2006) is currently at #20 and #40 on the Urban Radio and Rhythmic Radio Charts and is included on TRAP-A-THON. The album features the Original and Remix of "Freaky Gurl" and a bonus DVD entitled "The Glockumentary," all of which were written and recorded in 2006 following Gucci's exoneration from murder charges.
It's been a long road Gucci Mane joined forces with indie hip-hop heavyweight, Big Cat Records in 2005, the same year Billboard Magazine placed the company at #13 on their list of Top Rap Labels. Big Cat's national assault with Gucci's now-infamous beef track, "So Icy," propelled his debut album Trap House to enter the Billboard Independent Album Chart at #5 and remain in the Top 20 for eight weeks. Success came again in 2006 when Big Cat released Gucci's sophomore album, Hard To Kill. The album featured the street anthems "Go Head," "My Chain," and of course, "Freaky Gurl," which the label furiously promoted. This hit single now re-appears on Gucci Mane's third album, TRAP-A-THON, among previously unreleased tracks in the artist's signature, flamboyant hood-style.
"Gucci's trials and tribulations served to elevate his game," says label CEO, Marlon "Big Cat" Rowe. "He hit the studio with a vengeance, with something to prove. Once his name was cleared, Gucci Mane got to work."
With an Intro shouting out the label that introduced him, TRAP-A-THON begins, "Who the click that you roll with, the label that you sign with..." In addition to "Freaky Gurl" and the underground hit "Pillz", radio is already circling around the next single, "What They Do" which features Young Snead and Khia. Meanwhile, the bonus DVD "Glockumentary" gives the inside on the 2006 murder trial and the Young Jeezy beef.
1. Big Cat Intro
2. Bling Bling
3. Re-Up Ft Yatta Mann
4. Big Cats Home
5. Freaky Gurl
6. What They Do Ft Young Snead & Khia
7. Aw-Man Ft .45
8. Good News Bad News
9. Choppa Shoppin Ft Maceo, Young Snead, & Black Magic
10. Bad Guys
11. Pillz
12. Spanish Plug
13. Product
14. Bosses Speak
15. Freaky Gurl (Remix)
16. 2 Screws Loose
In Stores September 25th!!!