So last year, as you may or may not remember, Diplo rounded up a team of artists – among them Salem, Zomby and Flying Lotus – to remix a selection of tracks by Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane.

This week, Sinden will release the British (well, Burrrtish) Edition, after being approached by Warner to A&R the project, with full access to the vocals and stems from Gucci’s last album, The Appeal. In the DJ, producer and Grizzly label owners own words, “Gucci has been on my radar a long time – I’ve always waited with baited breath for the next tape to drop. To have the opportunity to curate a mixtape of his material and A&R the project is a dream gig and I knew that with the talent over here it would yield some really interesting results.

“We’ve seen how mixtapes are instrumental to the success of rappers in the US, and in Gucci’s case it really got the buzz out there. As a rap listener, i’ll go straight for the mixtapes – they’re a good indicator of what is exciting. To be a part of that Gucci legacy, with this mixtape, is also a big appeal for me – thats some nice history.

“On first listen to the instrumentals and acapellas, there were tracks that I know would be perfect for UK remixers and rappers and the slow Southern rap tempos were perfect for the Grime producers and MC’s. Terror Danjah, who I’ve been a long term admirer of, has always been adept with vocals so he was a perfect choice for the track with Ray J. Wiley slots on this so nicely because he’s so versatile.

“Another instant hit up was the Lucky Me camp. They contribute three mixes – Rustie, Hud Mo and The Blessings. As a unit they’re making some very progressive music and being big rap fans they were very important to this. It was great to get Tinchy on this, who has become such a huge commercial success over the last year or so. He hasn’t forgotten his underground roots at all and he shows why he can switch up his style to feature on my remix of Gucci Time.”

Elsewhere on the mixtape, you’ll find contributions by These New Puritans, Mista Men, Scratcha DVA, Mosca, FunkinEven and more. The whole thing drops for free this Friday, via sinden.tv. And for those unable to wait ’til Friday for their fix of hip-hop and r’n’b refixes by contemporary talent, we’d point you in the direction of free mixtapes in a similar vein by Brodinski and Local Action, as well as Diplo’s original Free Gucci from last year.


Free Gucci 2 tracklist:

Gucci Time (Feat. Swizz Beats) (Sinden Remix Feat. Tinchy Stryder)
Brand New (Rustie Remix)
Party Animal (Hudson Mohawke Remix)
It’s Alive (Feat. Swizz Beats) (FunkinEven Remix)
Remember When (Feat. Ray J) (Terror Danjah Remix Feat. Wiley & Dream Mclean)
O Dog (Feat. Wyclef) (Mosca Remix Feat. Trigga Nom)
Weirdo (Swerve Remix Feat. Ghetts)
Trap Talk (Toddla T Remix Feat. Slick Don)
Dollar Sign (Duke Dumont Remix)
Missing (Melé Remix)
What It’s Gonna Be (Scratcha DVA Remix) (Dub)
Grown Man (Feat. Estelle) (Rude Kid Remix)
It’s Alive (Feat. Swizz Beats) (The Blessings Remix)
Dollar Sign (These New Puritans Remix)
Haterade (Feat. Nicki Minaj & Pharrell) (Mista Men Remix)
Bonus: It’s Alive (Feat. Swizz Beats) (FunkinEven Remix) (Instrumental)

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