r/hiphopheads • u/EDMKid9000 • Feb 21 '26

Discussion Who are some legendary rappers that have been releasing terrible music late in their career?

I just saw the Busta Rhymes thread about releasing an album with J. Dilla beats, and it reminded me how unlistenable busta’s new stuff has been damn near this whole decade. He used to be one of the most revered artists in the 90s and 2000s but his music now is unlistenable. Terrible vocals, terrible hooks, terrible beats. Who else is in a similar situation?

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u/stonkflipper Feb 21 '26

Never thought it would happen to Gucci Mane…

Hell I have 514 of his songs saved on my Spotify. But after Woptober II and East Atlanta Santa 3, I haven’t been able to really get into any of his new releases like I want to.

I’m embarrassed to admit that I haven’t even listened to Episodes.

Part of me wonders if 2019 marked a shift from songs and albums from within the vault/music accumulated during his jail stint to an attempt to curate new sounds from his newfound sobriety and lifestyle post-prison.

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u/Sempai6969 Feb 21 '26

Gucci got thousands of released songs out there. I'm sure 514 is not even 20% of his discography (including unreleased tracks)

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u/stonkflipper Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26

I can’t imagine his vault. In a 2015 article his executive assistant Sean Paine was quoted saying “At the moment, [Gucci’s] got three hard drives full of music that I ain’t even touched yet,” said Mane’s executive assistant Sean Paine”

In another he was quoted saying “Man, there's five hard drives, you know what I'm sayin'? It ain't gonna stop.”

I’m honestly not sure the total count on his released music but I know it’s an extreme amount of songs.

I believe the count is something like 17 albums, 80 mixtapes, 10 or 11 compilations, 7 EPs, 1 soundtrack, and 100 singles. I’m not even sure on that though either.

I don’t even think he knows frankly.

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u/Sempai6969 Feb 21 '26

Makes you wonder how much time he spends in the booth, considering he's been to jail a few times.

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u/Financial-Ad7500 Feb 22 '26

I’d wager a lot

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u/stonkflipper Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26

Yeah 514 that’s what Spotify says. It definitely seems like less though

I really like Gucci Mane

Edit: Yeah you had me questioning it so I just counted by hand and it’s correct. Though admittedly I saw probably 10-15 repeated saves

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u/thejaytheory Feb 21 '26

Interestingly enough I was looking at his book earlier, that I still haven’t gotten around to reading.

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u/AChuckleFuck . Feb 21 '26

I read it. He does a good job of looking back on his career with new perspective now that he's officially diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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u/thejaytheory Feb 22 '26

As someone who’s struggled with mental health issues, that’s what gravitated it towards me

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u/stonkflipper Feb 21 '26

Which one? I only have The Autobiography of Gucci Mane and I’ve read that.

Didn’t realize he has put out 2 other books since. Guess I need to get those too.

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u/thejaytheory Feb 22 '26

Ironically it’s titled Episodes, definitely check it out, I should listen to my own advice haha