Mutant Mindframe [Clean]

• Artist: Big Gipp
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• Release Date: March 25, 2003
• Genre: Rap

Review

A couple years after Goodie Mob called it quits, Big Gipp followed the lead of fellow group member Cee-Lo by releasing a weird solo debut album, Mutant Mindframe. Unlike Cee-Lo, however, Gipp stayed true to his rap beginnings; in fact, putting aside his mutant mindframe and OutKast-like quirks, the Atlanta rapper embraces the sound of his hometown, collaborating with numerous fellow ATL rappers -- including Sleepy Brown, Slimm Calhoun, Andre 3000, Khujo, and Witchdoctor -- over the course of 17 tracks. There's an abundance of variety here, from cosmic future funk ("Boogie Man") and retro-pimpin' steppers cuts ("Steppin Out") to crunkest-of-the-crunk 'bow-throwers ("You Buck, We Buck") and occasional instances of good old-fashioned Southern rap ("Make It Happen"). By and large, though, the good old-fashioned Southern rap is hard to come by on Mutant Mindframe. For instance, the album opener ("Make the People Say") and the Eightball collabo ("All Over Your Body") embody the essence of Southern rap, yet Gipp steers the tracks into unexplored territory, infusing otherwise standard material with interesting quirks. It's because of this that Mutant Mindframe is a much more interesting album than you might presume. It's certainly a stretch from what Gipp had done with Goodie Mob, and while it's not quite as out there as what Cee-Lo and OutKast were doing in the early 2000s, Mutant Mindframe is a daring effort regardless, and one that is generally more successful than it is ill-conceived. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro (I Know the Pain)		Big Gipp	(4:18)
Make the People Say		Big Gipp	(4:36)
Choppin Through the Night		Big Gipp	(4:09)
You Buck, We Buck		Big Gipp	(4:12)
Steppin Out		Big Gipp, Sleepy Brown	(4:11)
Wildout		Big Gipp, Slimm Calhoun	(3:57)
Boogie Man (Lyrics)		Big Gipp	(2:59)
All Over Your Body		8Ball & MJG, Big Gipp	(4:20)
Strange		Big Gipp	(3:20)
3 Wordz		Big Gipp	(4:16)
Let's Fight		T-Mo, Big Gipp	(4:19)
These Times		Big Gipp	(4:18)
Creeks		The Witch Doctors, Big Gipp	(4:16)
History Mystery		Big Gipp	(3:58)
2one Three		Big Rube, Big Gipp	(4:58)
Make It Happen		Big Gipp	(4:36)
Outro		Big Gipp	(4:04)

Credits

T Mo (Guest Appearance), Goldfinger (Design), 8Ball & MJG (Guest Appearance), DJ Speedy (Producer), Fred Campbell (Guitar (Bass)), J.B. (Producer), Cameron K-Oz Gipp (Vocals), André 3000 (Producer), Sleepy Brown (Guest Appearance), T Mo (Vocals), André 3000 (Guest Appearance), Cameron K-Oz Gipp (Executive Producer), Ray Murray (Producer), Khujo (Guest Appearance), Rob Skipworth (Track Engineer), Fred Campbell (Guitar), Craig Taylor (Track Engineer), Rashad Smith (Producer), Khujo (Vocals), 8Ball & MJG (Vocals), André 3000 (Vocals), T-Mo (Vocals), Raymond "Yoda" Murray (Album Supervision), Sleepy Brown (Vocals), Yolonda Frederick (Make-Up), Ronald Ruckers (Producer), Tevester Scott (Label Manager), Beer Head X (Producer), DJ Speedy (Track Engineer), Jelly Roll (Producer), Mel Bo (Vocals), Josh Butler (Mixing), Goldfinger (Art Direction), T-Mo (Guest Appearance), Brandon Peters (Producer), Montez Harris (Producer)