''Big Gucci Sosa'' is a collaborative

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by Chicago-based rapper

Chief Keef Keith Farrelle Cozart (born August 15, 1995), better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. His music first became popular during his teen years in the early 2010s among high school s ...

and Atlanta-based rapper

Gucci Mane Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, ...

. The mixtape was released on October 31, 2014, by

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and Glo Gang. It features production from Mike WiLL Made-It,

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Honorable C.N.O.T.E. Carlton Davis Mays, Jr. (born April 8, 1981), professionally known as Honorable C.N.O.T.E., is an American hip hop record producer and songwriter. Mays started producing at the age of 15 in the Benton Harbor Area of Michigan, before moving to At ...

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, and members of the

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Track listing

Critical reception

''Big Gucci Sosa'' received mixed reviews from critics. David Drake of ''Pitchfork'' described the mixtape as "parachuting Keef verses into the one-dimensional pulp-gangster formula that’s been Gucci Mane’s collaborative stock in trade since 2011," but praised the mixtape's production and Chief Keef's rapping. Matt Moretti of ''Buffablog'' described Gucci Mane as ''"the'' trap legend," but called Chief Keef's rapping "less than perfect," rating the album a B.

References

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