''Trap God'' is a mixtape by American rapper

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, released on October 17, 2012. The mixtape was announced on July 31, 2012, with no release date notified. However, on August 8, Gucci announced that October 17, 2012, would be the date of the release. The mixtape features major

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, T-Pain,

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, and Birdman, as well as up and coming rapper

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who is featured on 6 of the tracks.

Background

On September 19, 2012, the first song was released in promotion of the mixtape titled "Fuck The World" featuring

. On October 4, 2012, the music video was released for "Head Shots" featuring

. On October 8, 2012, the music video was released for "Money Habits" featuring

. On October 12, 2012, the music video was released for "Get Lost" featuring Birdman. On October 13, 2012, the music video was released for "Truth". On October 15, 2012, the music video was released for "Dead Man" featuring Young Scooter and

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. On October 17, 2012, the music video was released for "Fuck The World" featuring Future. On October 31, 2012, the music video was released for "Crazy" featuring

. On November 7, 2012, the music video was released for "Gas and Mud". On February 20, 2013, the music video was released for "Shooter" featuring Young Scooter and Yung Fresh.

Critical reception

''Trap God'' was met with generally favorable reviews from

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s. Calvin Stovall of

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gave the mixtape four out of five stars, saying "Trap God doesn't necessarily cement Radric Davis’ legacy, but it certainly proves that he is capable of standing alongside his peers as an MC and a businessman." Miles Raymer of

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gave the mixtape a 7.2 out of ten, saying "Trap God has the lyrics and the punchline frequency (as well as the nasally congested, marble-mouthed flow), but it's short on the trademark Gucci vocal tics." Edwin Ortiz of HipHopDX said "“In retrospect, this is a similar formula utilized on his last mixtape I’m Up, which featured a Rap-stacked deck to masked Gucci Mane’s weaknesses."

Track listing

Charts

References

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