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The Trunk Muzik MC also teases ‘crazy house-party’ concept for upcoming video, heavy on kegs, DJs and girls. By Steven Roberts Yelawolf Photo: MTV News When Yelawolf’s “Wanna Party,” featuring Gucci Mane dropped, something about it made sense. Maybe it was that there were so many parallels between the rappers’ careers. Gucci proudly reps East Atlanta, but he and Yela are both Alabama-born. Both have grinded for years on the underground and the two rappers aren’t afraid to experiment with music. It turns out that it’s no coincidence that the track just sounds right: They clicked when it came time to record the song. “It was dope. With as many features as I’ve done, I have yet to work with the artist in the studio, with all of them except for Travis [Barker],” Yela said. “Actually bringing [Gucci] to the studio and getting in the booth with him on some real old-school hip-hop sh–, sharing one mic, it was dope, man. That’s the best vibe to me. Being that he’s from Alabama just makes it extra special.” Yela said Gucci was perfect for the record. While he has collaborated with the likes of Gucci, Big Boi and Raekwon, he said that he and his team only reached out to the artist they thought would make the best fit. “We go get Raekwon for ‘I Wish,’ because we felt like Rae fit ‘I Wish.’ We don’t reach out and go get features based on who they are, how big they are,” Yela explained. “We got Gucci because Gucci is dope. We’re huge fans and he made the record incredible.” He said that the two already shot a video for “Wanna Party” directed by Motion Family. It will have the same eerie vibe as his video for “Pop the Trunk.” But instead of trunks popping to reveal loaded shotguns, this time it’s just a sweaty, country-ass party. “We came up with the concept like ‘Let’s just roll tape. Let’s throw a crazy house-party and just roll tape.’ And that’s what we did. We called everybody we knew. Got kegs, got a bunch of beer, a bunch of DJs, some crazy white girls for the ‘go white girl’ line. They did go crazy by the way.” “Wanna Party” is the first single from Yelawolf’s major label debut, Trunk Muzik: 0 to 60, which is set to drop September 4. Yela called the LP a continuation of his last mixtape, Trunk Muzik, with 808s, grooves and music for your trunk speakers. The album will feature five fan-favorite tracks from the tape along with seven new tracks, including “Billy Crystal Meth,” produced by Jim Jonsin. Yela will also be featured in Big Boi’s new video for the Andre 3000-produced “You Ain’t No DJ.” Who else would you like to see Yelawolf get in the studio with? Tell us in the comments! Related Artists YelaWolf Gucci Mane

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Yelawolf Says Gucci Mane Made ‘Wanna Party’ ‘Incredible’