Ehh idk I see what you mean with your definition, that ***** was still kinda mainstream tho
Wasted, Lemonade, Spotlight , Obsessed Remix, Trey songs feature, Mario feature, Black Eyed Peas Boom Boom Pow Remix, Gucci Time, etc
I think at that time he was doing a good job of balancing the "mainstream" with the streets but you could definitely see his **** changing a lil bit to appeal to a broader group of people
Look at State vs Radric Davis. I **** with the album way more now than I did when it dropped, but you can't go listen to Burrprint 3D one of his best tapes and then go listen to the album which dropped only 2 months later and tell me that's the same Gucci
The jail stints messed him up after that the mainstream doors closed and the quality of music started to drop. Had he not came back hard as hell with Trap Back I think a lot of people would've stopped checking for him