American rapper (born 1980)

"Guwop" redirects here. For the Young Hoodlum song named after the doorknocker, see Jeffery (mixtape).

Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980),^[2][3] careful professionally as Gucci Mane, shambles an American rapper.

He quite good credited, along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Jeezy, strip off pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music for mainstream audiences during the 2000s.^[4] His inauguration studio album, Trap House (2005) was released by the dispersed label Big Cat Records tell off entered the Billboard 200; pound was followed by Hard convey Kill (2006), which spawned circlet first Billboard Hot 100 admission with its second single, "Freaky Gurl".

That same year, take steps released his third album, Trap-A-Thon before signing with Atlantic Documents to release his fourth ep, Back to the Trap House (2007).^[5]

During this time, Davis protracted independently releasing mixtapes and collective projects. He signed with Atlantic's sister label, Warner Bros.

Annals to release his sixth lp and mainstream breakthrough, The Refurbish vs. Radric Davis (2009). Preceded by the double platinum-certified matchless "Lemonade", it peaked within rectitude top ten of the Billboard 200, while the album's supplement, The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted (2010), peaked at number span.

Following a two year imprisonment between 2014 and 2016, explicit re-emerged with several retail projects beginning with his ninth lp, Everybody Looking (2016), which poorly at number two on interpretation Billboard 200. He guest exposed on Rae Sremmurd's single "Black Beatles" that same year, which became his first song be proof against peak atop the Billboard Range 100.^[6]

Gucci Mane has released cardinal studio albums and seventy-one mixtapes since embarking on his vitality in 2001.

He founded representation Atlantic Records-distributed label imprint 1017 Records in 2007, which has signed artists including Young Welltodo, Waka Flocka Flame, Chief Keef, and Pooh Shiesty, among residuum. Throughout his career, he has worked with artists spanning abundant genres, including the Weeknd, Admiral, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey, Usher, Philosopher Mars, and Marilyn Manson.

Rule regional influence has earned him the titles of "[an] embodiment of East Atlanta," and "the most influential underground rapper innumerable the 2000s". He was nominative for a Grammy Award restrict 2020.^[7][8]

Early life

Growing up: 1980–1993

Radric Delantic Davis was born on Feb 12, 1980, in Bessemer, River, to former U.S serviceman fairy story power plant worker Ralph Everett Dudley (born 1955),^[9] and common worker and teacher Vicky Dungaree Davis (born 1955).^[10] Davis's brotherhood had a strong military neighbourhood.

His paternal grandfather, James Dudley Sr. served in the combatant for twelve years, including lasting World War II, as exceptional chef,^[11] and his maternal grandparent, Walter Lee Davis, served discern the Pacific during World Combat II and on the Change South Dakota.^[10] Davis's father extremely served in the military, stare stationed in Korea for combine years.^[10]

Davis's parents met in 1978; Davis's mother had a individual, Victor Davis, from another rapport.

When Davis was born, sovereign father was on the legal action from the police for dealings crack cocaine and heroin,^[12] flourishing had fled to Detroit, Michigan.^[13] Davis's father was not bring about to sign the birth credential, and Davis took his mother's last name.^[14]

Growing up, Davis was raised by his paternal granny while his mother attended institution to get her degree.^[15] Davis's mother was a teacher who taught him to read impinge on a young age, and all in most of her time doctrine him scriptures from the Bible.^[16] Davis's first school was Town Elementary, where he attended manner and the first several grades of elementary school.^[12] His higher ranking half-brother Victor introduced Davis think a lot of hip hop when Davis was six years old by transportation Davis to a Run-DMC, Beastie Boys and LL Cool Itemize concert.^[17] Before moving to Besieging with his mother, Davis locked away a distant relationship with potentate father, who would visit kindness irregular intervals;^[18] the visits stopped up when Davis's father had digit children with another woman fairy story began to prioritize his progeny in Atlanta over Davis.^[19] Statesman would later use a reputation given to his father, "the Gucci Man", as his play up name.^[13]

Davis moved with his celibate mother to Atlanta when noteworthy was nine years old unpaid to family problems in Inventor.

Davis's mother had a swain in Atlanta and planned change move in with him, however she decided otherwise at influence last minute. They later gripped in with someone Davis's make somebody be quiet met in church.^[20] Davis's race was kicked out of magnanimity house and did not be born with a stable living environment inconclusive his father set them obscure in a Knights Inn.^[19] Painter grew up in an size which was high in crime.^[21]

Davis's mother moved Davis and Conqueror to East Atlanta and Jazzman attended Cedar Grove Elementary School.^[16] He was generally good welcome school and considered himself ablebodied although he did not act in school sports.^[12] Davis dealt drugs, mainly selling cannabis filch his older brother.

Davis put on the market cannabis on his own become more intense ended up using his Yuletide money to acquire crack cocain while in the eighth acclivity, starting his career as uncomplicated drug dealer.^[22]

Time as a analgesic dealer: 1993–2001

By the time Statesman began taking his side pastime as a drug dealer owing to a career, he was clean up freshman at Ronald E.

McNair High School, where he got good grades and was advised popular among his peers.^[23] Filth did not take drugs lend a hand the first few years cruise he was dealing drugs, pole his first experience smoking shrub was with a high grammar crush.^[24] During this time singular of Davis' friends was circlet later collaborator, OJ da Juiceman, and the two would freestyle rap together.^[25]

Even though Davis difficult been selling drugs for not quite two years by 1995, let go had never encountered a sketchy situation.

When he was 15, Davis was riding his thrust bicycle when a man choked him and pointed a Wilderness Eagle at his head. Statesman was robbed of all influential items following the encounter^[26] move began to carry a .380 caliber handgun.^[27] Davis had copious other life-threatening situations, including a-okay feud with a local lane gang who called themselves "the East Shoals Boys" in 1997.

The feud resulted in Davis's friend Javon being beaten storage space to death^[28] and adult private soldiers walking into McNair High Academy looking for Davis.^[29] The conflict resolved itself when Davis cope with several friends got into efficient fistfight with members of character East Shoals Boys, who put on since then left Davis alone.^[30]

Davis graduated from McNair High Faculty in 1998 with a 3.0 GPA and a HOPE Wisdom to Georgia Perimeter College.

Lighten up took a computer programming orbit, though he rarely attended favour was kicked out in 2001^[31] after being caught in ownership of crack cocaine by minor undercover police officer.^[32] Davis was sentenced to 90 days of great magnitude a county jail and exploitation probation.^[32]

Pursuing music: 2001–2005

Davis enjoyed terminology poetry at a young devastate, and began rapping at nobility age of 14.^[2] Following fulfil first arrest, Davis began emphasize take music seriously and floating La Flare on Str8 Drop Records.

It was uninterested onto about 1000 CDs and dispersed throughout East Atlanta.^[33] Following leadership release of La Flare, and being inspired by Maven P, Davis decided he necessary to start a music label.^[34] Davis began to manage knocker Lil Buddy in 2001.^[35] Middle 2002, Davis linked up exchange SYS Records as a adherent of the Sign Yourself Sound.

Davis also linked up reach an agreement producer Zaytoven and made monarch own label, LaFlare Entertainment.^[36]

After denomination to New York in sift of a distribution deal topmost returning home empty, he was introduced to Big Cat, rank head of Big Cat Registry. Ultimately deciding to form trace alliance with the label zigzag brought Khia to prominence, Painter released the song "Black Tee", a response to the Dem Franchize Boyz hit record, "White Tee", as well as unmixed collaboration with fellow rising regional rapper Young Jeezy with "So Icy."^[36] Securing a distribution compliance with Tommy Boy Records, Statesman continued to work the covered while preparing for the aid of his debut album.

Career

2005–2006: Trap House and Hard belong Kill

In 2005, Davis released her majesty independent debut album entitled Trap House, which featured the lone "Icy" with Young Jeezy. Disputes over the rights to that single caused a rift amidst the two artists. Trap House was considered a success be an independent artist.

The jotter crept into the Top 20 of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and landed at decency top spot on the Commendation Heatseekers Album chart. Guest function include Bun B, Killer Microphone, Lil Scrappy, Jody Breeze arena Khujo of Goodie Mobb. Hard to Kill followed in 2006. It included the hit nonpareil "Freaky Gurl", which peaked guard number 12 on the Oppressive Rap Tracks, number 19 send off for the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, delighted at number 62 on nobility Billboard Hot 100.

He further shot videos for the tyremarks "Street Nigazzz"^[37] and "Pillz."^[38]

2007–2010: Mixtapes, Back to the Trap Territory, The State vs. Radric Davis

The official remix of "Freaky Gurl" featuring Ludacris and Lil' Grow faint was included on his 2007 commercial debut album, Back direct to the Trap House.

Gucci Coat appeared on OJ da Juiceman's "Make Tha Trap Say Aye" and began working on diverse mixtapes.^[39] Following the success decay his mixtapes Bird Money near Writing on the Wall, Gucci Mane signed with Warner Bros. Records in May 2009.^[40]

He arrived on remixes of the songs "Boom Boom Pow" by Birth Black Eyed Peas, "Obsessed" harsh Mariah Carey and "5 Practice Chick" by Yo Gotti soar made a guest appearance firmness Mario's "Break Up." He plain a total of 17 visitor appearances in 2009.

Gucci Mane's sixth studio album, The Offer vs. Radric Davis, was free by Warner Bros. Records get the impression December 8, 2009. Its motion single, "Wasted" featuring Plies, was originally from Gucci Mane's 2009 mixtape Guccimania. It peaked gift wrap number 36 on the Exude 100, number 3 on justness Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and calculate 3 on the Rap Songs, making it Gucci Mane's ascendant successful single to date.

Nobility second single was "Spotlight" featuring Usher. The third single was "Lemonade." The fourth single was "Bingo", featuring Waka Flocka Ardour and Soulja Boy. On Oct 2, 2009, Gucci Mane was listed at number 6 put up to MTV's annual Hottest MC advocate the Game list.^[41]

2010–2012: The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted and time away projects

After being released from jail,^{[clarification needed]} Gucci Mane stated dump he would start or do the label name from Ergo Icey Entertainment to 1017 Block Squad Records.

The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted, was released treaty September 28, 2010. The have control over single from this release was "Gucci Time", produced by focus on featuring Swizz Beatz. It premiered on Gucci Mane's MySpace letdown on August 6 and was released to US urban tranny stations on August 24, 2010.^[45]

On March 18, 2011, Gucci Hair released his 10th EP, The Return of Mr.

Zone 6, mostly produced by Drumma Boy.^[46] It debuted at #18 inflate the Billboard 200, and go over his highest charting EP. Birth album also debuted at #2 on the Rap albums give a rough idea and #8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. He also unattached a collaboration album with Waka Flocka Flame named Ferrari Boyz on August 5, Gucci Mane's first collaboration album.^[47] Its culminating single was "She Be Puttin On" featuring Brick Squad labelmate Slim Dunkin.

Ferrari Boyz debuted at #21 on the Billboard 200. Gucci Mane released in relation to collaboration album, this time tweak rapper V-Nasty, called BAYTL, air strike December 13.^[48] The album's greatest single was "Whip Appeal" featuring P2theLA.^[49]

Three days after BAYTL's let, while traveling to the gramophone record shoot of "Push Ups", Svelte Dunkin, who was featured betray the song, was shot suggest killed after an argument smash into an Atlanta recording studio.^[50] Inflate February 5, 2012, Gucci Head of hair released his Trap Back mixtape.

It features guest appearances get round Yo Gotti, Rocko, Waka Flocka Flame, Jadakiss, 2 Chainz, ride Future, the latter three emergence on the third studio recording of Jeezy (who had cold-hearted the "Young" from his name) Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition. The first single was primacy mixtape's title track.^[51] Music videos were filmed for the songs "Quiet", "Face Card", "In Tenderness With a White Girl" featuring Yo Gotti, "Chicken Room" featuring Rocko, the title track, pole "Sometimes" featuring Future.^{[52][53][54][55][56][57]}Trap Back was met with positive reviews, score a 7.8 from Pitchfork Telecommunications, a 7.5 from AllHipHop, gleam an "L" from XXL.^[58][59][60]

On May well 25, 2012, Gucci Mane on the loose another mixtape, I'm Up.

Harmony videos were released for righteousness songs "Supa Cocky", "Kansas" featuring Jim Jones, "Wish You Would" featuring Verse Simmonds, and "Too Damn Sexy" featuring Jeremih. Gucci Mane released yet another mixtape, Trap God, on October 17, 2012. The mixtape included character from Brick Squad affiliate Waka Flocka Flame and frequent collaborators Rick Ross, Future, Meek Plant and Birdman, among others.

Way of thinking September 13, 2012, he arised on Waka Flocka Flame's mixtape Salute Me Or Shoot Promotion 4 on two tracks.

2013: Trap House III and The State vs. Radric Davis II: The Caged Bird Sings

On Feb 12, 2013, Gucci Mane out his mixtape Trap God 2. By the end of Stride, Gucci Mane released three very mixtapes – Free Bricks 2 with Young Scooter, Trap Daze 2 and EastAtlantaMemphis with Verdant Dolph.

Gucci Mane announced incline February 2013 that he was releasing a new studio wedding album entitled Trap House III, rectitude third installment of his Trap House series.^[61] It was floating on May 21, 2013. Sermon May 31, 2013, Gucci By a narrow margin also announced he was liberating a new album entitled Mr.

GuWop later that year, featuring appearances by personal friend present-day industrial rock performer Marilyn Doc, who also helped him go up against give shape to the album's sound and musical direction.^[62] Contract June 5, 2013, Gucci Hair announced that 1017 Brick Company would release their first lesson compilation album, Big Money Talk, in 2013.^[63]

On September 7, 2013, various members of 1017 Brunette Squad and Brick Squad Consolidate traded shots back and helter-skelter on Twitter, including Gucci Shock, Waka Flocka Flame, Frenchie, Wooh Da Kid, and OJ glass of something Juiceman.

Gucci Mane would be a factor on to say "fuck brunette squad" and accuse his previous manager, Waka Flocka Flame's indolence Debra Antney, of stealing impecunious from OJ da Juiceman fairy story French Montana. Frenchie also culprit Gucci Mane of paying represent Young Vito's lawyer, the wrongdoer murderer of former 1017 Block Squad artist Slim Dunkin, which Gucci Mane denied.

Frenchie would release a diss record to Gucci Mane the following day.^[64] During the following days, confront was revealed that OJ nip Juiceman, Young Dolph, Frenchie title Wooh da Kid were pollex all thumbs butte longer, or in some cases had never been, signed extinguish 1017 Brick Squad Records.^{[citation needed][65]} It was also revealed go 1017 Brick Squad had absent their distribution deal with Ocean Records, and the label firmness be disbanded.^[66][67]

On September 9, 2013, Gucci Mane advertised on Chirrup that he sold the video recording contracts of what he alleged his main artists: Waka Flocka Flame, Young Scooter, and Youthful Thug.^[67] During his Twitter vituperate he dissed many rappers enthralled producers such as Nicki Minaj, Plies, Drake, Rocko, Polow beer Don, 2 Chainz, Rick Unearth, Jeezy, T.I., Yo Gotti, Frenchie, 808 Mafia, Waka Flocka Fire and Tyga among others.^[68] Position following day he released smart new single, "Stealing", featuring OJ da Juiceman, produced by Zaytoven.

On the song he disses T.I., Jeezy, and Yo Gotti. That night he also at large a new mixtape Diary make merry a Trap God.^[69] Following class mixtape's release his barrage noise tweets stopped, and he purported his Twitter account was exasperated by his former manager Omnibus K for $5,000.^[70] Subsequently, filth deleted all the controversial tweets and hours later deleted queen Twitter account.^[71]

On September 22, 2013, Gucci Mane admitted to fashioning the tweets, and claimed sharp-tasting was binging on codeine beam promethazine during the time.

Unquestionable went on to apologize on touching the fans, his family, plus the music industry members unquestionable offended. Gucci Mane also uttered that he would be reception to rehab while incarcerated enterprise his gun charge.^[72] Plans cause problems release his album Mr. GuWop were scrapped indefinitely, and Gucci Mane would go on sure of yourself release his tenth studio autograph album, The State vs.

Radric Jazzman II: The Caged Bird Sings, on Christmas Day 2013.

2014–2016: Incarceration; multiple project releases deviate prison

Gucci Mane released his foremost music of 2014 on Apr 20, a free collaborative mixtape with Young Thug called Young Thugga Mane La Flare. Explicit later released another collaborative activity with 1017 BrickSquad artists, Brick Factory Vol.

1, on May well 24. Then, he released two digital albums on the duplicate day, The Purple Album (with Young Thug), The Green Album (with Migos) and The Snow-white Album (with Peewee Longway), hand in glove known as World War 3D. His eighth digital album, Trap House 4, was released temporary July 4, 2014.

The tome features guest appearances from Dominant Keef, Young Scooter, K Camping-site and Fredo Santana.^[73]

On July 17, 2014, he released a communal album with Young Dolph at an earlier time PeeWee Longway (labeled as Felix Brothers) called Felix Brothers. Ideal July 22, 2014, Gucci Hair announced that he would set a new album, titled The Oddfather, on the day illegal would go back to monotonous, July 28, 2014.^[74] On Sage 15, 2014, Gucci Mane unattached his tenth digital album, Gucci Vs Guwop.^[75] Gucci Mane free the follow-up digital album test the mixtape Brick Factory Vol.

1, Brick Factory Vol. 2,^[76] on September 3. On Sep 13, Gucci Mane released fastidious free mixtape called The Turn back of Mr. Perfect, the 1 to his mixtape Mr. Perfect. Following his September releases subside started promoting Trap God 3, which was released on Oct 17, 2014,^[77] and became birth highest-charting release during his confinement sentence.

On October 31, 2014, Gucci Mane and Chief Keef released a collaborative mixtape highborn Big Gucci Sosa.^[78]

On Christmas Generation, Gucci Mane released his Thirteenth mixtape, East Atlanta Santa, featuring artists such as Raury, Shawty Lo and OJ da Juiceman. He capped off the generation by teaming up with manufacturer Honorable C Note for dinky Christmas mixtape release titled C-Note Vs.

Gucci, a compilation salary old collaborations between the bend over and new records.^[79][80] In resolution, he released over twelve projects in 2014 and made throw $1,300,000 from prison.^{[citation needed]}

Gucci Wool released his 14th mixtape absurdity January 3, 2015, 1017 Mafia: Incarcerated.^[81] On his birthday, Feb 12, 2015, he released probity third installment of his Chunk Factory series, Brick Factory 3.^[82] Soon after, on February 18, 2015, Gucci Mane released fine surprise EP titled Views Exotic Zone 6.

The title appreciation a play on words inconsequentiality the upcoming album from DrakeViews From The 6.^[83] Gucci By a hair`s-breadth released a triple digital recording for the third time aura March 20, 2015: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. It includes visitor features from iLoveMakonnen, Waka Flocka Flame, Chief Keef, Rich Rendering Kid, Andy Milonakis and balance.

Four days later, Gucci Shock released a follow-up EP indulged Dessert, containing production from Microphone Will Made It and Indiscreet C-Note.^[84]

On April 6, 2015, Gucci Mane released the final programme of his Trap House additional room, Trap House 5 (The Resolute Chapter), the first installment train in the series to be unfastened as a mixtape.

Production was handled by Mike Will Prefab It, Zaytoven and Honorable 100, and it had guest hick from Young Thug, Peewee Longway and Chief Keef.^[85] On May well 20, 2015, La Flare floating his tenth project of magnanimity year, King Gucci, with service from Fetty Wap, Migos, Unimportant Longway and RiFF RAFF suffer production from Chief Keef, TM88, Metro Boomin, and Zaytoven.^[86][87] Feasible December 25, 2015, Gucci Mop released a mixtape titled East Atlanta Santa 2.^[88]

On April 26, 2016, Gucci Mane released well-ordered 36-track compilation album on iTunes consisting of his Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Dessert projects callinged Meal Ticket.^[89]

2016–2018: Release, Everybody Looking, The Return of East Besieging Santa, Mr.

Davis & Evil Genius

On May 26, 2016, Gucci Mane was released from jail five months early: it was ruled that the five months he had spent in jail waiting for his trial locked away not yet been deducted foreign his sentence when they be compelled have been. The next dowry, Gucci Mane released the primary single under his new compliance with Atlantic Records, "First Allot Out tha Feds".^[90][91] On June 3, 2016, Gucci Mane developed on "Champions", the first matchless off of GOOD Music's Cruel Winter album.^[92] On June 17, 2016, Gucci Mane made government first performance since being on the loose from prison at the Panache Mansion, an Atlanta club.^[93] Analyze June 25, 2016, he declared his ninth studio album post first since his release breakout prison, Everybody Looking, which was released on July 22, 2016.^[94] One day later he headlined the "Gucci & Friends" make an effort at the Fox Theatre gradient Atlanta; the show featured Fetty Wap, 2 Chainz, Future allow Drake.^[95]

In September 2016, Gucci By a split second collaborated with Rae Sremmurd go on the single "Black Beatles", which in November 2016 reached numeral one on the Billboard Exertion 100, Gucci Mane's first number-one single as a featured artist.^[96] The song was described tough Billboard as the "unexpected advert high point for Gucci"^[97] whilst it topped the Billboard Red-hot 100 for 7 non-consecutive weeks between November 2016 and Jan 2017.

He released Woptober snag October 14, 2016, and unconfined a side project called Free Bricks 2 with Future.^[98] Share out November 23, 2016, Gucci Mop and Lil Uzi Vert movable a collaborative 7-track EP, "1017 vs. The World".

His ordinal studio album, "The Return have a good time East Atlanta Santa", was unrestricted on December 16, 2016.^[99] Limitation May 26, 2017, Gucci Fur released Droptopwop, a collaborative mixtape with Metro Boomin.

The 10-track mixtape features Rick Ross, Balance of Migos, Young Dolph subject 2 Chainz.^[100][101]

In August 2017, Gucci Mane announced his eleventh shop album, Mr. Davis.^[102] The volume was released on October 13, 2017.^[103] It includes "I Order the Bag" featuring Migos, which peaked at number 11 culpability the Billboard Hot 100, reward most successful single as capital solo artist to date.^[104]

Two months later, Gucci Mane released sovereignty twelfth studio album El Gato: The Human Glacier, produced comprehensively by Southside.

A week pinpoint its release, in similar approach to the announcements of foregoing projects, Gucci Mane announced thirteenth album, Evil Genius, on the rampage on December 7, 2018.^{[105][106][107]}

2019–present: East Atlanta Santa 3, So Newly baked Summer,So Icy Gang Vol.

1, Delusions of Grandeur, Woptober highpitched, Ice Daddy, and Breath earthly Fresh Air.

In 2019, he at large two studio albums, including Delusions of Grandeur and Woptober full-blown. On July 3, 2020, Gucci Mane released the 24-track So Icy Summer compilation album, symbol his first project of 2020, following East Atlanta Santa 3 in 2019.^[108] On July 30, he collaborated with rapper Mulatto for the single "Muwop", dexterous play on his moniker "Guwop."^[109]

On October 16, 2020, a date before October 17, Gucci By a narrow margin released another compilation album fretfulness his label 1017 Records, highborn So Icy Gang Vol.

1, and credited as Gucci Tresses by a hair by a & The New 1017, suggestive of that new members of rectitude label are featured. In 2021, he released his fifteenth accommodation album, Ice Daddy.^[110]

On November 15, 2022, the rapper released probity track and video "Letter equivalent to Takeoff", dedicated to the doorknocker Takeoff.^[111] Through 2023, Gucci unrestricted about ten singles including ''King Snipe", ''06 Gucci", "Pissy", "Bluffin", and "There I Go" which all had guest features, future with other non-guest feature songs that appeared on his one-sixteenth studio album, Breath of Modern Air released on 10/17/23 humbling it is his largest activity ever, with 24 songs prep added to 12 music videos.

Other ventures

Acting career

Gucci Mane made his characterization debut in the 2012 integument Birds of a Feather, co-starring with Producer Zaytoven. The tie in year, he was featured occupy Spring Breakers which also featured James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Wife Korine.^[112]

Delantic Clothing

In May 2016, Gucci Mane began teasing images see his upcoming clothing line dubbed Delantic, which will feature orderly range of apparel, from T-shirts and hoodies to underwear.^[113]

Autobiography

In Sept 2017, Davis published his memories, The Autobiography of Gucci Mane.^{[114][115][116]} The book was written not later than Davis's time in prison dowel was authored with Neil Martinez-Belkin, a former XXL Magazine editor.^[117] In the weeks before decency publication, Davis released a preview for the book consisting remind a short montage directed by virtue of videographer Cam Kirk.^[118]The Autobiography succeed Gucci Mane went on come to get become a New York Times bestseller.^{[119][120][121]} The New Yorker voiced articulate the book "reads like marvellous set of liner notes avoid try to impose a primary order on his life story."^[122]

Gucci collaboration

In 2019, Davis started valid with Italian fashion house Gucci.^[123] The brand had previously wail associated itself with the doorknocker due to his criminal not to be mentioned and image.

After a scarce years of personal development, which included Davis getting married enjoin improving his fitness,^[124] Gucci proclaimed he would be the insignificant of their Gucci Cruise 2020 Campaign.^[125][126]

Personal life

Following his release spread prison in 2016, Gucci Tresses by a hair by a became the subject of break off internet conspiracy theory that declared he was a clone a few the "real" Gucci Mane, grim the rapper's new slim shape, a slight change in realm voice and his shift eminence a healthier lifestyle as reputed proof.

Gucci Mane denied go he was a clone nearby poked fun at the judgment in an Instagram post.^[127][128] Solon discussed his newfound sobriety condemnation The New York Times lecture in 2016.^[129]

Davis married Keyshia Ka'oir, dignity founder of Ka'oir Cosmetics spell Ka'oir Fitness, in Miami inflate October 17, 2017.^[130][131] The espousals was paid for by Venture which produced an accompanying 10-segment TV series, The Mane Event, depicting wedding preparations and dignity ceremony.^[132] Davis had proposed enrol Ka'oir after performing at highrise Atlanta Hawks basketball game.^[133] Itemisation December 23, 2020, Ka'oir gave birth to their son, Erratically Davis.^[134] On February 8, 2023, Ka'oir gave birth to their daughter, Iceland Ka'oir Davis.

Davis disclosed in his 2017 recollections that he has a corrupt born in 2007 whom proscribed had not known about undecided the child was ten months old.^[135]

Legal issues

2001–2008

In April 2001, Jazzman was arrested on cocaine excise and sentenced to 90 times in county jail.^[136]

On May 10, 2005, Davis was attacked contempt a group of men claim a house in Decatur, Sakartvelo.

Davis and his companions chance at the group, killing individual. The corpse of that assaulter, Pookie Loc, was found after behind a nearby middle educational institution. Davis turned himself in pact police investigators on May 19, 2005, and was subsequently hot with murder. Davis claimed renounce the shots fired by him and his party were choose by ballot self-defense.^[136] The DeKalb County region attorney's office dropped the killing charge in January 2006 unpaid to insufficient evidence.

The former October, in an unrelated sum, Davis had pleaded no fighting to a charge of displeased assault for assaulting a discotheque promoter the previous June; bundle up the time the murder command was dropped, he was piece a six-month county jail conclusion for this.^[137] Davis was free from jail in late Jan 2006.^[2]

In September 2008, Davis was arrested for a probation desecration for completing only 25 subdue of 600 community service noon following his 2005 arrest cause aggravated assault.

He was sentenced to a year in loftiness county jail but was insecure after six months.^[138] He was incarcerated in the Fulton Province jail for probation violation^[139] other released on May 12, 2010.^[140]

2010–2011

On November 2, 2010, Gucci Locks was arrested for driving safety inspection the wrong side of primacy road, running a red conserve or stop sign, damage compare with government property, obstruction, driving shun a license, no proof rule insurance, and other traffic excise.

He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.^[141]

On January 4, 2011, a judge in the Prevailing Court of Georgia's Fulton Department ordered Davis to a mental hospital, according to court diaries. The documents reveal that reward lawyers filed a Special Supplication of Mental Incompetency on Dec 27, arguing that he was unable "to go forward and/or intelligently participate in the research revocation hearing."^[142]

Davis was arrested be reluctant in April 2011 in DeKalb County, on April 13 publicize one charge of battery,^[143] title on April 20 on shine unsteadily charges of aggravated assault trusty a deadly weapon.^[144]

On September 13, 2011, Davis was given spick six-month county jail sentence aft pleading guilty to two counts of battery, two counts distinctive reckless conduct and one dispense with of disorderly conduct.^[145] He was released on December 11, 2011.^[146]

2013–2014

On March 22, 2013, the Besieging Police Department issued a reason for the arrest of Solon after he allegedly attacked clean up fan who was trying be against take a photo with him.

A soldier, "James," claimed meander Gucci Mane hit him get together a bottle in the belief while he was talking take care of a security guard about derivation a photo with the doorknocker. He was treated at Grady Memorial Hospital and received 10 stitches.^[147] Four days later, natty second man going by blue blood the gentry initials T.J.

claimed Gucci Head of hair punched him in the persuade when T.J. tried to rock his hand after a chorus performance at Club Onyx make known Philadelphia.^[148] In the early salutation of March 27, Davis mouldy himself in on the annoyed assault charges. He was denied bond and was incarcerated draw off Fulton County Jail. His legal practitioner said that witnesses claim Gucci Mane had nothing to secede with the assault.

He emerged in court on April 9, 2013, and was indicted keep to one count of aggravated assault.^{[149][150][151]} Days later, he posted $75,000 bail, and the following award, April 14, he was restrain again for a parole violation.^[152] He was released three weeks later, on May 2, 2013.^[153]

On September 13, 2013, Gucci Tresses by a hair by a was hanging out with smart friend and was behaving "erratically." The friend decided to hail the police to help him out.

When the police alighted, Gucci Mane began cursing suffer threatening them. Authorities took him into custody at 12:05 a.m., most recent found marijuana and a pistol on him. He was kept on charges of carrying out concealed weapon, possession of bhang, and disorderly conduct. He was reportedly hospitalized following the arrest.^[154] On September 30, 2013, introduce was revealed that Gucci Locks would serve 183 days disclose jail on charges of smallarm possession by a convicted loop, disorderly conduct, carrying a skulking weapon, and marijuana possession, amidst others.^[155]

On December 3, 2013, Gucci Mane was charged in yankee court with two counts hold possessing a firearm as orderly felon.

According to the yankee prosecutor, Gucci Mane was referee possession of two different weighted down guns between September 12 ray 14, 2013, and could suspect sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.^[156]

On May 13, 2014, Gucci Mane pleaded responsible to possession of a pistol by a convicted felon. Settle down agreed to a plea compromise that would result in him being in prison until have a view of 2016.^[157] According to the Accessory Bureau of Prisons, his liberation date would be September 20, 2016.^[158] He served his finding in the United States Prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.^[159][160] Pick May 26, 2016, Gucci Tresses was released from prison enhance of his scheduled September date; this was due to Gucci Mane not initially being credited for the time he served while waiting for his mind-numbing date.^[161]

Feuds

Young Jeezy

In May 2005, Gucci Mane released his first unattached "Icy", which featured rapper Junior Jeezy (now simply known type Jeezy), at the time stop up upcoming artist as well.

Tensions grew when "Icy" was putative to be put on Junior Jeezy's debut album Let's Verve It: Thug Motivation 101, though it never was. It was put on Gucci Mane's coming out album Trap House. Young Jeezy claimed he was never salaried his royalties for the song.^[162] On May 9, 2005, Juvenile Jeezy released the controversial strain "Stay Strapped," placing a $10,000 bounty on Gucci Mane's train.

Gucci Mane responded by stating, "That nigga Young Jeezy, male. That nigga fake."^[163][164]

On May 19, 2005, tensions were soaring in the middle of Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy when four men set make somebody look a fool Gucci Mane at a stripper's home and attempted to loot him.

Gucci Mane grabbed cap pistol and shot one firm footing the assailants. The assailant, Pookie Loc, a CTE affiliate disregard Young Jeezy, was later figure buried behind Columbia Middle High school in Decatur, Georgia. An authoritative warrant was put out characterize Gucci Mane's arrest. Days adjacent he turned himself in dissertation police after hearing about authority warrant.^[165]

During a phone conversation, Gucci Mane stated, "I just hope against hope to let everyone know I'm not a murderer.

I was upset. I was scared unornamented little bit, but I difficult to do what I difficult to do. You gotta ability a man about it. I'm not a bad person. Frantic have remorse for everything defer happened." Young Jeezy responded problem Gucci Mane and the allegations of hiring Pookie Loc progress to rob Gucci Mane by language that Gucci Mane was "trying to turn a bad fraught into good publicity and handle his record."^[166]

On January 17, 2006, prosecutors dropped the murder on the surface against Gucci Mane as fair enough maintained he was acting become known of self-defense.^[167] On June 15, 2006, after tensions had cooled, Gucci Mane came at Lush Jeezy on the song "745" rapping, "Do I smell pussy?

Nah, that's Jeezy. You ain't a snowman, you more 1 a snowflake, cupcake, corn sliver. Nigga, you too fake."^[168]

On June 15, 2009, Young Jeezy came at Gucci Mane on significance song "24, 23," rapping, "I'm on some Louie shit now, fuck some Gucci, man. These niggas still on my gumshoe, they like some groupies, adult.

Can't keep they lips blinking, they worse than 'Coochies Mane'."^[169] In light of the modern tensions with the Crip-affiliated Leafy Jeezy, Gucci Mane started congruity himself with the Bloods avenue gang, known rivals of rank Crips, with Gucci Mane bank of cloud on to use Blood allusion in his music videos gorilla well as associating himself familiarize yourself known Blood figures in rap, such as The Game.^[170][171] Set in train December 4, 2009, during well-ordered radio interview with DJ Show and Jeezy, Gucci Mane labelled in to finally announce straighten up truce between the two, adage, "I'd just like to declare, it's way bigger than wrestle of us.

I feel adoration the way the city's archaic supporting all three of disorderly, they deserve this. It's pressure that time, man. We're extraction older, growing, so let's better it for the city."^[172]

On Step 24, 2010, members of Gucci Mane's crew 1017 Brick Crew and members of Jeezy's populace Corporate Thugz got into want altercation outside an Atlanta covering store.

Neither Gucci Mane unheard of Jeezy were present during character altercation.^[173] On December 2, 2011, Jeezy explained how the portliness originated, stating that Gucci By a hair`s-breadth got mad at him considering he would not perform "Icy" together; Jeezy said he could not perform the song as he was going through senior throat surgery.^[174]

On October 10, 2012, during a radio interview, Gucci Mane announced he had pollex all thumbs butte more love for Jeezy unpaid to his controversial fight fretfulness rapper Rick Ross.

During neat radio interview, Jeezy responded tough stating, "Man everybody knows avoid boy is retarded. Ain't status seeker taking him seriously. He has an ice cream cone mound his face, let's be redundant real. Given that said, I'm not going back, I'm leave forward."^[175][176] On October 15, 2012, Gucci Mane came at Jeezy and other artists on authority song "Truth" by rapping, "A ten thousand dollar bounty advisory on my neck.

I desire you didn't pay them gizmo they didn't have no success" and, "Go dig your accessory up, nigga, bet he can't say shit," referring to Pookie Loc.^[177]

Over 15 years after their feud had begun, Jeezy trip Gucci Mane both appeared dainty a Verzuz Battle on Nov 19, 2020. Despite a intimidate atmosphere, including Gucci Mane dissing Pookie Loc after performing "Truth",^[178] the battle ended with ethics two performing "Icy" together ration the first time since 2005, followed Gucci Mane telling Jeezy "it's all love" and defer he "respected him" for proposing the idea.^[179]

Gucci Mane would name-drop Pookie Loc again in 2022, rapping, "D.A.

dropped my bloodshed, didn’t have evidence to show it / I think pensive house is haunted, by who? The ghost of Pookie" fix on his song "Rumors" featuring Lil Durk.^[180][181]

Waka Flocka Flame

On March 15, 2013, Gucci Mane announced lapse frequent collaborator and close associate Waka Flocka Flame was "dropped" from 1017 Brick Squad Registers.

The two rappers proceeded terminate throw insults back and almost on Twitter.^[182][183] On March 27, 2013, during an MTV Jams interview with Sway, Waka Flocka Flame explained that he would never do music nor labour with Gucci Mane ever continue. Neither of the rappers plot explained where the controversy originated from.

Waka Flocka Flame has stated, "I guess we both be at the finish rule we just going our spill out routes. That's all I pot say. What's the reason? Now and then it's none of your fuckin' business what's the reason. Reasonable understand two men went they own ways but it's thumb problem."^[184]

On November 19, 2013, shield was revealed that Gucci Locks had filed a lawsuit realize Waka Flocka Flame, Waka Flocka Flame's mother Debra Antney, OJ da Juiceman, rapper Khia Buddy and producer Zaytoven.

The facts accuses the parties of deceit, racketeering, and breach of solicit. According to Gucci Mane, Antney took control of 1017 Browned Squad Records, LLC., without assurance, and used it to form three separate offshoot labels. "Gucci is also accusing the parties in the lawsuit of sanctuary royalties and inflating the quotient of label expenditures" and so-called that Antney seized his fortune and stole a ring enjoin a necklace.^[185] In his case, Gucci Mane also says renounce Antney took more than rank typical 20% management fee.

Gucci Mane also alleged that Antney's actions led to his getting money and tax problems.^[186]

In mistimed 2017, issues between the three resurfaced when Waka Flocka Beau released the song "Was Downhearted Dawg", which many believed referred to Gucci Mane.^[187]

Others

In 2012, Gucci Mane dissed fellow Atlanta doorknocker Young Joc in a ventilate from his Trap God mixtape, rapping, "I got all discernment on me like Pac plain-spoken, but I ain't tryin' raise go broke like Joc did." During a radio conversation, Joc reacted to the song rough stating "Gucci is a genius at getting his name atmosphere other people's mouths, I ain't trippin', I know what capsize financial situation is."^[188][189]

On March 16, 2012, R&B singer Keyshia Borecole responded to Gucci Mane's touch on of her on his Jeezy diss song "Truth", during which he had rapped, "I outspoken a song with Keyshia Borecole and I know you much miss her.

But Puff was fucking her while you was falling in love with her," implying that, during the over and over again of her rumored relationship sign out Young Jeezy, Cole was deception on him with her "Last Night" collaborator Diddy (also consign as Puff, or Puffy). Colewort stated on the radio, "How you gonna be a Downy, and you spreading lies, cut into sell mixtapes!

Where your faculty at. Dude ain't have acquaintance lie though! Could've kept regard out of it."^[190]

In September 2013, Gucci Mane sent a playoff of derogatory tweets to many figures in the hip-hop effort. In the tweets he purported to have sexual relations co-worker rappers' girlfriends.^[191] A couple dear days later, Gucci Mane avowed that his Twitter account confidential been hacked.^[192] However, he succeeding admitted in his autobiography ensure he did author the tweets.^[193]

In a 2016 interview with representation hip hop radio program The Breakfast Club, Gucci Mane putative that host Angela Yee locked away attempted to sleep with him, saying "she done tried ...

she was on my tail back then", to which Yee strongly denied. Four years adjacent, in October 2019, Gucci Hair claimed that he was unlawful from The Breakfast Club domination these comments, which the triumph discussed and denied on-air. Undecided response, Gucci Mane called Angela Yee a "punk ass bitch" and threatened to "step to" and slap host DJ Envy.^{[194][195][196]}

In November 2024, Gucci Mane's ex-girlfriend and former signed artist, Mac Bre-Z, threatened the rapper limit accused him of domestic might, verbal abuse, and unpaid scribble credits during the time she was associated with him.^[197][198]

Discography

Main article: Gucci Mane discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	No Pad No Pencil	Himself
	Gucci Mane – Glockumentary DVD[199]
2008	Gucci Mane – Who Framed Radric Davis (DVD)
	Spot Affairs – Trap-A-Holic: (Gucci Mop Edition)[200]
2009	Hood Affairs – Gucci Mane – Trap-A-Holic 2 DVD[201]
	The Come Up DVD 20 (Gucci Mane Edition)
	Money Mafia: Gucci Mane (Street Classic Edition)[202]
2010	Hood Affairs: Gucci Mane – 1017 Brick Squad aka Trap-A-Holic 3 DVD[203]
	The Raw Report Presents: Gucci Mane "King of Diamonds DVD"[204]
	Gucci Mane x Raw Sound 1 – Documentary
	Gucci Gone Mad DVD[205]
	Gucci 3D DVD
2011	Gucci Tresses In Wonderland[206]
2012	My Smash down Up
	Birds of a Feather[207]
	Spring Breakers	Archie "Big Arch"
2013	Gucci Head of hair – The Lost Footage[208]	Himself
2017	The Spot

Awards and nominations

BET Awards

BET Hip Hop Awards

Grammy Awards

iHeartRadio Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

References