Gucci Mane

At 44 years old, Gucci Mane has this physical status:

Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), also known as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper.

He was a pioneer of trap music with fellow Atlanta-based rapper T.I. Especially in the 2000s and 2010s, Young Jeezy was a hit.

Gucci Mane debuted with Trap House in 2005, then followed by his second and third albums, Unstopp-A-Thon and Trap-A-Thon in 2006.

In 2007, Back to the Trap House, his fourth album, was released. Gucci Mane's sixth studio album, The State vs., followed a series of critically and commercially successful mixtape launches in 2009.

Radric Davis' first gold-certified album.

Following time in jail between 2014 and 2016, he relaunched with several new retail ventures, including Everybody Looking (2016), which received acclaim.

Gucci Mane's first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, along with Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles," gave Gucci Mane his first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

He has since released numerous albums; his most recent, Woptober II, was released on October 18, 2019.Gucci Mane has released 13 studio albums and over 71 mixtapes; his most popular one, Woptober II, was released on October 18, 2019.

He formed 1017 Records in 2007.

He has collaborated with musicians including Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey, and Marilyn Manson.

His prolific mixtape series and long-livedance as a trap music innovator in Atlanta have firmly established him as a major influence on younger Atlanta rappers such as Young Thug, Migos, Rich Homie Quan, 21 Savage and Lil Yachty, and "the most influential underground rapper of the past decade."

Early life

Davis was born in Bessemer, Alabama, on February 12, 1980, to former U.S serviceman and power plant worker Ralph Everett Dudley (born August 23, 1955), as a social worker and tutor. Davis' family had a strong military history. James Dudley, Sr., and his maternal grandfather, Walter Lee Davis, served in the Pacific during World War II and South Dakota. Davis' father served in the military for two years while stationed in Korea for two years.

Davis' parents met in 1978; Davis' mother had a son from another family, Victor Davis. When Davis was born, his father was on the run from the police for selling crack cocaine and opiates and had to flee Detroit, Michigan. Davis' father was unable to sign the birth certificate, and Davis took his mother's last name.

Davis' father was raised by his maternal grandmother, but his mother attended college to get her diploma. Davis' mother was a tutor who taught him to read at a young age, and the bulk of her time was spent teaching him scriptures from the Bible. Jonesboro Elementary School was Davis' first school, where he attended kindergarten and the first two elementary grades. Victor Davis, his older half-brother, introduced Davis to hip hop when he was six years old, bringing Davis to a Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, and LL Cool J concert. Davis had a distant acquaintance with his father, who would return to Atlanta at night; the visits stopped when Davis' father had two children with another woman and decided to prioritize his children over Davis.

Davis and his single mother moved to Atlanta when he was nine years old due to family issues in Bessemer. Davis' mother had a boyfriend in Atlanta and had intended to move in with him, but she decided against it at the last minute. They later went into a house where someone Davis' mother attended in church. Davis' family was kicked out of the house and did not have a stable living situation until his father raised them up in a Knights Inn. Davis grew up in a violent neighborhood.

Davis and Victor were moved to East Atlanta, while Davis attended Cedar Grove Elementary School. He did well in school and considered himself athletic, but did not participate in school sports. Davis was addicted to opioids, but his older brother was primarily selling marijuana. Davis grew marijuana on his own and ended up obtaining crack cocaine while eighth grade, starting his career as a drug dealer.

By the time Davis began working as a drug dealer, he was a freshman at Ronald E. McNair High School, where he earned high marks and was considered popular among his peers. Davis never took heroin for the first few years that he was using drugs, but his first encounter with marijuana was with a girl he had a crush on. He entered a friends-with-benefits deal with the girl with whom he smoked cannabis regularly, resulting in a slight psychological dependence.

Despite the fact that Davis had been selling drugs for almost two years by 1995, he had never been in a dangerous situation. Davis was riding his push bike when a man stopped him and pointed a Desert Eagle at his head when he was fifteen. Following the shooting, Davis was robbed of all valuable stuff and was advised to carry a.380 caliber handgun. Davis faced numerous other life-threatening situations, including a squabble with a local street gang that branded themselves "the East Shoals Boys" in 1997. Davis' friend Javon was beaten to death, and adult men were walked into McNair High School looking for Davis. Davis and several other friends reacted anarchically during a fistfight with members of the East Shoals Boys, who have since then left Davis alone.

Davis graduated from McNair High School in 1998 with a 3.0 GPA and a HOPE Scholarship to Georgia Perimeter College. He took a computer programming course but was dropped out in 2001 after being caught with crack cocaine by an undercover police officer. Davis was sentenced to 90 days in a county jail followed by probation.

Davis loved writing poetry at a young age and began rapping at the age of 14. Davis began to take music seriously after his first arrest and on Str8 Drop Records, La Flare was released. It was pressed to about 1000 CDs and then sold throughout East Atlanta. Following the success of La Flare, and being inspired by Master P. Davis's, he decided to start a music label. In 2001, Davis began to work with rapper Lil Buddy. Davis joined SYS Records as a member of the Sign Yourself Click in 2002. Davis has worked with producer Zaytoven and founded LaFlare Entertainment, which is also affiliated with the producer Zaytoven brand.

He was introduced to Big Cat, the head of Big Cat Records, after heading to New York in search of a distribution deal and returning home empty. Davis, who eventually decided to form an alliance with Khia's success, also released the album "Black Tee," a tribute to Dem Franchize Boyz' hit record, "White Tee," as well as a "So Icy" with fellow rising local rapper Young Jeezy. Davis, who has signed a distribution deal with Tommy Boy Records, continued to work in the underground while waiting for the unveiling of his debut album.

Personal life

On October 17, 2017, Davis married Keyshia Ka'oir, the maker of Ka'oir Cosmetics and Ka'oir Fitness, in Miami. The wedding was paid for by BET, who produced The Mane Event, a 10-segment television series depicting wedding planning and the event. After playing at a basketball game with the Atlanta Hawks, Davis was able to propose Ka'oir to him. Ka'oir gave birth to their son, Ice Davis, on December 23, 2020.

Davis admitted in his autobiography that he had a son born in 2007 whom he had no idea until the child was 10 months old.

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Career

Davis' debut album Trap House, which featured the single "Icy" with Young Jeezy, was released in 2005. A rift between the two performers emerged over the right to this single. Trap House was regarded as a success by an independent artist. The album debuted in the Top 20 of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and landed at the top of the Billboard Heatseekers Album chart. Bun B, Killer Mike, Lil Scrappy, Jody Breeze, and Khujo of Goodie Mobb have all appeared in guest appearances. In 2006, it was impossible to kill, which was a major failure. It featured the hit single "Freaky Gurl," which peaked at number 12 on the Hot Rap Tracks, 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs, and number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also shot videos for the tracks "Street Nigazzz" and "Pillz."

Ludacris and Lil' Kim's official remix of "Freaky Gurl" on his 2007 commercial debut album, Back to the Trap House, was included. Gucci Mane appeared on OJ da Juiceman's "Make Tha Trap Say Aye" and began working on various mixtapes. Gucci Mane signed to Warner Bros. Records in May 2009 following the success of his mixtapes Bird Money and Writing on the Wall.

He appeared on remixes of the songs "Boom Boom Pow" by Mariah Carey and "5" by Yo Gotti and "5 Star Chick" by Mariah Carey and "5 Star Chick," as a guest on Mario's "Break Up." In 2009, he made a total of 17 guest appearances. Warner Bros. Records' second studio album, The State vs. Radric Davis, was released on December 8, 2009. "Wasted" is Gucci Mane's first single. It reached number 36 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 3 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs, and number 3 on the Rap Songs, making it Gucci Mane's most chart-top single to date. Usher appeared in "Spotlight" on the second single. "Lemonade" was the third single on the album. Waka Flocka Flame and Soulja Boy appeared on "Bingo" in the fourth album. Gucci Mane debuted at number six on MTV's annual Top 100 MC in the Game list on October 2, 2009.

Gucci Mane, a prisoner, announced that he would start or change the name from So Icey Entertainment to 1017 Brick Squad Records. The appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted was released on September 28, 2010. "Gucci Time" was the first single from this series, and it was produced by and starring Swizz Beatz. On August 6, it premiered on Gucci Mane's MySpace page and was broadcast to American urban radio stations on August 24, 2010.

Gucci Mane's Return to Mr. is his 10th EP on March 18, 2011. Drumma Boy is the majority responsible for Zone 6, which was mainly produced by Drumma Boy. It debuted at #18 on the Billboard 200, and is the highest charting EP. The album debuted at #2 on the Rap charts and #8 on the R&B/Hip Albums chart, as well as #8 on the R&B/Hip Albums chart. On August 5, Gucci Mane's first collaboration album with Waka Flocka Flame named Ferrari Boyz was released. "She Be Puttin On" was the first single from the Brick Squad's Slim Dunkin. The Ferrari Boyz debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200, despite being ranked at #21. On December 13, Gucci Mane dropped another collaboration album, this time with rapper V-Nasty, called BAYTL. "Whip Appeal" was the album's first single and starred P2theLA.

BAYTL's debut came three days after the film's premiere, Slim Dunkin, who was featured on the album, was shot and killed after an altercation at an Atlanta recording studio. Gucci Mane's Trap Back mixtape debuted on February 5, 2012. It features guest appearances from Yo Gotti, Rocko, Waka Flocka Flame, Jadakiss, 2 Chainz, and Future, the latter three artists appearing on Jeezy's third studio album (who had removed the word "Young" from his name). The first single was the mixtape's title track. "Quiet," "Face Card," "In Love With a White Girl" starring Yo Gotti, "Chicken Room" starring Rocko, the title track, and "Sometimes" starring Future. Trap Back received positive feedback, including a 7.5 from AllHipHop and a "L" from XXL, as well as a 7.8 from Pitchfork Media, a 7.5 from AllHipHop, and a 7.5 from XXL.

Gucci Mane's I'm Up, a new mixtape, was released on May 25, 2012. Music videos for Jim Jones' "Kansas" featuring Jim Jones, "Wish You Would" starring Verse Simmonds, and "Too Damn Sexy" starring Jeremih were released. On October 17, 2012, Gucci Mane unveiled Trap God, their second mixtape. Among other things, the mixtape featured excerpts from Brick Squad's Waka Flocka Flame as well as regular collaborators Rick Ross, Future, Meek Mill, and Birdman. He appeared on Waka Flocka Flame's mixtape Salute Me Or Shoot Me 4 on two tracks on September 13, 2012.

Gucci Mane's mixtape Trap God 2 was released on February 12, 2013. Gucci Mane's latest mixtapes, Young Scooter, Trap Back 2 and EastAtlantaMemphis with Young Dolph, were all released by the end of March. Gucci Mane revealed in February 2013 that he would be releasing Trap House III, the third installment of his Trap House series. It was released on May 21, 2013. Gucci Mane revealed on May 31, 2013 that he would release Mr. GuWop later this year, which also assisted him in shaping the album's sound and musical direction. Gucci Mane announced on June 5, 2013 that the 1017 Brick Squad would release their first group compilation album, Big Money Talk, in 2013.

Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka Flame, Frenchie, Wooh Da Kid, and OJ da Juiceman fired back and forth on Twitter on September 7, 2013. Gucci Mane will continue to say, "fuck brick squad" and accuse Waka Flocka Flame's mother Debra Antney of looting money from OJ da Juiceman and French Montana. In addition, French Gucci Mane accused Gucci Mane of paying for Young Vito's counsel, the suspected murderer of former 1017 Brick Squad artist Slim Dunkinkinkinkin, who was denied by Gucci Mane. On the next day, Frenchie will debut a diss record against Gucci Mane. It was discovered that OJ da Juiceman, Young Dolph, Frenchie, and Wooh da Kid had not been signed to 1017 Brick Squad Records for the following days, or in some cases had never been registered. It was also reported that 1017 Brick Squad had broken their distribution agreement with Atlantic Records, and that the company could be disbanded.

Gucci Mane announced on Twitter on September 9, 2013 that he had sold the recording contracts of his favorites artists: Waka Flocka Flame, Young Scooter, and Young Thug. Nicki Minaj, Plies, Drake, Polow da Don, 2 Chainz, T.I., Yo Gotti, Frenchie, and Tyga were among others who were chastised on Twitter. He released "Stealing," OJ da Juiceman's debut on Zaytoven, the next day. He disses T.I., Jeezy, and Yo Gotti on the album. In the evening, he also launched a Trap God mixtape Diary. Following the mixtape's debating, his barrage of tweets had been cut off, and he said his former boss Coach K for $5,000 had his Twitter account hacked. He took down all the inflammatory tweets and hours later deleted his Twitter account.

Gucci Mane confessed to initiating the tweets on September 22, 2013, saying he was binging on codeine and prohazine at the time. He continued to apologize to the followers, his extended family, and the music industry colleagues he offended. Gucci Mane said he would return to prison for a firearms conviction. Mr. GuWop's album was postponed indefinitely, and Gucci Mane's The State vs. Radric Davis II: The Caged Bird Sings will be released on Christmas Day 2013.

On April 20, Gucci Mane's first music of 2014, Young Thugga Mane La Flare, a free collaborative mixtape with Young Thug, was released. Brick Factory Vol. 30 is a collaborative project by the artist and artist from 1017 Bricksquad. On May 24, the first attempt was made on May 24. Then is a young Thug's album The Purple Album (with Migos), The Green Album (with Migos), and The White Album (with Peewee Longway), which became known as World War 3D. Trap House 4, his eighth digital album, was released on July 4, 2014. Chief Keef, Young Scooter, K Camp, and Fredo Santana appear on the album.

Felix Brothers, a composer who was formerly known as Young Dolph and PeeWee Longway, was released in an online album on July 17, 2014. Gucci Mane revealed on July 22, 2014, that he would release The Oddfather, his first album, on the day he would go back to court, on July 28, 2014. Gucci Mane's tenth digital album, Gucci Vs Guwop, was released on August 15, 2014. Gucci Mane also released the follow-up digital album to the mixtape Brick Factory Vol. 2. Vol. 1, Brick Factory Vol. 1, Brick Factory Vol. On September 3, the 2nd Century will be proclaimed. On September 13, Gucci Mane released The Return of Mr., a free mixtape. Mr. Wonderful, the follow-up to his mixtape Mr. It's just fantastic. Following his September releases, he began promoting Trap God 3, which was announced on October 17, 2014, and became the first-charting release during his prison term. Gucci Mane and Chief Keef launched a joint mixtape named Big Gucci Sosa on October 31, 2014.

Gucci Mane released his 13th mixtape, East Atlanta Santa, starring artists such as Raury, Shawty Lo, and OJ da Juiceman. He started the year off by teaming up with producer Honorable C Note on a Christmas mixtape release titled C-Note Vs. Gucci, a mash-up of old collaborations between the two companies and new records. He completed over twelve programs in 2014 and recovered over $1,300,000 from jail.

On January 3, 2015, Gucci Mane released his 14th mixtape, 1017 Mafia: Incarcerated. Brick Factory 3's third installment of his Brick Factory series came out on his birthday, February 12, 2015. Gucci Mane released a surprise EP titled Views From Zone 6, shortly after, on February 18, 2015. The name is a play on words describing Drake's upcoming album. Views From The 6. On March 20, 2015, Gucci Mane released a triple digital album for the third time: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. It includes guest interviews from iLoveMakonnen, Waka Flocka Flame, Chief Keef, Rich The Kid, Andy Milonakis, and others. Gucci Mane's fourth day, the producer of Dessert, Mike Will Made It and Honorable C-Note, was released on a sequel EP entitled Dessert.

Gucci Mane's last installment of his Trap House series, Trap House 5 (The Last Chapter), was the first installment in the series to be released as a mixtape on April 6, 2015. Mike Will Made It, Zaytoven, and Honorable C-Note, and Young Thug, Peewee Longway, and Chief Keef were among the performers, and it featured guest appearances by Young Thug, Peewee Longway, and Chief Keef. La Flare unveiled King Gucci, his tenth project of the year, on May 20, 2015, with appearances from Fetty Wap, Migos, PeeWee Longway, and RiFF RAFF, as well as design from Chief Keef, Metro Boomin, Zaytoven and Zaytoven. Gucci Mane unveiled a mixtape titled East Atlanta Santa 2 on December 25, 2015.

Gucci Mane's Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Dessert projects called Meal Ticket were released on iTunes on April 26, 2016.

Gucci Mane was released from jail five months early on May 26, 2016, a judge found that the five months he had been in jail for his conviction had not been removed from his sentence when they should have been released. "First Day Out tha Feds" Gucci Mane's first single under his new contract with Atlantic Records was released on the next day. Gucci Mane appeared on "Champions," the first single from GOOD Music's Cruel Winter collection, on June 3, 2016. Gucci Mane's first appearance since being released from jail at the Elan Mansion, an Atlanta club, took place on June 17, 2016. Everybody Looking, his ninth studio album and first since his freedom from jail, was released on June 25, 2016. Fetty Wap, 2 Chainz, Future, and Drake headlined the "Gucci & Friends" concert at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta one day later; he was on the show.

Gucci Mane's latest slim body, a slight change in his voice, and his shift toward a healthier lifestyle became the subject of an internet conspiracy theory after his release from jail. In an Instagram post, Gucci Mane denied that he was a clone and ridiculed the theory.

Gucci Mane collaborated with Rae Sremmurd on the single "Black Beatles," which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 2016. Gucci Mane's first number-one single as a featured artist appeared in September 2016. As it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks between November 2016 and January 2017, Billboard dubbed the song as the "unexpected commercial high point for Gucci."

On October 14, 2016, he announced Woptober and Future with a side project called Free Bricks 2 with Future.

"1017 vs.. vs." was released by Gucci Mane and Lil Uzi Vert on November 23, 2016. "The World" is a fictional story.

"The Return of East Atlanta Santa," his tenth studio album, was released on December 16, 2016.

Gucci Mane launched Droptopwop, a joint mixtape with Metro Boomin, on May 26, 2017. Rick Ross, Offset of Migos, Young Dolph, and 2 Chainz appear on the 10-track mixtape.

Mr. Davis, Gucci Mane's eleventh studio album, was released in August 2017. The album was released on October 13, 2017. It includes Migos' "I Get the Bag," his most popular single as a solo artist to date, and he's the only one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Gucci Mane's twelfth studio album El Gato: The Human Glacier, which was entirely produced by Southside, was released two months later. Gucci Mane announced his thirteenth album, Evil Genius, on December 7, 2018, a week after its debut, in a similar fashion to previous projects' announcements.

Following East Atlanta's 2019 premiere of Gucci Mane, Gucci Mane unveiled the 24-track So Icy Summer compilation album on July 3, 2020, marking his first project of 2020. He collaborated with rapper Mulatto on the single "Muwop," a play on his moniker "Guwop."

Gucci Mane's label 1017 Records released another compilation album titled So Icy Gang Vol. on October 16, 2020, a day before October 17, 2019. Gucci Mane & The New 1017, a brand new member of the label, has been featured on the homepage.

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