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Gucci Mane Biography
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| Birth name | Radric Davis |
| Also known as | Gucci Mane |
| Born | February 2, 1980 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels | Atlantic/So Icey Ent./Asylum/Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | OJ da Juiceman, Waka Flocka Flame, 1017 Brick Squad, Yo Gotti, Gorilla Zoe, Shawty Lo, Rocko, Playaz Circle, Plies, Usher, Mario, Lil Wayne |
| Website | http://www.guccimaneonline.com/ |
Radric Davis (born February 2, 1980)1 better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and CEO of So Icey Entertainment.
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Biography
Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama and moved with his single mother to Atlanta in the fourth grade. Since elementary school, he had enjoyed writing poetry, and he began rapping at age 14. He signed to Big Cat Records after his debut single "Black Tee" was frequently played on local radio. In 2005, he released his independent debut album entitled Trap House, which featured the successful single "Icy" with Young Jeezy. However, disputes over the rights to this single eventually caused a rift between the two artists. Hard to Kill followed in 2006.2
Back to the Trap House, his 2007 album, included hit single "Freaky Gurl". The song peaked at #12 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, #19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and at #62 on the Hot 100. Mane appeared on OJ da Juiceman's "Make the Trap Say Aye" and began working on various mixtapes.3 Gucci Mane signed to Warner Bros. Records in May 2009.4
He appeared on remixes of the songs "Boom Boom Pow" by Black Eyed Peas and "Obsessed" by Mariah Carey. and made a guest appearance on Mario's "Break Up". Gucci Mane is set to release his next album The State vs. Radric Davis on Warner Bros. Records December 8, 2009.5 Its first single, "Wasted" featuring Plies, was originally from Mane's 2009 mixtape Writing on the Wall. It peaked at #36 on the Hot 100, #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and #3 on the Rap Songs making it Gucci Mane's most successful single to date.
On October 2, 2009, Gucci Mane was named #6 on MTV's annual Hottest MC's In The Game list.6
Legal issues
On May 10, 2005, Davis was attacked by a group of men who were trying to steal his trademark "So Icey" chain. Davis' companions shot at the group, killing at least one. The corpse of one of the attackers, Henry Lee Clark III, was found at a middle school. Davis turned himself in to police investigators on May 19, 2005 and was subsequently charged with murder. Davis claimed that the shots fired by his party were in self-defense1 The DeKalb County district attorney's office dropped the murder charge in January 2006 due to insufficient evidence. The previous October, in an unrelated matter, Davis had pleaded no contest to a charge of assault for assaulting a nightclub promoter the previous June; at the time the murder charge was dropped, he was serving a six-month prison sentence for this. 7 However, Davis was released from prison in late January 2006.2
In September 2008, Gucci Mane was arrested for parole violation for completing only 25 out of 600 community service hours following his 2005 arrest for assault. He was sentenced to a year in prison but was released after six months.8
On November 12, 2009, Gucci Mane was sentenced to 12 months in prison (6 months with good behavior) for probation violation and taken away to prison in handcuffs, according to a rep from his label. The ATL rapper has a album coming out The State vs. Radric Davis on December 8 and is arguably at the height of his career; in terms of his sentence, he may be out of prison in six months. Last September, Gucci went to jail and served until March; he was sentenced to a year in prison for failing to fulfill his court-ordered 600 hours of community service, which had been mandated in 2005.9
Discography
Studio albums
- 2007: Back to the Trap House
- 2009: The State vs. Radric Davis
References
- ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (2005-05-23). "Atlanta Rapper Gucci Mane Faces Murder Charge". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502738/20050523/gucci_mane.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ a b Cordor, Cyril (2007). "Gucci Mane > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifuxqwsldde~T1. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-03-30). "Gucci Mane Is Out Of Jail And Back On The Mixtape Circuit". Mixtape Monday (MTV News). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607973/20090327/gucci_mane.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ Jason (2009-05-13). "Gucci Mane Signs New Deal With Warner". Rap Basement. http://www.rapbasement.com/gucci-mane/051309-gucci-mane-signs-new-record-deal-with-warner-brothers-records-drops-two-new-songs-listen-now.html.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-10-28). "Exclusive: Gucci Mane The State Vs. Radric Davis Cover". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625004/20091028/gucci_mane.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2009-10-01). "Gucci Mane Balances 'Hood, Mainstream To Be #6 Hottest MC In The Game!". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1622767/20091001/index.jhtml.
- ^ Harris, Chris (2006-01-03). "Murder Charges Against Gucci Mane Dropped". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1519599/20060103/gucci_mane.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Gucci Mane Sent To Jail For Violating Probation". XXL. 2008-09-15. http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=24484. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626187/20091112/gucci_mane.jhtml
External links
- Official website
- Atlantic Records page
- Gucci Mane at MySpace
- Gucci Mane at the Internet Movie Database
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