Radric Davis, who goes by the stage name “Gucci Mane,” was born on February 2, 1980 in Birmingham, Alabama, but moved to East Atlanta Georgia; Zone 6. Radric chose his stage-name “Gucci mane” based off his father’s nickname “Gucci Man,” who was a hustler. He had been living with a single mother and first began recording music at the young age of fourteen years. Though Gucci had really loved to write poetry at a young age, he had gotten especially excited and passionate about creating rap music after seeing artists like Big Daddy Kane achieve success.
He formerly worked with Big Cat Records who provided him with studio time and helped release his records. Big Cat discovered Gucci while they were doing time in jail together. Gucci let loose a crazy freestyle and Big Cat understood that he had a lot of talent. They started by promoting his single “Black Tee,” which garnered Gucci a lot of attention from radio stations and club DJ’s.
He even got a lot of calls from record labels hoping to sign him. Even though Radric “Gucci Mane” Davis has parted with Big Cat, he still respects the studio time, hustle, and stardom that was achieved together. Since moving on from Big Cat Records, Gucci has developed his own lineup of artists affiliated with his self-established “So Icey Entertainment” label that include: OJ Da Juiceman, Zaytoven, Wooh Da Kid, Frenchie, Waka Flocka Flame, and Chilla Pertilla.
Gucci has not had an easy time staying free of legal trouble throughout his rap career. On the date of May 10, 2005, men tried to attack Gucci and steal his trademark So Icey chain. The men trying to steal Gucci’s chain were quickly shot at by Gucci’s clique out of self-defense. It only took a few short days before people found out that there was an arrest warrant that had been issued for Gucci Mane.
Gucci Mane ended up turning himself into police investigators on May 19, 2005. Around the date of December 30, 2005, police let people know that there was not enough evidence to form a case against Gucci for a murder charge. Gucci Mane was however not done with his legal trouble. Shortly thereafter, he was arrested for possession of marijuana and having an unlicensed gun on the exact day before that his debut album “Trap House” was scheduled to be released.
The police department of Georgia dropped the charges against Gucci Mane in January 2006 because they didn’t have solid evidence to prove him guilty. He left prison that same month on charges that were unrelated. A couple years later on July 23, 2008, Gucci was pulled over by officers just outside of the Atlanta area during a scheduled traffic stop. The police found that marijuana was in his car and he faced the drug charges.
On September 14, 2008, Gucci faced on year in jail because he violated the terms of his probation. After the violation of probation, he did time for over one year in jail. The police reported that Gucci did not do enough community service to get himself out of the situation. In 2009, Gucci Mane was finally released from jail after what seemed to be too long of a wait for his fans. Ever since getting freed, Gucci Mane has collaborated with superstar musicians like Mario, Mariah Carey, and Lil Wayne. He has also released the mixtape “Writing On The Wall” with his in-house So Icey Entertainment producer, Zaytoven.
As of 2009, Gucci Mane is preparing to release a new album for his fans. His mixtape buzz actually grew during the recent year that he spent in jail for the probation violation. He is set to be releasing a new mixtape called “Guccitendo” as well as another official mixtape called “Guccimania” which will have some of his hottest singles. He is currently affiliated and signed with Warner Bros. Records and is promoting his “So Icey Entertainment” label as well. Due to the fact that Gucci Mane has a work-ethic that is unparalleled right now in the game, he will continue to gain popularity and appeal to a wider range of audiences.
Gucci Mane did the music world justice with the smash hit “Everybody Looking” off of his Burrprint 2 HD project. The first thing that will likely catch your attention is the instrumental; this is one of the hottest beats that Gucci has rapped over in awhile. Sure other tracks like “Atlanta Zoo,” “Antisocial,” and “911 Emergency” all have solid beats, but this one hasn’t been made into a single and sounds top notch. The concept for this song likely came from the fact that everybody is constantly watching and looking at Gucci Mane – a lot of people try to jack his swagger and he keeps changing the game up.
There is definitely going to be a music video for this track, so stay tuned for more information regarding that. The Brick Squad members will be present in the video as well as Waka Flocka Flame with his Fozzie Bear chain. As usual, they decided to do the video shoot in the streets and really got a lot of people together for this one to make it crazy. He also got Cubana Lust for the video as well as Mr. Boomtown doing the work as a director. As you already know, Mr. Boomtown always keeps it hood and does a good job with Gucci’s videos.
There are a ton of girls in this video and everything is looking real hot – including a Blue Lamborghini that has been featured as well. Another thing that you might recognize is the Gucci Mane Smiley Face chain that he is wearing throughout this video and has been reppin around his neck since he got out of jail. On the chorus of this track, Gucci Mane raps: “Everybody looking yo yo, Lambos get the bitches mo hoes, stove make the cookies (oh, skur, oh, skur), hurt these suckers feelings ouch ouch.” The lyrics are on point and are a reflection of how good Gucci has been on the microphone as of recently.
Gucci Mane – Everybody Looking (Official Video)
If you haven’t yet gotten the chance to hear “Everybody Looking” from his BP2 mixtape, then be sure to check it out above. He really has put in a lot of work into making this track a smash hit along with DJ Holiday and the producers. If you don’t already have this song or the mixtape that it is on, be sure to go out and cop it to support Gucci Mane and the So Icey Ent movement.
Arguably the hottest track off of the Gucci Mane mixtape “Burrrprint 2 HD” is the song “Atlanta Zoo” featuring Ludacris (a fellow Atlanta, Georgia artist). Both artists hooked up to make a hit and that’s exactly what happened. The chorus is hot, the opening verse is hot, the middle verses are hot, and Ludacris absolutely demolishes this beat with his quick flow at the end of the song. Gucci Mane raps, “I’m real and you niggas really really good at faking” – you already knew htat he was going to keep it real and bring the heat on this beat.
On the chorus Gucci Mane rhymes, “Gorilla goons with the tool down to act a fool, birds in the living room it’s like Atlanta Zoo, Lions tigers minks crocs and gators for my shoes, monkey niggas in my hood I’m living in the zoo, birds in the living room and the kitchen too, I’m a tiger in the bedroom ask your baby boo, I got lions tigers bears in my hood and closet too, but my gun can stop an elephant just like Atlanta Zoo.” You already knew that he was going to go ham on the people with this track because he always kills the beat when it’s banging and it turned out that this was no exception.
This track was released as a single for the mixtape/street album before the project was released. As of now, you can buy this track (along with the rest of the mixtape) on iTunes and other digital retailers. Even Ludacris got down with some talk about moving bricks and “pushing more crack than a bike seat” – and the song title was certainly appropriate since there were two ATLiens on the same joint. The fans will really appreciate this track, and can understand why it is crazy hot after taking just one listen.
Gucci Mane Atlanta Zoo (feat. Ludacris)
If you haven’t yet heard the song, you can stream it above in the video player. Although there isn’t an official music video for this track, it would be dope to see one come out eventually. Gucci just got released from the Fulton County jail and is working on some other video shoots, so you can expect some big things coming up. In the meantime, be sure to check out the “911 Emergency video” as well as the behind the scenes footage of his track “Antisocial” featuring Mylah – both of these are from the Burrrprint 2 HD as well.
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