Gucci Mane

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

Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane performing in 2024
Born
Radric Delantic Davis

(1980-02-12) February 12, 1980 (age 44)
Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.
Other names
  • Guwop
  • Mr. Zone 6
  • Wizop
  • East Atlanta Santa
  • LaFlare[1]
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record executive
  • actor
Years active2001–present
AgentParadigm Talent Agency
Spouse
Keyshia Ka'Oir
​
(m. 2017)​
Children3
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
DiscographyGucci Mane discography
Labels
Websiteguccimaneonline.com

Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980),[2][3] known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He is credited, along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Jeezy, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music for mainstream audiences into the 2000s.[4] His debut studio album, Trap House (2005) was released by the independent label Big Cat Records and entered the Billboard 200; it was followed by Hard to Kill (2006), which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 entry with its 2007 single, "Freaky Gurl". That same year, he released his third album, Trap-A-Thon before signing with Atlantic Records to release his fourth album, Back to the Trap House (2007).[5]

During this time, he continued to release a number of independent mixtapes to regional acclaim. Davis signed with Atlantic's sister label, Warner Bros. Records to release his sixth album and major label debut, The State vs. Radric Davis (2009). Preceded by the double platinum-certified single "Lemonade", it peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200, while the album's sequel, The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted (2010) peaked at number four. Following a two year incarceration between 2014 and 2016, he re-emerged with several retail projects beginning with his ninth album, Everybody Looking (2016), which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. He guest appeared on Rae Sremmurd's single "Black Beatles" that same year, which became his first song to peak atop the Billboard Hot 100.[6]

Gucci Mane has released sixteen studio albums and seventy-one mixtapes since embarking on his career in 2001. He founded the Atlantic Records-distributed label imprint 1017 Records in 2007, which has signed artists including Young Thug, Waka Flocka Flame, Chief Keef, and Pooh Shiesty, among others. Throughout his career, he has worked with artists spanning numerous genres, including the Weeknd, Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey, Usher, Bruno Mars, and Marilyn Manson. His regional influence has earned him the titles of "[an] avatar of East Atlanta," and "the most influential underground rapper of the 2000s". He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2020.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Gucci Mane". hotnewhiphop.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Cordor, Cyril (2007). "Gucci Mane > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "Radric Davis Mugshot – Radric Davis Arrest – Fulton County, GA". December 31, 2013. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  4. ^ Lee, Christina (August 13, 2015). "Trap kings: how the hip-hop sub-genre dominated the decade". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Gucci Mane Signs with Atlantic Records". iHipHop.com. June 19, 2007.
  6. ^ "Stream Gucci Mane's Album 'Woptober II'". Rap-Up. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (August 1, 2016). "The Reinvention of Gucci Mane". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  8. ^ Drake, David (March 19, 2015). "History vs. Radric Davis: Why Gucci Mane Is the Most Influential Rapper of the Last Decade". Noisey. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.