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What’s going on, Mane ?
Nothing, just in and out of court. Everybody’s
been comin’ with all these ludicrous charges. They’re
just tryin’ to get me arrested because there’s a lot
of jealousy behind my success.
Do u think that since the shooting incident,
they’re out to get u for any and everything now ?
Anything they can get me on ! Anything
they can do to bring me down, they gone try to do it. They’re
lookin’ for anything.
For those people who may have been under
a rock somewhere and have never heard of Gucci Mane.... Give em
the scoop on who u are.
I’m originally from Birmingham, Alabama.
I moved to Atlanta at the age of 8. I’ve been writing poetry
since the first grade. I’ve been rapping since 13. The first
song I came out with was called “Fa Sho”. I did a
remake of the “White Tee” song, called “Black
Tee”. Then I came out with “So Icy”. I just
wanna let everyone know that I’m not a violent person. U
know ? I’m just a person who defended myself. That’s
how I got into all this stuff. Once I beat all this stuff and
get exonerated, then I’m gone get back to my music. I just
wanna let all my fans know that I love em.
I know u can’t really get into the
case, but how’s it going for u ? Is everything going well
?
It’s going great, man. I’ll
be outta here [jail] October 4th. It’s over something that
happened in Atlanta, but I was arrested in Miami on a warrant.
Being that you’re from Birmingham,
and now living in Atlanta, what’s some of the differences
that u see..... As far as the music ?
It’s more fast-paced in Atlanta.
They a lot slower in Birmingham [musically]. They’re like
1 or 2 years behind Atlanta.
Well, what do u think they need to do over
there in Birmingham in order to catch up ?
Just get over-populated like Atlanta with
people from all over the country. U know, bringing different ideas
in fashion, music, architecture, and everything that they bring.
What’s the first thing u plan on
doing when u get out ?
I’m going straight to the studio.
I’m workin’ on nothing but new stuff.
How’s your cd doin’ right now
?
We at 100,000 cds sold. We done gone ghetto
gold - independently. We got one of the biggest independent releases
of the year.
Is that just thru Big Cat Records, or are
they going thru someone else ?
Strictly thru Big Cat.
A lot of people never really get adjusted
to being locked down. How are u coping with it ?
Hey, u just gotta play the cards that they
deal u.
So, has anyone tried to test u, yet ? U
know, since you’re this cat coming in with a hot radio and
club hit ?
Naw, I ain’t never been no punk.
I can handle that.
Who helped u put your cd together ?
I worked with Shawty Red, and Frank Nitti.
Anybody u wanna work with when u get out
?
Yeah, I wanna work with Mike Jones and
Juelz Santana.
It’s been reported that u and Young
Jeezy bumped heads over the song, “So Icy” - Tell
us about that.
He was upset because he couldn’t
retain the rights to my song. He wanted to put it on his album
and I wouldn’t let him put it on there. His label, Def Jam,
wanted to buy it, but I wouldn’t sell it to em.
Is there still some beefin’ going
on ?
I ain’t got no problems with him,
but he’s been on the radio sayin’ some derogatory
things about me.
There’s been talk in the streets
that his verse is what made the song a hit. How do u feel about
that statement ?
I wrote that song and I bought that beat.
My personal producer, who produces for me, he did that for me.
All he [Young Jeezy] did was write 16 bars. I wrote that hook.
I made that song. I came up with that idea.
Who sang the hook for u ?
A dude named Lil’ Will.
If u were to move back to Birmingham with
the success that you’ve had so far - Could u make something
pop off there ?
I’m thinking bout gettin’ me
a house there when I get out. I know I could bring some attention
to the city. I know I would ! It’s only an hour and a half
commute from Atlanta. All my family’s there anyway. My mother
and brother are in Atlanta, but everyone else is in Alabama.
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