Talk:Gucci Mane/Archive 1

Wilt Chamberlain
His Wilt Chamberlain series played a big part in his career. This series is what really made him relevant to everyone that didn't know anything about Gucci. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brianmykel (talk • contribs) 19:44, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Poor Sentence structure
This is concerning "Prison Incidence". The information under the section is not a proper sentence. Restructuring and clarification is needed. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by OfForByThePeople (talk • contribs) 16:48, 13 January 2007 (UTC).

Homicide Charges?
what is this? Skill....most mainstream artists arent "real" emcees. i dont giv a damn bout gucci mane, but at least he aint scared to use his piece. who wrote this? this is insane. it really doesnt add anything, it doesnt even need rewriting. i will delete. any objections? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.242.233.83 (talk) 03:50, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Possibly Being Released Early From Prison
No one really knows if Gucci Mane will be released early from prison but we're really hoping so. The only person we can listen to right now is one of the people that's most close to Gucci Mane and that is his producer Zaytoven. Zaytoven has recently did an interview talking about the Atlanta Georgia rapper. He stated, "Hopefully he get out next month, that's what he told". No one knows if this is actually true but so far this is the only information about his release from jail. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SloppieJo (talk • contribs) 15:30, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Protecting from anon-edits due to frequent vandalism
I unprotected the article a few days ago after noticing that it had been protected from anon edits since Sept 2008. Since then it's gotten daily vandalism edits from anon IP addresses. I'm reinstating protection from anon edits for a month. --Zippy (talk) 00:24, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Help!
Please help me! I Can't put Gucci Mane -link to the English Gucci Mane page. Thanks! --Renari from Finland 1:07 am 6 June 2009 (EEST) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.239.184.168 (talk) 22:07, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Sentence Structure
Why do portions of this article sound so unprofessionally written? For instance, "A new unofficial mixtape "Guccimania" has some of his new 2009 singles featured on the mixtape." Wrong grammar and use of punctuation. Also, I'd like to see "helped create his popularity" changed to "helped to boost his popularity". I mean, he was popular before that. And finally, "Soon he was on a lot of guest appearances for artists such as". I'd like that to be changed to "He soon started collaborating with many mainstream artists, including". Does that sound fair? RayJay17 (talk) 10:25, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Name
Isn't his name Gucci MAN? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 20:19, 27 September 2009 (UTC) (talk)
 * No. He just changed the spelling to reflect a particular pronunciation. Andrewlp1991 (talk) 20:28, 27 September 2009 (UTC)


 * I actually found out that his father's nickname was "Goochie Mane", and, changing the form slightly to relate to the brand, made his rap name Gucci Mane. It was on the Music Choice channel, which relays facts about artists while they play their music. RayJay17 (talk) 10:12, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks guys! I was told and read something that said it was Gucci Man, but the Mane with your guys' reasons makes sense. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.121.58.225 (talk) 03:01, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

factual error
In the biographical box, Gucci Mane is listed as born in Atlanta, GA, but in the Biography, he is stated to have been born in Birmingham, AL.

Libreality (talk) 01:10, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

date of birth
Gucci Mane (real name Radric Davis) was born February 12, 1980. Well at least the Fulton County Jail data shows so. The reference should be considered reliable enough, not only because it is official information given by Fulton County, but also because Allmusic has 50 Cent's and Rick Ross' year of birth wrong in their entries on the site. Karppinen (talk) 15:38, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Discography bias?
Why are Gucci Mane's two independent albums -- "Trap House" and "Hard to Kill" -- being excluded from his main discography? These are just as much studio albums as "Back to the Traphouse" (which is actually a compilation of remixes and old material) and "The State vs. Radric Davis."

Additionally, I noticed that my edits were not only reverted, but no reason was given for reverting them.

This is why I stopped working on the Wikipedia project several years ago. There is good work being done here, but not enough accountability. Infamous30 (talk) 08:11, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Fun fact:He got two other rappers famous. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.63.15.167 (talk) 22:12, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

what about his dealings with the law?
This should be included in his Wiki! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.32.250.251 (talk • contribs) 21:41, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I just added the Homicide Charges section. It's fully cited, too.

--Josh1billion 08:41, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

11/26/2010

GUCCI MANE ARRESTED, HOURS AFTER LEAVING DRUG REHAB —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.67.46.130 (talk) 07:17, 30 October 2010 (UTC). Gucci Mane is DADDY!!!!!!!!!!

Edit request from Okcgreg, 5 November 2010
Gucci Mane was relased late November 3rd, 2010 after being arrested early Tuesday morning, so far the District Attorney has decided not to file charges at this time. http://www.accessatlanta.com/celebrities-tv/rapper-gucci-mane-leaves-713543.html

Okcgreg (talk) 01:12, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. Please make an edit request in the form of "Please change X to Y."  elektrik SHOOS  08:30, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Are you serious?
"it is widely suspected that Mane got this tattoo because where he comes from, the ice cream man is the crack dealer."

Are you serious? How did this get on there, this is more gossip than factual information, please remove. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.5.109.166 (talk) 18:05, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 97.81.73.130, 21 May 2011
Please remove the "Personal Life" section because it holds no relativity to how Davis lives his life. The "suspected" reason for his tattoo also needs to be removed.

97.81.73.130 (talk) 18:19, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I removed the drug dealer speculation, don't see anything wrong with the rest of it-- Jac 16888 Talk 18:39, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

lol...are you serious? get rid of the fucking rest. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.36.22.145 (talk)
 * Yes check.svg Done — Bility (talk) 18:58, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Article overlooks Gucci Mane's mixtapes
Gucci Mane's popularity has come mostly out of his incredibly prolific amount of mixtape releases, which tend to have more critical acclaim than his actual albums. this page focuses too much on Gucci Mane's exploits and not enough on helping readers navigate through the Enormous discography of this talented and bizzare MC. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yonirap (talk • contribs) 21:23, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Yes, it's also missing sales figures. This article is holey like Swiss cheese. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.172.82.15 (talk) 23:56, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

arrested again
My man's back in jail for 6 months for pushing a woman out of amoving vehicle. This seems a relevant addition to the article. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/13/us-crime-rapper-idUSTRE78C7AE20110913 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nahbchill (talk • contribs) 20:49, 18 September 2011 (UTC) he also got another cocaine charge smh gucci needa chill with that stuff — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.98.192.99 (talk) 02:41, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

Mixtapes missing
Wilt Chamberlain Vol. 1-6 Mixtapes are not listed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.40.144.21 (talk) 10:31, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Controversy
Add Gucci Mane's various beefs with other rappers. This includes:
 * Recent beef with A$AP Ferg over Ferg's album named Trap Lord
 * Beef with Young Jeezy — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flockaflame (talk • contribs) 19:59, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Serious Help
This article needs it. The controversy section looks like it was written by a child. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1015:B016:EBFC:4038:6B1:2DC2:ABCF (talk) 19:34, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Pool Cue
What about his incident with a pool stick in June of 2005? As he says in I Move Chickens 'I did six months incident with a pool stick.' What exactly happened with that case?

This is in the legal issues section.  STATic  message me!  20:02, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Trust God Fuck 12
Ok, there are many major sources that call it an album: According to Vibe, it's been released digitally to Amazon.com at the price of $9: So it should be listed as an independent collaboration album. 2Flows (talk) 21:08, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Complex:
 * XXL:
 * Vibe:


 * Oh I did not see that but I am not sure, mixtapes are sold unofficially on Amazon quite frequently. I only reverted because I did not see it on iTunes as it was reported to be released on there, would not be the first time he did not follow through however. The term "album" is an umbrella term to describe all projects (mixtapes, studio albums, compilations, EPs etc.). AllHipHop called it a mixtape which seems more accuarate since it is avaiable for free also. Most of the sources you provided call it a "free album" which = mixtape in the hip hop world. I mean we do not called Overly Dedicated, Crenshaw, OKE: Operation Kill Everything, Almighty Sosa or The Marathon Continues albums even though they were released to iTunes. The correct term is retail mixtape (HipHopDX did an editorial on them ). Even more proof that it is an unofficial compilation, is the fact that Rich Homie Quan has not once mentioned, retweeted, or have made any comment about this project since its release, signifying he was not involved in its creation. Don't you think if he had a project released, let alone something he was going to make money off of, he would have mentioned or referred to it at least once?  STATic   message me!  21:38, 20 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah i can't figure out of it's real either. Koala15 (talk) 22:53, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

Intro and sources
The intro currently neglects the entire second half of the article in keeping with WP:LEAD, which states the intro should stand alone as a summary of the article, something you can read on its sown and know most of what is there without continuing on, I would like to make it a complete summary of the article and propose replacing the 2nd paragraph about the single incident with the following

"Based since adolescence in Atlanta, Georgia, Gucci has a notable history of violence, drugs and weapon charges in frequent encounters with law enforcement - some resulting in incarceration. Like many other rap artists he has been known to 'come at' other artists in lyrics and public statements, one such dialogue allegedly leading to an abortive attempt to rob him, after which he was charged with murder, later dismissed as self defence. His latest incarcerations have been over parole violations after drug and weapons charges."

In order to satisfy WP:NPOV this may require fleshing out the 1st paragraph, including mentioning his level of influence on the scene and the prolific nature of his work, and his status as "mouthpiece for Atlanta stuntin" (ref following link) I would also like to see this article http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/gucci-mane/3228134 referenced in the body (because it is beautiful) along with adding references from http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/gucci-mane/ of the criminal convictions as a more reliable source I am disabled and typing hurts, so would love some help here. tho would love to do the insert on the second para when agreed on, pretty please Mycosys (talk) 07:55, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Spring Breakers
Wasn't his first movie, he was in a movie with Zaytoven. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.129.116.123 (talk) 23:59, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

World War 3d albums
We need to decide what to do with the recently released Green, White and Purple albums. From what I've seen they are official, released digitally to iTunes under 1017 Records, and lots of reliable sources call them Gucci's albums (not mixtapes). ,, etc. However, Gucci only appears on few tracks on each album, and the majority of songs are performed by the featured artist on the album. Maybe they should be listed as compilation albums? 2Flows (talk) 19:20, 18 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Yeah we should probably list them as collaboration or compilation albums. Koala15 (talk) 23:15, 18 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Since they have been released for retail sale but also for free via mixtape hosting sites. , there is some debate to be had. STATic  message me!   23:32, 18 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Well in that case it should only be in the mixtape section. Koala15 (talk) 23:42, 18 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I hadn't seen they were on DatPiff. Then I guess they can be classified as "retail mixtapes" and listed under mixtapes. However, this will be against the sources calling them "albums". 2Flows (talk) 20:52, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Arrested yet again
Yahoo news reported on 24 Sept. that he had been charged with Federal gun violation. 211.225.33.104 (talk) 08:33, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 January 2016
please change "...moved to Atlanta with his mom in 1989, while he was 9 years old" to "when he was 9 years old." because in its current state, it is grammatically incorrect

Sdopson1 (talk) 20:45, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done --allthefoxes (Talk) 03:48, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 February 2016
Please change:

2009–2010: Major-label success "...Its first single, "Wasted" featuring Plies, was originally from Mane's 2009 mixtape Writing on the Wall."

Is incorrect. Wasted was originally featured on Guccimania, released in April 2009. I know because I downloaded the album the day it came out, and bumped it while driving up to Philly from DC. Writing on the Wall came out May 2009.

Also, "Mane" isnt gucci's last name. Should be corrected. Either "Gucci Mane" or just "Gucci". Not "Mane"

So, change to:

"...Its first single, "Wasted" featuring Plies and Gianni Maggiacomo, was originally from Gucci's 2009 mixtape Guccimania."

source:

http://rateyourmusic.com/release/mixtape/gucci_mane/guccimania/

Cosmotron2016 (talk) 02:25, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting question.svg Question: I'm on board, but can you find a better source? Rateyourmusic hardly seems reliable or verifiable. --allthefoxes (Talk)  04:40, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Just a note that the same source is used in the "Wasted" (Gucci Mane song) article to verify the same fact above. The same editor made that change on 5 February, and it has not yet been challenged. I've looked pretty hard, and "rateyourmusic" seems to be as good as it gets.  Good faith!  Paine   17:22, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 23:00, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 May 2016
Garcia boo (talk) 14:00, 25 May 2016 (UTC) gsdbnd

❌: You did not provide a "change X to Y" answer and your answer is also nonsense. — MRD2014 (formerly Qpalzmmzlapq) T C 14:28, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 May 2016
Gucci Mane was released from prison on May 26th of 2016

24.186.191.81 (talk) 22:28, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
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Terrible writing
There is some very poorly written stuff on this page. The one that really caught my eye was from the very end of the "Life and Career" section. It reads, "In May 2016, Gucci Mane was released from prison early from an Indiana prison because he had served a three-year state sentence for attacking a fan." That sentence really needs to be cleaned up. 173.26.219.25 (talk) 17:02, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 June 2016
Should we have a flatlist or a hlist? For Gucci Mane.

208.54.90.246 (talk) 21:21, 15 June 2016 (UTC) Is it able for a flatlist and a hlist or one or the other?
 * This is not formatted as an edit request. Feel free to continue the discussion, but I'm toggling this. — Andy W. ( talk  · ctb) 22:17, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Ok let's do this the protection expires in 2018. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.90.246 (talk) 22:35, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Let's do this. {{Infobox musical artist {{flatlist| }} {{flatlist| *Hip hop }}
 * name=Gucci Mane
 * image=Rottweiler3.jpg
 * background=solo_singer
 * occupation=
 * Rapper
 * actor
 * genre=
 * Trap

Incorrect Summary -- Everybody Looking is the newest highest charting album to Gucci Mane's discography
Incorrect Summary -- Everybody Looking is the newest highest charting album to Gucci Mane's discography Viva120813 (talk) 04:35, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Article Evaluation
Gucci Mane's article is sort of reliable and correct; some of the facts are headed with a reliable reference, consisting of biographies, music managers, and companies like iTunes. However some content is debated and in question, and the sources are also not too trustworthy. The article does not have useless or irrelevant information and describes the artist without bias and strictly with facts about his music and his background. I checked the reference links and the ines I reviewed worked fine, and were verified sources.

Roquendo1 (talk) 15:26, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Can we get a new picture up there? BURR — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.228.19.198 (talk) 04:25, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 March 2017
In the section on legal issues, the following sentence (taken from the last bullet point) could be changed to be more grammatically correct: "He agreed to a plea deal which will result in him being in prison until late 2016." The "will" in this sentence should be replaced with a "would" in order to match the past-tense nature of the sentence. Ghostyx123 (talk) 21:00, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done  JTP (talk • contribs) 21:15, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

This page needs a 2017 update....
There is a lot of information missing on this page, and locking it doesn't help. No mention of anything after 2016 and it needs to be updated. Add Nicki Minaj as an associated artist at the top because she's not mentioned. And add his new songs such as Make Love ft Nicki Minaj. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.59.102.93 (talk) 14:10, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 July 2017
gavin wiseman is gav a wise the singer — Preceding unsigned comment added by HURRICANE 2 GAVIN (talk • contribs) 05:18, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 27 March 2018
Gucci Mane is the owner of the Gucci fashion line. Supremelordboi (talk) 23:26, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 5 May 2018
First picture caption should say "August 2010" not "August 2017." MartinTSun01 (talk) 03:56, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done with thanks, Nici  Vampire  Heart  05:19, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Photo
I added a recent photo IDK why u keep changing it Blueshockerx02 (talk) 17:04, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
 * It's not a very good photo, captured off a YouTube video. It's fuzzy, dark, and you can't see much of his face. The current one is better. -- Escape Orbit  (Talk) 17:11, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

Fine I'll find another one Blueshockerx02 (talk) 03:24, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
 * The one you've put in appears to be exactly the same one. I've reverted it for the same reasons as before. -- Escape Orbit  (Talk) 19:19, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 June 2019
This article says that he went to McNair High School with a link to a school in California. This is incorrect and should be Ronald McNair Middle School which is in Decatur, GA. 24.99.224.44 (talk) 20:38, 21 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: I dewikified that text. Given who Ronald McNair was, it's understandable that there are multiple schools named after him across the United States. I have no prejudice against a Wikipedian in good standing linking the correct school if it has an article and it can be verified that Gucci Mane went there. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 00:29, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 July 2019
Change: His latest album, Evil Genius, was released on December 7, 2018. To: His latest album, Delusions of Grandeur, was released on June 21, 2019. 162.157.224.121 (talk) 06:44, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 18:03, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 June 2019
Change the reference to his "most recent album" in intro to reflect the new album released on June 21, 2019. 76.67.133.52 (talk) 17:56, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

Sorry, latest not recent. My fault for assuming someone might have done something other than ctrl+f. I should have known.
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Edit request
Add his feature on Doja Cat's "Like That" to the career section.versacespace 13:21, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 August 2021
2600:387:A:9:0:0:0:48 (talk) 01:20, 16 August 2021 (UTC) Gucci is weird
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Semi-protected edit request on 12 September 2021
Few dates are wrong and alot of lyrics are wrong 2604:2D80:E718:2C00:9D54:E4AE:269B:A69F (talk) 12:53, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2022
Add the rapper Young Dolph as an associated act. 2600:8800:328E:EC00:75A8:AAF3:8925:A2B5 (talk) 04:14, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
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