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The Life and Career of Rapper Gucci Mane

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Gucci Mane is a famous American rapper who helped build the hip-hop music genre in the US. He is a very talented music artist and has worked with several other celebrity artists like Lil Wayne, Drake, and Selena Gomez. He has a dark past due to his imprisonment for various crimes over the years. He has been involved with possession of drugs, manslaughter, breaking traffic rules and assault. However, he has a fairly successful music career that helped him to accumulate a lot of wealth.

Gucci Mane is an American music artist who is known to be a popular rapper and a record executive.

He started his music career at the very young age of 14. He achieved his first milestone in his music career with his release of La Flare on Str8 Drop Records. In 2005 Mane made a debut with the Trap House music album.

He has released several albums and singles along with mixtapes. He has signed with prominent companies like Warner Bros. Records, Tommy Boy Records, and  SYS Records. His album Trap House was on the Top 20 of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the Billboard Heatseekers Album chart. His next album Hard To Kill was also quite successful while ranking 12 on the Hot Rap Tracks, number 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100.

He then released many mixtapes with other artists which became quite popular. His music career took a break when he had to go to jail for criminal charges. After being released in 2010, he restarted his music career with The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted. In 2011, he released The Return of Mr. Zone 6 which became his highest-charting.

He went on to make many more singles and albums. He worked with various artists like Drake, Selena Gomez, Lil Wayne, and so on. Gucci Mane also acted in the 2012 film Birds of a Feather. He has also opened his own clothing brand named Delantic Clothing. He wrote some books. All these contributed to his net worth which stands at $15 million. 

Gucci Mane was born on February 12, 1980, in Alabama. He grew up in a middle-class household and was brought up by his grandmother. His mother educated him while his father was practically absent. He and his mother went to live in Atlanta in 1989. Davis later grew up in a rough neighbourhood and began drug dealing in high school. He was arrested on several occasions for possession and substance abuse. In 2005, he was arrested for manslaughter when he shot and killed an intruder on his property. He was later released due to insufficient evidence. He was also charged with assault of a club employee and spent 6 months in jail. He then violated probation norms and was punished by the courts. He has an extensive track record and has been charged with many crimes. He has been married to his wife Keyshia Ka’Oir since 2017 and have two children with her.

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