Gucci Mane needs to give attention to two artists: Pooh Shiesty and Foogiano. To try this, he’s determined to drop each different artist from his label 1017. Whereas social media reacts to the manager’s transfer, not less than two former artists, Lil Jay and BigWalkDog, have spoken out about being launched.
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Gucci Mane Explains Why He’s Shaking Up His Label 1017’s Roster
Talking from inside his automobile on Oct. 18, Gucci stated he meant to announce the adjustments at 1017 on Oct. 17. Working a day behind, the rapper defined that as a “businessman,” the label numbers name for him to launch “nearly all” his artists.
“It is a resolution I didn’t need to make. I considered it, I may hold all them below the contract. However I stated, hey, f**okay it. Let’s simply make the unselfish resolution and, you understand, allow them to take their abilities elsewhere,” Gucci Mane stated.
Gucci added that he beforehand knowledgeable the artists and their legal professionals concerning the contract releases. Moreover, Gucci stated that though he’ll give attention to Pooh Shiesty and Foogiano’s careers, he’s nonetheless in search of new expertise.
“…That’s the place imma put my focus. And I simply want them the most effective and I simply need to let all people know that trigger hey that’s the place we’re at.”
Two Former Artists React To 1017 Reducing Their Contracts
Following Gucci Mane’s public label announcement, two former artists spoke out. Lil Jay took to social media with a video response. He shared his happiness over 1017 slicing him.
“Aye man, that is what I needed. I ain’t tripping, I been speaking bout this sh*t the final, previous two, three days. I don’t give a flying f**okay. N****s know what to do earlier than the reality come out, n****s know,” Lil Jay stated.
Former 1017 artist Lil Jay is joyful Gucci Mane dropped him from the label.
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In the meantime, BigWalkDog appeared extra understanding about Gucci having to make a enterprise decison. He slid into the comment section of Gucci’s video announcement. “You kno I respect ya all the time Wop,” BigWalkDog wrote, including a lock emoticon.
On his Instagram Tales, the ‘Maintain Of Me’ rapper added, “That was a enterprise transfer for Wop on his behlaf. What make you assume I’m suppose to lose after that? I’m already right here.”
No phrase from Pooh Shiesty and Foogiano because the final two artists standing, for now, in 1017. Satirically, Pooh and Foo are each presently behind bars serving a five-year sentences for separate instances, gun conspiracy and eradicating an ankle monitor and possesion of a gun as a felon, respectively.
For context, Gucci Mane’s document label has taken just a few losses since its rebranding in 2020. This 12 months, HotBoy Wes was sentenced to fifteen years in jail for 10 counts throughout six indictments, per KWTX. His was charged with a number of felonies, together with violent acts in opposition to his kids’s moms and endangering kids.
A 12 months earlier than HotBoy Wes’ sentencing, Mac Critter was arrested for first-degree homicide.
Arrests apart, the labels artists’ have additionally been impacted by deaths. Emchanting and Massive Scarr handed away from drug overdoses, in December 2022 and June 2024, respectively.
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