Gucci Mane, a founding father of trap music, is well-known for his hit single 'Lemonade" and the third official single from his sixth studio album The State vs. Radric Davis (2009). The song reached 8th position on the US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) and was certified Platinum by RIAA selling one million copies. He is also widely recognized for his eleventh studio album "Mr. Davis" which charted at number two on the US Billboard 200.
Gucci Mane is an American rapper and record executive. He is the founder of his own record label, 1017 Records. Currently, Gucci Mane is signed to Atlantic Records, RBC, and Asylum and is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency. He has been called an "avatar of East Atlanta," and the most influential underground rapper of the 2000s.
Gucci Mane was born with the birth name of Radric Delantic Davis to Ralph Everett Dudley and Vicky Dean Davis in Bessemer, Alabama, the U.S. on 12th February 1980. His father was a former U.S. serviceman and his mother was a social worker and teacher. His grandfather James Dudley Snr served in the military during World War II. He has a brother Victor, who was relatively close to him during his childhood. He attended kindergarten and elementary school at Jonesboro Elementary and later he graduated from Ronald E. McNair High School in 1998. He also attended Georgia Perimeter College.
Gucci Mane began rapping at the age of 14 in 1994. In 2005, Davis released his independent debut album entitled Trap House followed by Hard to Kill in 2006. He was signed with Warner Bros. Records in May 2009. The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted, was released on September 28, 2010. It premiered on Gucci Mane's MySpace page on August 6 and was released to US urban radio stations on August 24, 2010.
Gucci's eighth digital album, Trap House 4, was released on July 4, 2014. He released the first single under his new deal with Atlantic Records, "First Day Out Tha Feds". He released his eleventh studio album, Mr. Davis. And, he is about to make his debut with Lil Wop on the album Paid in Full. He also released his twelfth studio album El Gato: The Human Glacier. His thirteenth album, Evil Genius, was released on 7th December 2018.
Gucci Mane's latest studio albums are Delusions of Grandeur (2019), Woptober II (2019), and Ice Daddy (2021). The rapper-turned-author released his top-selling book “The Autobiography of Gucci Mane” in September 2017. The literary work depicted many memories from Gucci’s past and landed him a spot on The New York Times best-sellers list. In 2020, he was nominated for Grammy Awards in the category of Best R&B Performance for his single "Exactly How I Feel" (with Lizzo).
Gucci Mane is a married man. He married Keyshia Ka’oir on 17th October 2017. Keyshia is a Jamaican model. They know enough about each other even in this short span of time. And eventually, they decided to tie the knot. They tied the knot in a lavish Miami ceremony in October 2017. The couple is living a happy life together.
Gucci Mane has 2 sons. His first Gucci Mane has 2 sons. His first son named Keitheon was born in 2007 through his ex-girlfriend Sheena Evans. Baby Iceland is the couple's second child and first daughter together born on 2nd February 2023. Keyshia has two daughters and a son from a previous relationship.
Gucci Mane has built his million-dollar empire via his music career. He is also earning a good amount of money from his business ventures, endorsement deals, and his own record label. Overall, He earns around $1 million to $2 million per year. As of February 2023, the net worth of Gucci Mane is estimated to be US $15 million.
With these earnings, Gucci Mane is living a luxurious lifestyle in his $1.4 million mansion in Marietta, Georgia, a city northwest of Atlanta, US. The home is more than 6,000 square feet and contains five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. His car collection includes Lamborghini Aventador SV ($497,000), the Ferrari 812 Superfast ($335,000), and the Rolls Royce Wraith ($330,000).
How tall is Gucci Mane?
Gucci Mane has a very hot Athletic type muscular build body. His chest, waist, and arms measurements are 44, 35, and 15 inches. He regularly goes to the gym and does physical exercise to keep his body fit, active, and healthy. He looks really handsome in his buzz-cut hairstyle which is apparently black in color. His stubble bearded style provides him with gentlemanly looks. He has a pair of black-colored eyes. He stands 6 ft 2 inches tall and weighs around 92 Kg.
In May 2005, Gucci Mane was attacked by a group of men at a house in Decatur, Georgia. Mane and his friends shot at the group, killing one. The body of that man was found later behind a middle school. He turned himself in and was charged with murder. He claimed the shots he fired were in self-defense. The murder charge against him was dropped in January 2006.
Apart from music, Gucci Mane has also landed an acting career. He made his debut with the film "Birds of a Feather" in 2012. The same year, Gucci Mane was featured in Spring Breakers which also featured James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine.
The year was 2007 when Gucci Mane's ex-girlfriend Sheena Evans had given birth to a child. The good news was kept secret by Sheena for 10 months without even telling him. Sheena herself revealed the child's father as Gucci Mane ten months later.
Gucci Mane's study was excellent during high school. Although he was involved in drug trafficking and various illegal business, he never left or quit his school. he was a sincere and bright student. He graduated from McNair High School in 1998 with a 3.0 GPA and a HOPE Scholarship to Georgia Perimeter College.
As a child in elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama Gucci Mane moved to compose rhymes and write poetry. By the time Gucci Mane began his high school career, he had already spent time in a recording studio.