Uncanny energy and prodigious ad-libbing from the men of Migos propelled “I Get The Bag” to the 24th spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The Kanye West of Atlanta by way of Alabama, Gucci Mane is and always has been a master curator of featured artists for his projects. His face, once bloated by longtime chronic lean and marijuana abuse, is now lean with a chiseled jawline, an outward reflection of internal metamorphosis. He’s sober now, ditching his gang ties for friendships with the likes of Malcolm Gladwell and even penning an autobiography that is currently the number one best seller on Amazon in the seemingly narrow “Rap & Hip-Hop Musician Biographies” category. The rapper was sentenced to about three years and eventually released early for a federal firearms charge.Ī rare prison system success story, post-prison Gucci will be a first-ballot hall of famer in the field of life resurrection. Just four years ago, in September 2013, Atlanta Police arrested Gucci. “I think these killers need a hug, I need a hug too,” raps Mane in his iconic southern style, “But I forgive, I been forgiven, I hold grudges too/ I’m just a work in progress, I’m not even through.” On “Work in Progress”, the album’s raw, self-reflective opening, Gucci bestows a note of sympathy and understanding on those like him who strayed toward sin.
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