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For the first time, Gucci Mane tells his extraordinary story in his own words. This is the highly anticipated memoir from “one of hip-hop’s most prolific and admired artists” (The New York Times). The platinum-selling rapper began writing his remarkable autobiography in a maximum-security federal prison. Released in 2016, he emerged radically transformed. He was sober, smiling, focused, and positive – a far cry from the Gucci Mane of years past. Born in rural Alabama, Radric Delantic Davis became Gucci Mane in East Atlanta, where the rap scene is as vibrant as the dope game. His reputation was made as a drug dealer first, rapper second. His influential mixtapes and street anthems pioneered the sound of trap music. He inspired and mentored a new generation of artists and producers: Migos…|For the first time, Gucci Mane tells his extraordinary story in his own words. This is the highly anticipated memoir from “one of hip-hop’s most prolific and admired artists” (The New York Times). The platinum-selling rapper began writing his remarkable autobiography in a maximum-security federal prison. Released in 2016, he emerged radically transformed. He was sober, smiling, focused, and positive – a far cry from the Gucci Mane of years past. Born in rural Alabama, Radric Delantic Davis became Gucci Mane in East Atlanta, where the rap scene is as vibrant as the dope game. His reputation was made as a drug dealer first, rapper second. His influential mixtapes and street anthems pioneered the sound of trap music. He inspired and mentored a new generation of artists and producers: Migos, Young Thug, Nicki Minaj, Waka Flocka Flame, Zaytoven, Mike WiLL Made-It. His music altered the course of hip-hop. Yet every success was followed by setback. Incarceration, violence, rap beefs, drug addiction. But Gucci Mane has changed. The legend takes us to his roots in Alabama, the streets of East Atlanta, the tap house, and the studio where he found his voice as a peerless rapper. He reflects on his inimitable career and in the process confronts his dark past – the murder charge, years behind bars, addiction, career highs and lows – the making of the Trap God. It is one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of music. The Autobiography of Gucci Mane is destined to be a classic. —
