#IfItWasntForGucci the last couple of months would’ve been a lot darker. With all the negative stories making noise in the news so far this year, Gucci’s early release from prison and new perspective on life have been a beacon of hope.
He’s damn near a role model at this point.
Leading up to the July 22 drop of his return record Everybody Looking, Genius asked people to reflect on the Atlanta trap star’s influence.
Through the hashtag, fans on Twitter shared their own takes on the ways the world and the Hip Hop landscape would be different if Guwop had never existed.
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Here are some of the best ones we found.
Where would the rap game be #IfItWasntForGucci?
— Genius (@Genius) July 20, 2016
#ifitwasntforgucci I wouldn't blow my nose with da money.
— Nicole Johnson (@planegane) July 21, 2016
#ifitwasntforGucci I wouldn't know what the sauce was and if I was lost in it
— El Padrino (@Taurian_B) July 21, 2016
#IfItWasntForGucci there would be no such thing as Trap music ✋?✋?✋? im not finna argue either ??
— DDG PRINCESS (@Admired_ByAll) July 21, 2016
#IfItWasntForGucci we wouldnt have heard Scooter, Migos, Thugga, Waka, PeeWee, Half ATL
— ChaChing (@Cash_Jones) July 21, 2016
King Of Diamonds wouldn't have been KOD #ifitwasntforgucci@gucci1017
— T. Neal (@IAMTONYNEAL) July 21, 2016
#IfItWasntForGucci Beyoncé "Lemonade" would actually be relevant
— Cash aka Eric (@HOESNOT4ME) July 20, 2016
#IfItWasntForGucci most of these Atlanta rappers wouldn't of made it as far as they did ?
— nicole mack. (@_MaaackDadddy) July 20, 2016
Nah #IfItWasntForGucci we wouldn't even be lost in the sauce. This world would be sauceless. It'd be a cold world without GuWop #BURR
— Roscoe's Wetsuit (@ChaelawithaCH) July 20, 2016
#IfItWasntForGucci nobody would understand this pic.twitter.com/kIaozBwpJG
— nancie (@_NANCIE_214) July 20, 2016
I would never known how good lemon pepper wings and a freeze cup is #IfItWasntForGucci
— Trill Religion (@AwesomeAutumn) July 20, 2016
#IfItWasntForGucci I wouldn't know what to say when I got cold #Burr
— OnlySk1p (@MarshScippio) July 20, 2016
#IfItWasntForGucci I would have to live my trap god dreams thru someone else pic.twitter.com/E6KvbGAKAQ
— BRTHA 3 (@brokutaru) July 20, 2016
#IfItWasntForGucci we wouldn't have one of the greatest memes in history. @gucci1017pic.twitter.com/JJR4QcKVzD
— Rob Markman (@RobMarkman) July 20, 2016
#IfItWasntForGucci "Lemonade" by Beyoncé would be the only Lemonade we acknowledge. ????
— NUFF$AID (@nuffsaidNY) July 20, 2016
#IfItWasntForGucci the entire sound ATL has right now wouldn't exist.
— 2 (@BeazRaps) July 20, 2016