Gucci Mane and Jeezy faced off in one of the most-watched Verzuz battles in November 2020. Nearly two years later, Guwop has expressed regret over performing “Truth,” a diss track aimed at Jeezy’s deceased associate Pookie Loc.
Speaking with Rap Radar‘s Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller at the 2022 REVOLT Summit in Atlanta, Georgia over the weekend, the 1017 boss reflected on his showdown with the Snowman and admitted he wishes he didn’t perform the Pookie diss.
“I don’t even like to perform that song,” he said. “When I left, I was like, ‘Damn. I wish I wouldn’t have said what I said.’”
Gucci explained he didn’t plan on performing the song, but equally wasn’t prepared to shy away from it during the battle.
“I didn’t know when I got on the stage, that was gonna happen, [that] I was gonna say that,” he said. “I ain’t like, ‘I’m bringing negative energy.’ It just really came out.”
He added: “I mean what I say. I say what I mean. So my thing was, if I was bad enough to say it in the studio, I’m bad enough to say it in your face.”
Despite tense moments throughout, the Verzuz contest ended with Gucci and Jeezy settling their long-standing feud.
“See when I called you and extended this invite, my n-gga, I did it as a real man,” Jeezy said during the battle. “It’s been 20 muthafuckin’ years … you still talking the same shit. The shit we came from in the street, we been through it, dawg.”
When asked if he felt the moment brought closure to their beef, Guwop responded: “Yes, because after I did what I did, and he came back and said what he said, I felt what he was saying.”
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Gucci Mane allegedly shot and killed Pookie Loc in self-defense during a home invasion in 2005. He referenced Pookie’s death on “Truth,” rapping: “Go dig your partner up, n-gga, bet he can’t say shit.” Guwop further taunted Jeezy during their Verzuz battle by saying he was “smoking on Pookie Loc tonight.”
Following the Verzuz, Gucci Mane and Jeezy hit the road together in 2021 and earlier this year as part of the Legendz of the Streetz Tour with Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Fabolous, Lil Kim, Boosie Badazz, Trina and DJ Drama.
Gotta mature sometime, shit.
This!
Well I’d say gotta move on sometime…this may not be a maturity thing, but a, “this shit is getting out of hand, we need to start moving toward peace now, since we both are still living and in the same industry making money, let’s be more of a positive example to the younger people”
Rappers have the brain of a kid. Bunch of dum dums running the industry. Can’t get a dumber genre than this.
I dont know the exact details of everything that went on but 1. You killed my friend we are never cool and WE ARE NEVER GOING ON TOUR TOGETHER.
2. I killed your friend that you allegedly sent after me, we are NOT cool I cannot ever trust you and WE ARE NEVER GOING ON TOUR TOGETHER.
How you think they gonna maintain wearing that Gucci and poppin up in Ferraris? The goons get killed, the faces get the cash. Get your mind right.
There is a HUGE difference between dissing a random dead gang member and dissing the guy you killed with you 2A rights and proved it in court. Gucci doesnt got shit to apologize for.
what’s good y‘all? Any other former HNHH users here after they ruined their stupid website?
Jeezy sent the goons and Gucci handled the goons. End of story they should let it go, but I wouldn’t be cool with either one of them.
It’s 2022… At some point you have to let old beef go. Whatever happened in the past, happened in the past. Now take your rap game to higher levels and make those studio bangers!!
What would be the point of keeping an old beef alive?
At some point a person has to evolve, grow and mature. Be creative and drop more of those speaker bangers!!!
Well Pookie did break into his house
Gucci was at a friend’s house when that situation went down.
So Gucci and his lady friend might have been followed.
gucci mane the G
Editorial note: the court’s findings substantiated the claim that Gucci shot and killed Pookie loc in self defense. So it isn’t alleged.