Following his mid-2000s three-album deal with Big Cat/Tommy Boy Records, Gucci Mane officially became a major label star when he inked a contract with the Warner Music Group. Between 2007’s Trap House and 2010’s The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted, the Atlanta, Georgia-based emcee released five albums within the label conglomerate. These releases were handled by Atlantic Records, Asylum Records and Warner Bros. Records, with two additional collaborative works also releasing within the infrastructure.
In a new interview with Arena.com, Gucci has confirmed his exit from the label, which recently merged with Atlantic. “I’m thankful that we were able to part ways on good terms with [Warner Bros. Records]” Gucci said. “The music industry has changed so much and I just thought it was time to make the switch. The majors can’t move as fast as doing it independent. We’ve got the fan base and now we have full control over every decision. I’ve already made more money with 101 [Distribution] than I ever saw on the back end with Warner. Nothing can compete with 100% payouts.”
101 Distribution is a Phoenix, Arizona-based digital and physical distributor. They have worked with The LOX, DJ Drama and Malik Yusef, among others.
“Arena currently pays artists $0.21 per stream for up to three total tracks per album which can be interchanged with other tracks from the same album,” explained 101’s Executive Director Damon Evans. “It’s clear from the data were collecting that Arena’s royalty rate is only going to increase. It doesn’t matter what new services launch or how many new consumer features existing services add. Arena is the only fair solution.”
In March, a label representative from Warner Bros. Records publicly defended Gucci Mane’s tweets against Waka Flocka Flame as a Twitter hacker. Waka is believed to remain a Warner/Atlantic artist, under his own Brick Squad Monopoly imprint. Last month, Gucci Mane also publicly claimed to The Fader that he was still signed to Atlantic, the current Hip Hop arm for Warner.
Earlier this year, Gucci self-released Trap House III through his own 1017 Brick Squad imprint, also selling from his Bandcamp page.
His name released is planned to be a label compilation, Big Money Talk, which will include appearances from Chief Keef and Waka Flocka Flame.
Read the full interview with Gucci Mane and Damon Evans.
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i know, hhdx the biggest trolls themselves.
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they always posting the gayest looking pics of drake but i guess he looks gay in a lot of his photos
I told you Gucci wasn’t going to escape this unharmed.
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I come back and this is still goin lulz #RULETALK
Gucci Mane Looks Hilarious in That Picture!
I miss you mane!
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dat nigga ugly as shit for real.
Is anybody else sick of hiphopdx ads? I mean they sell every fuckin space on the site then the ads take your WHOLE fukn screen up. Wtf? I just wanna read what i click on! I got a fuckin skyline chili add takin up my whole screen? Fuck!
sadly the ads are what keeps the website going.
im hopin this shit gets shut down. Im only here cuz it popped up on gooogle.
JESUS CHRIST….. I CLICKED ON THIS ARTICLE SOLEY TO COMMENT ON THE PICTURE………..JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, SERIOUSLY WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT? A PHOTO OF A FISH THROUGH FISH LENS…. DOUBLE FISH?? SHIT IS DEMENTED.
you clicked on a link just to comment on how another man looks?? gay.
^^^^^IM A FEMALE BRUH, WHY YOU HOPING I WAS A MAN ?? TRYNA TALK TO RANDOM MEN ON THE NET. GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
He obviously didnt give a fuck. The niggas rich. Id smile like that to if i had big money.
GROUPIE ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No.
GUCCI MAN FANS CONSIDER RED LOBSTER TO BE A FANCY RESTAURANT. WITH THAT SAID, THIS GUY HAS A (SURPRSINGLY) BIG ENOUGH FANBASE TO THRIVE INDEPENDENTLY.
street cred. real talk… Gucci Mane is da realest rapper since Eazy-E passed away. he is not afraid to hurt a cop or soldier. he is a real hood nigga. I dont care how lyrical or technical Nas, Jay-Z, Eminem, Black Thought or Mos Def are… dey are just a bunch of pussies.. ma nigga Gooch would asswhoop dem faggots. swag
but he’s wack
Gucci is the realest rapper ever:
– he throws bitches out of his car;
– he beats up so called fans;
– he sold drugs;
– he killed a man.
Now let’s have a look at fake rappers:
– ice cube never was a gangbanger or drugsdealer;
– nas escobar never sold drugs;
– mobb deep never sold drugs or killed someone;
– 2pac never sold drugs but was an actor;
– lil wayne is no blood but he did shoot someone. he shoot himself.
– lloyd banks is no gangster;
– 50 cent never went to jail but to juvinile camp 6 months;
– jay-z isnt the bigtime drugdealer we believe
– rick ross we all know the story;
– eminem whole image of whittrash with the stupid blond hair was created by Interscope Records to sell records because he is a white rapper in black music.
– mystikal aint gangsta but a women beater and raper. Not something to be proud of;
– young jeezy aint bmf.
CoNClusion: GuccI Is tHe ReaLeSt EVeR
too bad he cant sell records or make hits! nigga gonna be broke by the time he 40 the way he keeps getting arrested, his lawyers must love him
………. to be a real rapper doesnt mean you a “drug dealer”(selling drugs to your own people) or “Gang banger” (killing our own people).. Rap music is an art form that was originally meant to educate our people.. WHEN DID FUCKING UP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WITH DRUGS , GANG BANGING, AND BECOME COOL? GUCCI AINT THE REALIST… HE IS A LOST SOUL…THAT WHAT HE IS.. AND A BAD REP FOR OUR PEOPLE!!!!!!
THE TRUTH about that keeping it REAL SHIT IS SOME BULL SHIT” cuz when you ass is locked up aint none of dem niggas around to HOLD YOU DOWN! …and thats real talk!!!!
(also alot of the people on your list of Fake rappers actually did sell drugs they just never got caught!)
i didn’t think gucci even had a deal i thought he got dropped ages ago
gucci is the real 1, not the fake one like officer ricky etc.. KING GUCCI, SUN VALLEY 24/7
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