Gucci Mane has managed to release an onslaught of new music despite being incarcerated in a Georgia state prison since August, 2004.
Zaytoven has worked with the 34-year-old rapper extensively ever since he arrived in Atlanta.
“When I first came to Atlanta, one of the ways I met Gucci Mane was cutting hair,” he says in a video interview with DJ Smallz. “I was going to the barber college and that’s how I ended up hooking up with Gucci Mane.”
Since then, the duo has crafted countless hits and they’ve continued their relationship, despite Gucci’s circumstances.
“We talk at least once a week,” says Zaytoven. “I’ve been with Gucci since the beginning, so he’s been incarcerated quite a few times. We always stay in touch.”
“We’re always going to have enough music to drop while he’s gone,” he adds. “That’s why he’s been able to uphold in the music game.”
During the past few weeks, Gucci has delivered two mixtapes and an album. Zaytoven’s productions are peppered into each project.
“This is one guy that you can’t beat when it comes to work ethic,” he says. “It’s like, ‘How in the world does he keep coming up with this stuff?’ He’s one of the best of our time to do this Rap music or Trap music, and I think a lot of people stem from Gucci Mane.
“A lot of new artists, they come from him,” he adds. “He’s the godfather of a lot of the music that’s going on.”
Watch the full interview below:
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did this nigga smoke a bowl before this interview?
Gucci a legend already
He is a trap legend. Way more influential than Jeezy and Tip
GUCCI SUCKS! GET OVER IT! THE NIGGA IS ONE OF THE WACKEST RAPPERS OF ALL TIME.
No he isn’t you made cuz he makes more money incarcerated than u do mcdonalds may i take your order strippin fora dolla bill ass nigga FOH
I agree with that. Many rapper and producer would not be present on the stage without Gucci Mane . I ‘m not sure that Waka Flocka , Future , Lex Luger , Zaytoven , Young Scooter, Young Jeezy and many more would be who they are today without him. This is probably not the best rapper ever but he had a huge influence on hip hop today and continues to have!
you can add nicki minaj, french montana, young thug
migos, tity boi when he turned into 2chainz, and every other trap rapper in the south
Haha.. Young Jeezy and T.I. was first with trap muzik.
hes on that 1988 crack then
T.I. & Toomp > Gucci & Zaytoven. Nuff said.
I can see your point; but nah fam
t.i.’s only dope albums were trap muzik and im serious thats it
whos’ the fat guy and why does he not communicate in any way?
ok after watchin this im pretty sure this dude zaytoven is a gay man.
i mean look at him.. and he’s a barber? whats more gay than that?
Gucci Mane ain’t the best of no time.
CHRISTOPHER HARRIS YOU SUCK DICK YOU STUPID FUCK
T.I. & Dj Toomp = Young Jeezy & Shawty Redd >>>Gucci Mane & Zaytoven.
T.I. and Jeezy have many more influence on trap music. T.I. was first, then Jeezy. Gucci Mane was nobody without trap. Trap Music was created by T.I.
hahahah wtf is wrog with this site to even post shit like this 😀 gucci mane isn’t even the godfather of his own shitty music and all the artists that come after him are BS either… jeezy etc. hahaha how can you call a loser like gucci godfather of anything?? it really makes me sad hip hop is just a bunch of losers nowadays… matterfact
Guwop is a godfather mostly all new rap beanches off his style and flow he is like the last original gangsta rapper dat keeps it alive like the down south biggie