Davis's father was not present to sign the birth certificate, and Davis took his mother's last name. When Davis was born, his father was on the run from the police for dealing crack cocaine and heroin, and had fled to Detroit, Michigan. ĭavis's parents met in 1978 Davis's mother had a son, Victor Davis, from another relationship. Davis's father also served in the military, being stationed in Korea for two years. served in the military for twelve years, including during World War II, as a chef, and his maternal grandfather, Walter Lee Davis, served in the Pacific during World War II and on the USS South Dakota. His paternal grandfather, James Dudley Sr. Davis's family had a strong military background. Early life Growing up: 1980–1993ĭavis was born on February 12, 1980, in Bessemer, Alabama, to former U.S serviceman and power plant worker Ralph Everett Dudley (born August 23, 1955), and social worker and teacher Vicky Jean Davis (born 1955). His mixtape releases and trap music has influenced Atlanta rappers like Young Thug, Migos, Rich Homie Quan, 21 Savage and Lil Yachty, and he has been called an 'avatar of East Atlanta,' and the most influential underground rapper of the 2000s.

He has worked with artists such as the Weeknd, Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey, Usher, Bruno Mars and Marilyn Manson. In 2007, he founded his own label, 1017 Records. Gucci Mane has released 14 studio albums and over 71 mixtapes throughout his career. He has since released numerous albums his latest one, Woptober II, was released on October 18, 2019. His 2016 collaboration with Rae Sremmurd, titled ' Black Beatles', provided Gucci Mane with his first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following time spent in prison between 20, he re-emerged with several new retail projects, including Everybody Looking (2016), which was released to critical praise. Radric Davis, his first gold-certified album. His third studio album Back to the Trap House was released in 2007.įollowing a string of critically and commercially successful mixtape releases in 2009, Gucci Mane released his fourth studio album, The State vs. In 2005, Gucci Mane debuted with Trap House, followed by his second album, Hard to Kill in 2006. and Young Jeezy, particularly in the 2000s and 2010s.

He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive.

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