Gucci Mane Shares Why He Cleared His 1017 Label Roster But Kept Pooh Shiesty & Foogiano (VIDEO)

Gucci Mane wants to absorption connected 2 artists: Pooh Shiesty and Foogiano. To bash that, he’s decided to driblet each different creator from his statement 1017. While societal media reacts to the executive’s move, astatine slightest 2 erstwhile artists, Lil Jay and BigWalkDog, have spoken retired astir being released.

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Speaking from wrong his car connected Oct. 18, Gucci said helium meant to denote the changes astatine 1017 connected Oct. 17. Running a time behind, the rapper explained that arsenic a “businessman,” the statement numbers telephone for him to merchandise “almost all” his artists.

“This is simply a determination I didn’t privation to make. I thought astir it, I could support each them nether the contract. But I said, hey, f**k it. Let’s conscionable marque the unselfish determination and, you know, fto them instrumentality their talents elsewhere,” Gucci Mane said.

Gucci added that helium antecedently informed the artists and their lawyers astir the declaration releases. Additionally, Gucci said that though helium volition absorption connected Pooh Shiesty and Foogiano’s careers, he’s inactive looking for caller talent.

“…That’s wherever imma enactment my focus. And I conscionable privation them the champion and I conscionable privation to fto everybody cognize that origin hey that’s wherever we’re at.”

Two Former Artists React To 1017 Cutting Their Contracts

Following Gucci Mane’s nationalist statement announcement, 2 erstwhile artists spoke out. Lil Jay took to societal media with a video response. He shared his happiness implicit 1017 cutting him.

“Aye man, this is what I wanted. I ain’t tripping, I been talking bout this sh*t the last, past two, 3 days. I don’t springiness a flying f**k. N****s cognize what to bash earlier the information travel out, n****s know,” Lil Jay said.

Former 1017 creator Lil Jay is blessed Gucci Mane dropped him from the label. pic.twitter.com/skI0umdL8L

— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) October 19, 2024

Meanwhile, BigWalkDog appeared much knowing astir Gucci having to marque a concern decison. He slid into the remark section of Gucci’s video announcement. “You kno I admit ya ever Wop,” BigWalkDog wrote, adding a fastener emoticon.

On his Instagram Stories, the ‘Hold Of Me’ rapper added, “That was a concern determination for Wop connected his behlaf. What marque you deliberation I’m accidental to suffer aft that? I’m already here.” 

No connection from Pooh Shiesty and Foogiano arsenic the past 2 artists standing, for now, successful 1017. Ironically, Pooh and Foo are some presently down bars serving a five-year sentences for abstracted cases, gun conspiracy and removing an ankle show and possesion of a weapon arsenic a felon, respectively.

For context, Gucci Mane’s grounds statement has taken a fewer losses since its rebranding successful 2020. This year, HotBoy Wes was sentenced to 15 years successful situation for 10 counts crossed six indictments, per KWTX. His was charged with aggregate felonies, including convulsive acts against his children’s mothers and endangering children.

A twelvemonth earlier HotBoy Wes’ sentencing, Mac Critter was arrested for first-degree murder.

Arrests aside, the labels artists’ person besides been impacted by deaths. Emchanting and Big Scarr passed distant from cause overdoses, successful December 2022 and June 2024, respectively.

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