Gucci Mane was held at gunpoint by Pooh Shiesty over a music recording contract. What happens to it now?
Early this year, rapper and recording executive Gucci Mane was reportedly held at gunpoint and robbed at a music studio in Dallas, Texas. Now, a motive for the crime (and the alleged culprits) have...
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Early this year, rapper and recording executive Gucci Mane was reportedly held at gunpoint and robbed at a music studio in Dallas, Texas. Now, a motive for the crime (and the alleged culprits) have been revealed: A rapper signed to Gucci Mane’s label wanted out of his contract. Rapper Pooh Shiesty, whose real name is Lontrell Williams Jr., has been signed to Gucci Mane’s record label 1017 Records since 2020. According to a criminal affidavit written by FBI agent Brittany Garcia, Williams was unhappy with his record deal and invited Gucci Mane, legal name Radric Davis, to a meeting to discuss the terms of his contract. The not-so-perfect crime According to the affidavit, Williams arrived at the meeting location, a recording studio in Dallas, with eight accomplices, including his father Lontrell Williams Sr. and fellow rapper Rodney Wright Jr., aka Big30. There, he presented Davis with paperwork that would release him from his contract. When Davis refused to sign it, Williams produced “a