num_pages: 304
description: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAs wild unpredictable and fascinating as the man himself.  ComplexA cautionary tale that ends in triumph. GQA revelation and a welcome addition to hip-hops literary legacy. All Hip Hop The highly anticipated memoir from Gucci Mane one of hip-hops most prolific and admired artists (The New York Times).For the first time Gucci Mane tells his story in his own words. It is the captivating life of an artist who forged an unlikely path to stardom and personal rebirth. Gucci Mane began writing his memoir in a maximum-security federal prison. Released in 2016 he emerged radically transformed. He was sober smiling focused and positivea far cry from the Gucci Mane of years past.Born in rural Bessemer Alabama Radric Delantic Davis became Gucci Mane in East Atlanta where the rap scene is as vibrant as the dope game. His name was made as a drug dealer first rapper second. His influential mixtapes and street anthems pioneered the sound of trap music. He inspired and mentored a new generation of artists and producers: Migos Young Thug Nicki Minaj Zaytoven Mike Will Made-It Metro Boomin.Yet every success was followed by setback. Too often his erratic behavior threatened to end it all. Incarceration violence rap beefs drug addiction. But Gucci Mane has changed and hes decided to tell his story.In his extraordinary autobiography the legend takes us to his roots in Alabama the streets of East Atlanta the trap house and the studio where he found his voice as a peerless rapper. He reflects on his inimitable career and in the process confronts his dark pastyears behind bars the murder charge drug addiction career highs and lowsthe making of a trap god. It is one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of music.The Autobiography of Gucci Mane is a blunt and candid accountan instant classic.
language: English
title: The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
publisher: Simon Schuster