He’s rocked with Gucci for over 30 years this type of loyalty is rare in rap. Story’ under 1017 Records, OJ has been able to show off his lazy, nonchalant flow. Releasing his acclaimed 2009 debut ‘The Otha Side of the Trap’ under the old So Icey Entertainment, as well as his follow-up 2014’s ‘The Otis Williams Jr. Yet you can’t discredit Gucci Mane for introducing his talented friend to the world. OJ Da JuicemanĪfter meeting the So Icey King, who once lived in his apartment complex back in the early ‘90s, and watching him blow, the 39-year-old always been in the shadow of his famous best friend. It’s a shame they’re no longer on good terms with each other anymore. He became the first-ever signee to Gucci Mane and 1017 Brick Squad, and the two were inseparable – the Batman and Robin of the trap game. Tagging along with his mother, he and Guwop became the best of friends, and when Waka wanted to become this glitzy rap star, Gucci Mane took him under his wing. And, with Gucci’s old manager being Flockavelli’s mother Debra Antley, it was inevitable that rap would play some part in Waka’s life. It’s common rap trivia that, at one time in the late ‘00s, Waka Flocka and Gucci Mane were as thick as thieves. Waka Flocka Flame performs in concert during the “PTSD” tour at The Tabernacle on Main Atlanta, Georgia. There are plenty of successful rappers today whose career Gucci has had a hand in – and we’ve put some of the best in a list for you.
It’s about time he was recognised for his accurate picks on who’s the next big rap star. Hailing Atlanta and the dirty South, Guwop was always trying to stay ahead of his peers by being the business-minded individual he always has been, including starting his own label, So Icey Entertainment, in 2007.Īfter many label reforms due to his problems in-house (mostly with his once-protége Waka Flocka and his mum Debra Antley, who actually is a legendary rap manager), the newly named 1017 Records is now where Gucci Mane gets to flex his A&R muscles. Starting his rap career in the ‘00s, Gucci became a pioneering star, showing off his sedated flows and sizzurp-sipping demeanour, which debatably started trap music (although T.I might disagree). Gucci Mane has put in the work to be called the ‘So Icey King’.
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