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It’s barely been a full two months since Gucci Mane was released from prison, but since returning home he’s kept himself very busy releasing new music at a rapid pace. In the past few weeks Gucci has shared “First Day Out Tha Feds,” “All My Children,” “Multi Millionaire Laflare,” “Guwop Home” with Young Thug, and much more.
Aside from his own music, Gucci has also made guest appearances on songs with Kanye West, Drake, Kodak Black, Migos, and more. And all of these singles have come before the release of his forthcoming album.
As Gucci Mane prepares for the release of his new album Everybody Looking, due out this Friday July 22, he took a moment to talk to the New York Times about his past and the changes he’s made to create a better present and future life.
Throughout his career, Gucci Mane has been in and out of prison. So much so, that at times it felt like a difficult task to be a Gucci supporter. Every single time he’d find himself on a hot streak musically, it wasn’t long before the cycle repeated itself—landing Gucci right back at square one, in prison.
“It’s been tough to be a Gucci fan,” he admits. “It’s been tough to be a Gucci friend, a Gucci sibling, a Gucci girlfriend or a Gucci partner. I done took people through a lot, man.” But as true as they may be, Gucci Mane still has a strong following that have stuck with him through all of these difficult times. Which may explain why he can always be seen with a bright grin on his face.
Though fans have seen this cycle play out before, there’s no doubting that this time seems very different. Gucci Mane appears to not just be physically changed but emotionally and mentally changed for the better as well. Gucci says he began to make changes long before his recent release from prison, calling himself his own therapist.
“I was a drug addict, I was naïve to the fact that I was numb.” Before turning to a sober lifestyle to make the drastic changes we now see today, Gucci admits he was in an unhappy state. “I can’t say I felt happy my last six, seven years in the music business,” he admits. “I was just numb. You told me that I was doing good or told me I was doing bad, you hated me or loved me, either which way I greeted with nonchalance. It was sincere nonchalance—like, I really didn’t care.”
Read the full profile on Gucci Mane here.
