Writings on the Wall

Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane performing in August 2017
Background information
Birth name	Radric Delantic Davis
Born	(1980-02-12) February 12, 1980 (age 37) Bessemer, Alabama, United States
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2001–present
Labels	1017 Brick Squad Atlantic (current) Tommy Boy Asylum Warner Bros. (former)
Associated acts	1017 Bricksquad Yo Gotti 2 Chainz Gorilla Zoe OJ da Juiceman Rocko Waka Flocka Flame Migos Rick Ross Usher Soulja Boy Chief Keef Future Young Thug Lil Uzi Vert Fetty Wap Young Dolph T.I.
Website	www.guccimaneonline.com

Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. In 2007, Gucci Mane founded 1017 Records. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre trap music, alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy.

In 2005, Gucci Mane debuted with Trap House, followed by his second and third albums, Hard to Kill and Trap-A-Thon in 2006. His fourth album, Back to the Trap House was released in 2007. In 2009, Gucci Mane released his sixth studio album, The State vs. Radric Davis, going on to become his first gold certified album.

Gucci Mane has released dozens of mixtapes and has worked with artists such as Drake, Lil Wayne, Omarion, Mariah Carey and Young Jeezy. His 2016 collaboration with Rae Sremmurd, titled "Black Beatles", provided Gucci Mane with his first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Radric Delantic Davis was born on February 12, 1980 in Bessemer, Alabama to former U.S serviceman and power plant worker Ralph Everett Dudley (Born August 23, 1955) and social worker and teacher, Vicky Jean Davis (Born 1955). Davis' family had a strong military background with his paternal grandfather, James Dudley Snr. serving in the military for twelve years and serving during World War 2 as a chef, his maternal grandfather, Walter Lee Davis, serving in the pacific during World War 2 and having served on the USS South Dakota. Davis' father, Ralph Everett Dudley also served in the military, being stationed in Korea for two years.