It’s said that art mirrors life. In hip-hop’s case, there’s always been a deliberate entanglement of perception and reality. Fans demand their MCs be real…but never too real. Successful hip-hop is about the hint of the danger, the tease of it, the mystique. Hip-hop is about balance.
Gucci Mane is an artist striving for that balance, volatility versus musicality. Controversy, including a feud with former collaborator Young Jeezy, has grabbed the headlines, with insufficient regard paid to his considerable mic skills, raw talent, and business acumen. Gucci is looking to wrest his name from public speculation and let his own words do the talking.
“I wish everybody well who’s making money in this rap game,” the Atlanta-raised rapper says, dismissing the controversy that followed him in the past. “My own rap game is going so good, I’ve got so many things on my plate at my label, that I don’t got time for other people’s business.” With a deal with Asylum Records as the boss of his own label, So Icey Entertainment, Gucci does indeed have a full schedule with no time to dwell on the past.
“I live my life with no regrets. I just wish that a lot of things never happened, but anybody can wish,” says Gucci. Sounds like a man with his eyes on the prize. And you’d expect nothing less from an artist who ground his way to the top via the hustle of independent records. Signing to Big Cat Records in the wake of his local single “Black Tee,” he dropped his debut record, Trap House, in May 2005. The independent album moved an impressive 140,000 units, largely on the strength of the “Icy” single, featuring Jeezy. Clamor over song rights sparked dispute, and the resulting rift grew.
Controversy notwithstanding, Mane’s independence was cemented: “I was on the independent scene for about two years,” he recalls. “It’s crazy! You gotta go into your own pocket to support your craft. You need other avenues to have money coming in, to support your stuff. You might win, you might lose, and it’s a gamble out there with the independent circuit. One thing you’d better have is good music because without that, you go downhill fast in the independent game.”
Good music firmly in hand, Gucci was fast approaching stardom when more tragedy befell him. But let’s backtrack; how did the man born Radric Davis in Bessemer, Alabama, become Gucci Mane, mouthpiece for Atlanta stuntin’? Mane remembers little from his time in Alabama, just that it was rural, and that it’s changed dramatically since he left at the age of nine. “I gotta shout out Alabama though, because they holdin’ it down,” he affirms. “Every time I go there to do a show, I’m impressed with how hip-hop culture has taken root.”
Mane’s identity coalesced when he moved with his mother to Atlanta. “I lived all of my adolescent and adult life in Atlanta,” he explains. “I’m from East Atlanta Zone Six; it was hard, man, it was real rough. I grew up in the Starter jacket era: they’d take your Starter jacket, your 8Ball jacket, they’d take your hat, your shoes. It was just no holds barred on the streets, dog eat dog. If you missed the bus, you had to be crewed up or you’d get jumped. It was wild when I came up.”
It’s a bleak portrait. When asked to describe his home life more vividly, Mane offers a look into his contemplative side, a side honed as a schoolyard poet. “I was just a young dude in a single parent house most of my life. I can’t complain that much. I would guess it’s like any black child growing up in a single parent household. There are a lot of people who know how that is. I didn’t have a lot coming up; but what I did have, I appreciated. I was blessed to have a caring mother to raise me right and to help me with my business ventures; she’s been there through the whole struggle. There’s a lot that goes along with that; it made me who I am today.”
A stepfather would enter the picture during Mane’s adolescence, introducing not only a male figure, but also inspiration for Mane’s unusual moniker. “My father came in, the original Gucci Mane; that’s what people in the neighborhood called him, and that’s where I get my name from. From then on, I grew up the son of a hustler and a schoolteacher; it was the best of both worlds because I was educated twice.” Drawing inspiration from a pantheon of rappers before him –Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, the Beastie Boys, N.W.A—Mane went on to release Trap House, a lethal brew of his signature sound: “I call my music straight Gucci: going hard and whatever beats you make you for me, if I’m feeling it, if I’m rocking with it, I’m gonna crush it. When you hear me, you hear a lot of pain, a lot of hood; you hear what’s going on in the inner city in Atlanta.”
Unfortunately, Trap House was ill timed; the month of its release, Gucci was accused of murder and jailed for two days. Eventually deemed to be acting in self-defense, and without sufficient evidence to hold him, Mane was exonerated. But the ordeal left an indelible imprint on the man. “I learned to keep better company, watch where I go, and be mindful of my surroundings at all times,” he reveals. “Watch what I say, watch what I do and how I do it, just keep myself out of the wrong crowd.”
“I always stand up man,” he continues. “I’m one of the toughest guys I know. It’ll take a lot more than that to break me down.” Undeterred, Mane was back in the studio, preparing 2006’s eerily apropos Hard To Kill. The buzz from Hard To Kill vaulted Gucci Mane from regional commodity to national treasure, and major labels responded accordingly: “There was a bidding war going on, and I liked Atlantic’s approach. They made it known that they wanted me, they felt where I was going and that I could grow with them.”
Asylum/Atlantic Records welcomed Gucci Mane in early ’07, granting him his own imprint, So Icey Entertainment. With it comes an entire stable of artists, the So Icey Boyz. As the Boyz ready for their own exposure –“I got them in training; they be in the weight room, pumping iron, doing pushups, shopping at the mall, buying ice”—Gucci is focused on his magnum opus, Back to the Trap House. “I started working on the album, and by the third song, I was like ‘This is going back to the Trap House.’ I started feeling the same way I did when I made my first album. It had the same feel to it, the same freshness. And I had the same hunger and desire I had when I first started rapping.”
“Since I went major, I want everybody to know I’m still keeping it street, keeping it hood,” Gucci maintains. “I’m trying to take it back to all my fans that I had when I first started my career. And at the same time, I’m trying to open up my new album to a new fan base. So it’s a mix for everybody coming together, like my first album was.” Gucci has always prided himself on his innate ability, and his refusal to let guest appearances dictate the tone of his records. “I just want people to know I’m a great songwriter, man,” he asserts. “I’m passionate about what I do, and it’s choreographed strategically when I do it. I bring a lot of experience, creative wordplay, and a crazy style. And my albums, I record most of the songs without writing them down; it’s a God-given gift and I just get paid for it. It come from God, it’s like wondering what makes a bird fly. He made me a poet like the great poets of the past.”
But don’t mistake Gucci’s confidence for self-absorption. The vicissitudes of his career have dictated a longer view. Lyrics aside, he’s less preoccupied with visible means and more so with acting as an emissary from his under-repped block. “I’m not the one to glorify what goes on in the hood,” he insists. “We have everything there, the whole range from violence to people getting on the bus and going to work. There’s a lot more to the hood than just drugs. It’s a bigger story, there’s a big picture. I went to school in that neighborhood, I worked there, I trapped there, I hustled there, and I got my name there. I’m proud to be from East Atlanta Zone Six, and I claim there. I hold that on my back and carry that, to be the first one from there to really rock.”
And Gucci’s professional aims have matured as well. While other rappers stress platinum plaques, Gucci hasn’t forgotten the route he took to stardom. “I made a lot of CDs on my own. People fucked with me and supported me, and just made me the man I am today. That’s my blueprint right there, and I stay mindful of it. So now, my only concern is that people feel my music; at the end of the day, I do it for people to feel it. If one person feel it, two people feel it, I feel like my job’s been done.”
Fortunately for Gucci, he should be prepared to welcome an army of new fans with Back to the Trap House. But longstanding fans shouldn’t fear; they’ll recognize “Freaky Gurl,” reprised from its previous appearance from Hard To Kill. Luda, upon hearing the joint, asked for a guest spot on the remix. Said remix now appears as the lead single on Back to the Trap House, following in Gucci’s theme of mating old and new. Over a bouncing, meandering beat from Cyber Sapp, the two cook up the requisite concoction of whips, chips, and chicks. Also look out for “Bird Flu,” the album’s number two single, laced by New-York based Supa Sonics. Elsewhere, firm guest verses from Rich Boy and Pimp C of UGK round out Gucci’s regional flavor, while Bay-area producer Zaytoven (of “Icy” renown) locks down Gucci’s West Coast appeal.
Gucci Mane has something for everyone, and with the struggles of the past in his rearview, Gucci is settled in for his ride to the top. “I’m best known for controversy but I’m trying to gain respect as a songwriter and entertainer. I plan to hit them so hard with this album; who knows what the future will bring. I’ll be banging them out till I can’t bang no more.”
Antisocial
Gucci Mane Lyrics
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Why you wanna put me on standby?
I can't lie, girl you're hotter than a campfire
We can stay up all night like vampires
Compliment each other like burgers and french fries
In the last minute I done thought about you ten times
Fine on the out but she pretty on the inside
And every since she left it like my heart died (Holiday season, bitch)
Baby I think you can bring out Gucci's other side
She said, "How you don't you trust me? You did a homicide"
Then said I got a boyfriend who I can't put aside
Even though the grass so much greener on the other side
And every man like what he can't have
It's funny but I came at
Baby girl so bad, dis me but I ain't mad
Why you wanna tease me?
You should wanna squeeze me
Homie ain't the kid, baby he could never be me
How you wanna go and act anti-social
Bet your man don't know you like I know you soldier
Maybe one day babe you gon' get your mind right
And if you looking for me you can find me in the Lam
Baby, you don't have to treat me all anti (Why)
Why you wanna put me on standby?
I can't lie, girl you're hotter than a campfire (Hot)
We can stay up all night like vampires
Compliment each other like burgers and french fries
In the last minute I done thought about you ten times
Fine on the out but she pretty on the inside (Muah)
And every since she left its like my heart died
(Oh damn) once upon a time a long time ago
I had a bitch but she felt she had to let me go
Called me out 'cause she cant buy cheap shit
Yeah you got talent but I'm a bad bitch
But now when I see her shorty whole swag switched
I walk right by her like she don't exist
Her car broke down and it can't get fixed
Her swag broke down and her bag counterfeit
(Damn) dat's not Gucci, baby that's floochy
Remember 2000 you was acting all boozie (Holiday season)
Nine years later and you're best friend choosie (muah)
I scooped her in my Phantom and I took her to the movies (yeah)
Damn
Gucci don't gotta act anti
Told her she can have me when she want
That's when she fantasized
Told her I can't talk to her 'cause I got that man pride
Ever since I left baby girl told me her heart died (Gucci)
Baby you don't have to treat me all anti (why)
Why you wanna put me on standby
I can't lie, girl you're hotter than a campfire (hot)
We can stay up all night like vampires
Compliment each other like burgers and french fries
In the last minute I done thought about you ten times
Fine on the out but she pretty on the inside (muah)
And every since she left it like my heart died
Oh Damn
Excuse me if I sound a little crazy (crazy)
But just wanna be good to my baby (baby)
'Cause he been holding me down
He be puttin' it down
He give me everything I don't need no one around
But you're sayin' you can give it to me better
Give me hot like it's July and I'm rockin' a sweater
Just for hitting the road
Would you women let go
Say you got 20/20
Her man's 2004
Maybe I'll give you a try
Can you keep it low?
If I let you ride
It's something like a test drive
See baby I ain't so anti
Baby you don't have to treat me all anti (why)
Why you wanna put me on standby
I can't lie, girl you're hotter than a campfire (hot)
We can stay up all night like vampires
Compliment each other like burgers and french fries
In the last minute I done thought about you ten times
Fine on the out but she pretty on the inside (muah)
And every since she left it like my heart died
Oh Damn (oh it's Holiday season, ni—
The song "Antisocial" by Gucci Mane is about a man who is trying to understand his girlfriend and her behavior towards him. He asks her why she is treating him "all anti" and why she wants to keep him on standby. He confesses that she is hotter than a campfire and compliments her. His girlfriend then says that she has a boyfriend who she can't put aside, but the man thinks she can bring out his other side. He admits that he thinks about her all the time, and every time he thinks about her, he feels like his heart died.
Throughout the song, the chorus repeats the message of the man pleading to his girlfriend that she does not have to treat him antisocially. He thinks she can bring out the best in him, but she seems hesitant. He compares their relationship to burgers and French fries, and thinks she is pretty on the inside as well as on the outside. The song shifts perspectives towards the end, with female rapper Asian Doll taking over the mic to express her own perspective on a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby you don't have to treat me all anti
You don't need to treat me with hostility or indifference
Why you wanna put me on standby?
Why do you want to keep me waiting and not address our relationship?
I can't lie, girl you're hotter than a campfire
You are incredibly attractive
We can stay up all night like vampires
We can spend the whole night together and not want to sleep
Compliment each other like burgers and french fries
We go together perfectly and complement each other's qualities
In the last minute I done thought about you ten times
I have been thinking of you constantly even in a short amount of time
Fine on the out but she pretty on the inside
You may appear beautiful on the outside, but what's even more attractive is your inner beauty
And every since she left it like my heart died
Since you left me, it's like my heart isn't beating anymore
Baby I think you can bring out Gucci's other side
You can elicit a different side of me that I haven't shown to anyone else
She said, "How you don't you trust me? You did a homicide"
She questioned my trust in her by comparing it to me committing a serious crime
Then said I got a boyfriend who I can't put aside
She mentioned having a boyfriend that she can't leave for me
Even though the grass so much greener on the other side
Despite knowing that there may be better alternatives, she chooses to stick with her current relationship
And every man like what he can't have
Men tend to want what they can't obtain
It's funny but I came at
It's ironic that I pursued her despite knowing she's taken
Baby girl so bad, dis me but I ain't mad
She rejected me but I'm not upset because I still find her attractive
Why you wanna tease me?
Why do you want to give me false hope or play with my emotions?
You should wanna squeeze me
You should want to hold me tight and show affection for me
Homie ain't the kid, baby he could never be me
Her boyfriend is not comparable to me and my qualities
How you wanna go and act anti-social
Why do you want to avoid socializing with me or act distant?
Bet your man don't know you like I know you soldier
Your boyfriend doesn't know you the way I do and wouldn't understand our connection
Maybe one day babe you gon' get your mind right
Hopefully in the future you will realize that we belong together
And if you looking for me you can find me in the Lam
If you want to find me, I'll be cruising around in my Lamborghini
Oh damn) once upon a time a long time ago
There was a point in the past where things were different between us
I had a bitch but she felt she had to let me go
I had a girl who left me even though I didn't want her to
Called me out 'cause she cant buy cheap shit
She criticized me for buying inexpensive items
Yeah you got talent but I'm a bad bitch
She acknowledges my abilities but considers herself superior
But now when I see her shorty whole swag switched
When I see her now, her whole style has changed
I walk right by her like she don't exist
I ignore her presence and walk past her like she's not there
Her car broke down and it can't get fixed
Her car is unreliable and cannot be repaired
Her swag broke down and her bag counterfeit
Her fashion sense fell apart and her purse may even be a fake brand
(Damn) dat's not Gucci, baby that's floochy
What she's wearing is not authentic Gucci, it's a knockoff
Remember 2000 you was acting all boozie (Holiday season)
I remember a time when she acted like a snob and demanded expensive things
Nine years later and you're best friend choosie
Years later, her preferences have become more refined and she is selective with who she associates with
(muah) I scooped her in my Phantom and I took her to the movies
I picked her up in my luxury car and took her to the cinema
Gucci don't gotta act anti
I don't need to act hostile or avoid you because I'm interested in you
Told her she can have me when she want
I let her know that I'm available if she wants to pursue a relationship with me
That's when she fantasized
That's when she started imagining things with me
Told her I can't talk to her 'cause I got that man pride
I didn't want to speak with her because I had my pride to maintain as a man
Ever since I left baby girl told me her heart died (Gucci)
She expressed that she's been heartbroken since I left her
Excuse me if I sound a little crazy (crazy)
I apologize if I come across as irrational or wild
But just wanna be good to my baby (baby)
I just want to treat my significant other with respect and kindness
'Cause he been holding me down
Because he has been supportive and loyal to me
He be puttin' it down
He satisfies me in a physical and emotional sense
He give me everything I don't need no one around
He provides me with everything I need and I don't need anyone else in my life
But you're sayin' you can give it to me better
However, you're claiming you can be better for me than my current partner
Give me hot like it's July and I'm rockin' a sweater
You can provide me with passion and love that's intense, even in hot weather
Just for hitting the road
Just for going on a trip or being away
Would you women let go
Would you let go of your possessiveness or other relationships
Say you got 20/20
You claim to have perfect vision or insight
Her man's 2004
Her boyfriend's outdated or not up to par
Maybe I'll give you a try
Perhaps I'll consider pursuing something with you
Can you keep it low?
Can you keep our potential relationship discreet or private?
If I let you ride
If I let you in or allow you to be with me
It's something like a test drive
It's a trial run to see if our relationship will work out
See baby I ain't so anti
I'm not against being with you or avoiding you
Oh it's Holiday season, ni—
This is a trademark line or catchphrase used by the artist
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jamilah Idris Windham, Christopher Gholson, Radric Davis
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Baby you don't have to treat me all anti
Why you wanna put me on standby?
I can't lie, girl you're hotter than a campfire
We can stay up all night like vampires
Compliment each other like burgers and french fries
In the last minute I done thought about you ten times
Fine on the out but she pretty on the inside
And every since she left it like my heart died (Holiday season, bitch)
Baby I think you can bring out Gucci's other side
She said, "How you don't you trust me? You did a homicide"
Then said I got a boyfriend who I can't put aside
Even though the grass so much greener on the other side
And every man like what he can't have
It's funny but I came at
Baby girl so bad, dis me but I ain't mad
Why you wanna tease me?
You should wanna squeeze me
Homie ain't the kid, baby he could never be me
How you wanna go and act anti-social
Bet your man don't know you like I know you soldier
Maybe one day babe you gon' get your mind right
And if you looking for me you can find me in the Lam
Baby, you don't have to treat me all anti (Why)
Why you wanna put me on standby?
I can't lie, girl you're hotter than a campfire (Hot)
We can stay up all night like vampires
Compliment each other like burgers and french fries
In the last minute I done thought about you ten times
Fine on the out but she pretty on the inside (Muah)
And every since she left its like my heart died
once upon a time a long time ago
I had a bitch but she felt she had to let me go
Called me out 'cause she cant buy cheap shit
Yeah you got talent but I'm a bad bitch
But now when I see her shorty whole swag switched
I walk right by her like she don't exist
Her car broke down and it can't get fixed
Her swag broke down and her bag counterfeit
(Damn) dat's not Gucci, baby that's floochy
Remember 2000 you was acting all boozie (Holiday season)
Nine years later and you're best friend choosie (muah)
I scooped her in my Phantom and I took her to the movies (yeah)
Damn
Gucci don't gotta act anti
Told her she can have me when she want
That's when she fantasized
Told her I can't talk to her 'cause I got that man pride
Ever since I left baby girl told me her heart died (Gucci)
Baby you don't have to treat me all anti (why)
Why you wanna put me on standby
I can't lie, girl you're hotter than a campfire (hot)
We can stay up all night like vampires
Compliment each other like burgers and french fries
In the last minute I done thought about you ten times
Fine on the out but she pretty on the inside (muah)
And every since she left it like my heart died
Oh Damn
Excuse me if I sound a little crazy (crazy)
But just wanna be good to my baby (baby)
'Cause he been holding me down
He be puttin' it down
He give me everything I don't need no one around
But you're sayin' you can give it to me better
Give me hot like it's July and I'm rockin' a sweater
Just for hitting the road
Would you women let go
Say you got 20/20
Her man's 2004
Maybe I'll give you a try
Can you keep it low?
If I let you ride
It's something like a test drive
See baby I ain't so anti
Baby you don't have to treat me all anti (why)
Why you wanna put me on standby
I can't lie, girl you're hotter than a campfire (hot)
We can stay up all night like vampires
Compliment each other like burgers and french fries
In the last minute I done thought about you ten times
Fine on the out but she pretty on the inside (muah)
And every since she left it like my heart died
Oh Damn (oh it's Holiday season, ni—
@juandufree4309
This song reminds me of one of the best times in my life. Young and free!
@ConmanHothands
Man you almost took my breath away with this comment 😂. I’m 27 now . Best times ever
@juandufree4309
@@jonathanconner6604 My friend would pick me up for work and we would cruise to our $8.25/hr JC Penny job blasting this shit, with no worries in the world! Take me back lol 😂
@mrchoptop5482
Gucci a real legend he’s done literally EVERYTHING musically!
@saucetv7817
2022 and I'm still banging this
@beckyeffbabyy4314
YASSSSS
@analezelobo495
!!!!
@Aj-vl2cy
2023 fam 💪💯🙏
@gonzotime7224
I dont know why but this song always puts me in a better mood
@stinkybevah4361
Still does