Itβs said that art mirrors life. In hip-hopβs case, thereβs always been a deliberate entanglement of perception and reality. Fans demand their MCs be realβ¦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.
βI wish everybody well whoβs making money in this rap game,β the Atlanta-raised rapper says, dismissing the controversy that followed him in the past. βMy own rap game is going so good, Iβve got so many things on my plate at my label, that I donβt got time for other peopleβs business.β 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.
βI live my life with no regrets. I just wish that a lot of things never happened, but anybody can wish,β says Gucci. Sounds like a man with his eyes on the prize. And youβd 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 βBlack Tee,β 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 βIcyβ single, featuring Jeezy. Clamor over song rights sparked dispute, and the resulting rift grew.
Controversy notwithstanding, Maneβs independence was cemented: βI was on the independent scene for about two years,β he recalls. βItβs 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 itβs a gamble out there with the independent circuit. One thing youβd better have is good music because without that, you go downhill fast in the independent game.β
Good music firmly in hand, Gucci was fast approaching stardom when more tragedy befell him. But letβs backtrack; how did the man born Radric Davis in Bessemer, Alabama, become Gucci Mane, mouthpiece for Atlanta stuntinβ? Mane remembers little from his time in Alabama, just that it was rural, and that itβs changed dramatically since he left at the age of nine. βI gotta shout out Alabama though, because they holdinβ it down,β he affirms. βEvery time I go there to do a show, Iβm impressed with how hip-hop culture has taken root.β
Maneβs identity coalesced when he moved with his mother to Atlanta. βI lived all of my adolescent and adult life in Atlanta,β he explains. βIβm from East Atlanta Zone Six; it was hard, man, it was real rough. I grew up in the Starter jacket era: theyβd take your Starter jacket, your 8Ball jacket, theyβd 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 youβd get jumped. It was wild when I came up.β
Itβs 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. βI was just a young dude in a single parent house most of my life. I canβt complain that much. I would guess itβs like any black child growing up in a single parent household. There are a lot of people who know how that is. I didnβt 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; sheβs been there through the whole struggle. Thereβs a lot that goes along with that; it made me who I am today.β
A stepfather would enter the picture during Maneβs adolescence, introducing not only a male figure, but also inspiration for Maneβs unusual moniker. βMy father came in, the original Gucci Mane; thatβs what people in the neighborhood called him, and thatβs 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.β Drawing inspiration from a pantheon of rappers before him βBig Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, the Beastie Boys, N.W.AβMane went on to release Trap House, a lethal brew of his signature sound: βI call my music straight Gucci: going hard and whatever beats you make you for me, if Iβm feeling it, if Iβm rocking with it, Iβm gonna crush it. When you hear me, you hear a lot of pain, a lot of hood; you hear whatβs going on in the inner city in Atlanta.β
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. βI learned to keep better company, watch where I go, and be mindful of my surroundings at all times,β he reveals. βWatch what I say, watch what I do and how I do it, just keep myself out of the wrong crowd.β
βI always stand up man,β he continues. βIβm one of the toughest guys I know. Itβll take a lot more than that to break me down.β Undeterred, Mane was back in the studio, preparing 2006βs 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: βThere was a bidding war going on, and I liked Atlanticβs approach. They made it known that they wanted me, they felt where I was going and that I could grow with them.β
Asylum/Atlantic Records welcomed Gucci Mane in early β07, 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 ββI got them in training; they be in the weight room, pumping iron, doing pushups, shopping at the mall, buying iceββGucci is focused on his magnum opus, Back to the Trap House. βI started working on the album, and by the third song, I was like βThis is going back to the Trap House.β 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.β
βSince I went major, I want everybody to know Iβm still keeping it street, keeping it hood,β Gucci maintains. βIβm trying to take it back to all my fans that I had when I first started my career. And at the same time, Iβm trying to open up my new album to a new fan base. So itβs a mix for everybody coming together, like my first album was.β Gucci has always prided himself on his innate ability, and his refusal to let guest appearances dictate the tone of his records. βI just want people to know Iβm a great songwriter, man,β he asserts. βIβm passionate about what I do, and itβs 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; itβs a God-given gift and I just get paid for it. It come from God, itβs like wondering what makes a bird fly. He made me a poet like the great poets of the past.β
But donβt mistake Gucciβs confidence for self-absorption. The vicissitudes of his career have dictated a longer view. Lyrics aside, heβs less preoccupied with visible means and more so with acting as an emissary from his under-repped block. βIβm not the one to glorify what goes on in the hood,β he insists. βWe have everything there, the whole range from violence to people getting on the bus and going to work. Thereβs a lot more to the hood than just drugs. Itβs a bigger story, thereβs 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. Iβm 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.β
And Gucciβs professional aims have matured as well. While other rappers stress platinum plaques, Gucci hasnβt forgotten the route he took to stardom. βI made a lot of CDs on my own. People fucked with me and supported me, and just made me the man I am today. Thatβs 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 jobβs been done.β
Fortunately for Gucci, he should be prepared to welcome an army of new fans with Back to the Trap House. But longstanding fans shouldnβt fear; theyβll recognize βFreaky Gurl,β 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 Gucciβs 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 βBird Flu,β the albumβs number two single, laced by New-York based Supa Sonics. Elsewhere, firm guest verses from Rich Boy and Pimp C of UGK round out Gucciβs regional flavor, while Bay-area producer Zaytoven (of βIcyβ renown) locks down Gucciβs 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. βIβm best known for controversy but Iβm 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. Iβll be banging them out till I canβt bang no more.β
Club Swole
Gucci Mane Lyrics
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Club swole club swole
Come on fuckin turn up
These bitch ass motherfuckers
Yeah slam me down right here
From the front to the back
Yeah yeah right in the front man
Bout the dope fuck nigger
The way she sittin round that motherfucker man
A hundred of these motherfuckers oarked up
Club swole club packed right by the wall
Yea I'm on who up? Who up? Who up? Who up?
Club swole it full of hoes this AP here it's solid gold
How much it cost? For one of those?
It cost yo AP and 90 more
I- I- I- upper her cameltoe like ready Bo
This Rollies locked tight on my wrist just like the figure 4
Got a Bentley outside with the 4s on
Got a hoe inside no clothes on
I'm going Rolls gold all summer long
Imma keep the top back till the summer gone
Got a dark skinned bitch in my Rari
Rodeo drivers shopping spree
Can somebody please bring a incent?
Got look smelling just like cookie
On a jet get head and pussy
Tryna roll 3 5 in a Phily
Nigger take what's dirty about me
She's a A and I make her down on her knees
Club swole club swole
These glasses that no wonder
Cant see nothing but hoes
Nothing but hoes
She smoking with me she smoking with me
And drinkin with me and drinkin with me
My jury trippin and they got her pussy trippin
Club swole club swole
I'm in my 2 seater so this car here's only for hoes
I told her hold it for me and roll it for me
And if I need you to break it
Then pour it for me
My jewelry drippi long way fly crippin
She hit the spot same quick flow
Pussy start drippin
I'm at this quick trip serving gas my zip's 2 50
This two door man it's mighty fast
Only dash it's 2 20
A cold march I can form a 20
Country boys on the roll 1 20
Take a nine out a brick remix it
Overnight west coast we shipping
Meet a nigger that ice Gibson
Tied up just all over the skittles
Picking at my jewel wear big dimple
Two bitches want me jack triple
Sprinkle sprinkle molly long way dipem
Playin by the part for long way sipping
Ball man I'm about it young rich nigger
They say that nigger illuminati counting up figures
Got niggers all around me got they hands on the trigger
Slumdog millionaire come out them trenches
Ought to get shot flickin
Club swole filled up with bad ass bitches
No offense you know I stash it
In my jimmy true vision long
Club swole club swole
These glasses that no wonder
Cant see nothing but hoes
Nothing but hoes
She smoking with me she smoking with me
And drinkin with me and drinkin with me
My jury trippin and they got her pussy trippin
Club swole club swole
I'm in my two seater so this car here's only for hoes
I told her hold it for me and roll it for me
And if I need you to break it
Then pour it for me
See in reality I don't know
This bad bitch nationality
No sympathy I pulled up
With his bitch that was a tragedy
Catastrophe every time
We pull up in that masterpiece
The backseat got her on her knees
Sayin your majesty
I'm talkin levity's bitch you sitem
Star these are Givenchy
Bali me spent 100 K just on accessory
100 D fuck around
We bought that out all the VIP
No Ciroc for me Longway in here
Ourin up all that lean lean lean
TSOT HVM and MPA got pounds of weed
This jewelry I can't help
Yo hoe wanna fuck this ice on me
Designer frame I'm doin me I got yo ho on Oscar street
She gonna let me fuck for free
Now they have the double treat
Club swole club swole
These glasses that no wonder
Cant see nothing but hoes
Nothing but hoes
She smoking with me she smoking with me
And drinkin with me and drinkin with me
My jury trippin and they got her pussy trippin
Club swole club swole
I'm in my two seater so this car here's only for hoes
I told her hold it for me and roll it for me
And if I need you to break it
Then pour it for me
The lyrics to Gucci Mane's song Club Swole describe the atmosphere of a nightclub filled with attractive women, alcohol, drugs and expensive fashion. The repetition of the phrase "club swole" creates an image of an overcrowded club full of people who are trying to impress each other with their wealth and status. The lyrics also reveal Gucci's materialistic tendencies and his desire to flaunt his riches, including his solid-gold AP watch, Rollies on his wrists and a Bentley parked outside.
Gucci also boasts about his sexual prowess and the women he attracts, referring to them as "bad ass bitches" and describing their behavior as "pussy trippin". He objectifies them further by bragging about upper their cameltoe and alluding to receiving head in his private jet. The chorus highlights the focus on superficialities as it repeats the phrase, "nothing but hoes", emphasizing the idea that the only things of importance in the club are the physical attributes of the women and the material wealth of the patrons.
Line by Line Meaning
Turn up! Catch up! Go!
Let's get hyped and ready to go!
Club swole club swole
The club is crowded and packed.
Come on fuckin turn up
Let's get even more hyped and energetic.
These bitch ass motherfuckers
Disrespectful reference to people at the club who are not 'cool.'
Yeah slam me down right here
Let's get wild and dance aggressively.
From the front to the back
Refers to the location of people in the club.
Yeah yeah right in the front man
Getting excited to be positioned at the front of the crowd.
Bout the dope fuck nigger
Talking about drugs and the thrill of indulging in them.
Yeah what a waste
Casual dismissal of the negative side effects of drug use.
The way she sittin round that motherfucker man
Male gaze on a woman as she dances at the club.
A hundred of these motherfuckers parked up
The club is packed with people and cars.
Club swole club packed right by the wall
The club is so packed that people are pushed up against the walls.
Yea I'm on who up? Who up? Who up? Who up?
Saying 'who's up for having a good time'?
Club swole it full of hoes this AP here it's solid gold
Referring to women at the club as 'hoes' and showing off his expensive watch.
How much it cost? For one of those?
Asking how much someone thinks his watch costs.
It cost yo AP and 90 more
Telling someone how much his watch actually cost.
I- I- I- upper her cameltoe like ready Bo
Referring to sexually explicit activities with women at the club.
This Rollies locked tight on my wrist just like the figure 4
Showing off his expensive watch again.
Got a Bentley outside with the 4s on
Proudly displaying his expensive car parked outside the club.
Got a hoe inside no clothes on
Boasting about having a woman with him and her lack of clothing.
I'm going Rolls gold all summer long
Planning to have luxurious experiences all summer.
Imma keep the top back till the summer gone
Driving his car with the top down as much as possible during the summer.
Got a dark skinned bitch in my Rari
Referring to the woman with him in the car.
Rodeo drivers shopping spree
Treating himself to a shopping spree.
Can somebody please bring a incent?
Asking for incense to mask the smell of drugs.
Got look smelling just like cookie
The smell of drugs is very strong.
On a jet get head and pussy
Implies engaging in sexual activities while on a private jet.
Tryna roll 3 5 in a Phily
Attempting to roll a blunt with 3.5 grams of marijuana.
Nigger take what's dirty about me
Embracing his bad boy persona and not caring what others think about him.
She's a A and I make her down on her knees
Referring to women as rankings (A, B, C) and attempting to engage in sexual activities with them.
These glasses that no wonder
Cannot see well because of sunglasses in a dark club.
Cant see nothing but hoes
Only seeing women and evaluating them based on their appearance.
Nothing but hoes
Reinforcing the idea that women at the club are only good for sex.
She smoking with me she smoking with me
Taking drugs with a woman at the club.
And drinkin with me and drinkin with me
Drinking with a woman at the club.
My jury trippin and they got her pussy trippin
Implying that his expensive jewelry is making women sexually aroused.
I'm in my 2 seater so this car here's only for hoes
The expensive car is only for women he is interested in or has already engaged with.
I told her hold it for me and roll it for me
Asking the woman to hold his drugs and roll a joint for him.
And if I need you to break it then pour it for me
Asking the woman to break up the drugs and prepare them for him.
My jewelry drippi long way fly crippin
Displaying his expensive, flashy jewelry with pride.
She hit the spot same quick flow
Getting sexual satisfaction quickly.
Pussy start drippin
Implying that his expensive jewelry is sexually arousing.
I'm at this quick trip serving gas my zip's 2 50
Working at a gas station and selling drugs on the side.
This two door man it's mighty fast
Emphasizing the speed and luxury of his car.
Only dash it's 2 20
Looking at the speedometer which reads 220 mph.
A cold march I can form a 20
Dealing drugs and making $20,000 in one transaction.
Country boys on the roll 1 20
Collaborating with other drug dealers and making $120,000.
Take a nine out a brick remix it
Breaking up a large quantity of drugs and selling them in smaller amounts.
Overnight west coast we shipping
Shipping drugs to the west coast overnight.
Meet a nigger that ice Gibson
Introducing himself to someone with expensive jewelry ('ice').
Tied up just all over the skittles
Drugged out and not able to think clearly.
Picking at my jewel wear big dimple
Boasting about his expensive jewelry and flashy lifestyle.
Two bitches want me jack triple
Referring to women as 'bitches' who desire him sexually.
Sprinkle sprinkle molly long way dipem
Taking ecstasy to enhance the club experience.
Playin by the part for long way sipping
Drinking alcohol at the club and pretending to fit into the 'cool' crowd.
Ball man I'm about it young rich nigger
Proudly identifying as a young, wealthy man.
They say that nigger illuminati counting up figures
Rumors about him being part of a secret society (Illuminati) and making a lot of money.
Got niggers all around me got they hands on the trigger
Being surrounded by an entourage of tough guys who are ready to defend him if necessary.
Slumdog millionaire come out them trenches
Rising from poverty to become very wealthy and successful.
Ought to get shot flickin
Being reckless and putting oneself in danger.
Club swole filled up with bad ass bitches
The crowded club has many attractive women.
No offense you know I stash it
Admitting to having and hiding drugs without offense intended.
In my jimmy true vision long
Referring to his designer sunglasses with pride.
I'm in my two seater so this car here's only for hoes
Repeating the same idea that his expensive car is only for women he wants to impress.
See in reality I don't know
Not paying attention to details or reality when surrounded by the extravagant lifestyle.
This bad bitch nationality
Implying he doesn't care about a woman's background or personality as long as she looks good.
No sympathy I pulled up
Having a callous attitude and not caring what others think about him or his behavior.
With his bitch that was a tragedy
Referring to someone else's girlfriend and not taking their relationship seriously.
Catastrophe every time
Suggesting that things don't always go as planned.
We pull up in that masterpiece
Arriving at the club in a car that he is very proud of and considers 'perfect.'
The backseat got her on her knees
Implies sexual activity with a woman in the backseat of his car.
Sayin your majesty
The woman calling him 'your majesty' is a submissive, sexual act.
I'm talkin levity's bitch you sitem
Name dropping the designer (Givenchy) of his expensive clothing.
Star these are Givenchy
Showing off his rare and expensive life.
Bali me spent 100 K just on accessory
Spending a lot of money on accessories and not thinking twice about it.
100 D fuck around
Having a nonchalant attitude and not being afraid to spend money.
We bought that out all the VIP
Buying out the entire VIP area of the club.
No Ciroc for me Longway in here
Not drinking a specific brand of vodka and referencing others who are (Longway).
Ourin up all that lean lean lean
Drinking lean (a mixture of cough syrup and soda) excessively.
TSOT HVM and MPA got pounds of weed
Referring to different groups or affiliations who have a lot of drugs.
This jewelry I can't help
Being obsessed with expensive jewelry and showing it off whenever possible.
Yo hoe wanna fuck this ice on me
Boasting about his wealth and how it attracts women.
Designer frame I'm doin me I got yo ho on Oscar street
Using his expensive designer sunglasses as part of his personal style and attracting women to where he is (Oscar street).
She gonna let me fuck for free
Expecting sexual activity without putting in effort or paying.
Contributed by Alexis P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
John vincent
Beat is soooo fire
eddthehead
Should have way more views
Stubbo242
It did at one point but YouTube removed alot of the videos. This video had about 90,000 before the video was removed
Emanuel Ricci
Peewee killed it....
Outlawlink Ware
Definitely his verse is berserk
Outlawlink Ware
Track is great!!
1k dv :β’l
Pee-wee tho ππ₯
DD3 DD3 DD3
Dv Dampier Dope Show by Gucci Mane & Peewee Longway π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯
Bway DaTruth
who was on the 3rd verse??π₯π
So Much Fun
Jose Guapo