Gucci Mane

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Gucci Mane is celebrated as a founding father of trap music, a genre that now dominates hip-hop. His influence is felt across generations of artists, from Young Thug to Migos. With over 70 mixtapes and 16 albums, his work ethic is legendary. In 2017, he received the I Am Hip Hop Icon Award at the BET Hip Hop Awards, cementing his legacy. His memoir became a New York Times bestseller, and he has been called "the most influential underground rapper of the 2000s." His transformation from street legend to respected executive and family man is one of rap's great redemption stories.

AwardsGucci Mane has won multiple BET Hip Hop Awards, including Best Mixtape in 2009 and 2016, Best Collabo for "Black Beatles" in 2016, and the I Am Hip Hop Icon Award in 2017. He also received an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Award and a BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Award for "Black Beatles." Despite his influence, he has not won a Grammy, though he was nominated in 2020.

Honours & Distinctions

I Am Hip Hop Icon Award

BET Hip Hop Awards·2017

Lifetime achievement honor recognizing his impact on hip-hop culture.

New York Times Bestseller

The New York Times·2017

His memoir 'The Autobiography of Gucci Mane' made the bestseller list.

Rankings & Lists

#Pioneer

Founding Father of Trap Music

Multiple publications·2010

Magazine Covers

XXL

2009-08

Gucci Mane: Trap King

The FADER

2016-10

Gucci Mane: The Comeback

Billboard

2017-11

Gucci Mane: The Redemption of a Trap Star

Records & Feats

Most Mixtapes Released by a Rapper

Career Milestone·2020

Gucci Mane has released 71 mixtapes since 2001, one of the highest outputs in hip-hop history.

First Trap Artist to Top Billboard Hot 100

Chart Record·2016

His feature on Rae Sremmurd's 'Black Beatles' became the first trap-influenced song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.