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020			_a9781501165344
020			_a9781501165320
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100			_aGucci Mane, _d1980- _931059
245			_aThe autobiography of Gucci Mane _cGucci Mane with Neil Martinez-Belkin
260			_aNew York : _bSimon & Schuster, _cc2017.
300			_axv, 286 p., 24 pages of plates : _bcol. ill., potraits ; _c24 cm.
520			_aGucci Mane began writing his memoir in a maximum-security federal prison. Released in 2016, he emerged radically transformed. He was sober, smiling, focused, and positive -- a far cry from the Gucci Mane of years past. Born in rural Bessemer, Alabama, Radric Delantic Davis became Gucci Mane in East Atlanta, where the rap scene is as vibrant as the dope game. His name was made as a drug dealer first, rapper second. His mixtapes and street anthems helped pioneer the sound of trap music. He inspired and mentored a new generation of artists and producers: Migos, Young Thug, Nicki Minaj, Zaytoven, Mike Will Made-It, Metro Boomin. Yet every success was followed by setback. Too often, his erratic behaviour threatened to end it all: incarceration, violence, rap beef, drug addiction. But Gucci Mane has changed, and he's decided to tell his story. He reflects on his career and in the process confronts his dark past -- years behind bars, the murder charge, and drug addiction.
650			_aAutobiography _931780
650			_aGucci Mane _931781
650			_aDrug dealers _vUnited States _zBiography _931782
650			_aRap musicians _vUnited States _zBiography _931783
650			_aAfrican American musicians _zBiography _931784
700			_aMartinez-Belkin, Neil _931065
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