NEW YORK, NY -- 09/19/07 --
Independent juggernaut and controversy magnet
Gucci Mane is back with his major label debut, "Back To The TrapHouse" (So
Icey Entertainment/Czar Entertainment/Asylum/Atlantic Records), due out
November 13, 2007. Gucci Mane's major label debut is the follow-up to his
wildly successful independently released gold albums, "Trap House" and
"Hard 2 Kill."
"This album is perfect for my major label debut. It felt like the first
time all over again, just so fresh and driven," Gucci Mane says, describing
the energy he felt when recording it. "I bring a lot of experience,
creative wordplay, and a crazy style, and I can't wait to showcase the
album to my fans and open up to millions of new fans."
Longtime fans of the Atlanta-based trapster will immediately be hooked in
by the first single, a reworked past favorite, the club bouncer "Freaky
Gurl," featuring Ludacris on the remix. The single is currently #33 and
rising on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A Daymond John & Dr.
Teeth directed video is already gaining major spins at MTV & BET. Other
guest spots include Rich Boy and Pimp C of UGK, and Shawnna, formerly of
DTP and newly signed to So Icey Entertainment.
Gucci Mane is confident that this latest release will place all eyes firmly
on his music, putting the controversy that seems to follow the rapper
behind him. It all started when he was jailed for murder (and later cleared
for self-defense) the month his first independent album came out. It was a
sign of things to come, with a string of beefs with former collaborators.
"A lot gets made about the beefs, but it isn't even about Young Jeezy or
any rapper out there. This is hip-hop. It's about your swagger, showing off
your skills, one-upping everyone else," Gucci explains of the controversy.
"No one can rest on their laurels because they are only as hot as their last
hot song. I'm out to prove myself as the cat with the best swagger, and if
one-upping everyone means taking shots at those people who are supposedly
at the top, so be it."
With "Back To The TrapHouse," Gucci Mane is indeed proving his swagger and
taking it straight for the top.
Press Contacts:
Junior Suriel
w/The Chamber Group
646-792-2977
Junior@thechambergroup.com
Cara Donatto
w/Atlantic Records
818-238-6819
Cara.Donatto@atlanticrecords.com
