BAYTL is a collaboration album between rappers Gucci Mane and V-Nasty, produced by Zaytoven and Tha Bizness. The album was released on December 13, 2011, through Warner Bros., Asylum, and 1017 Brick Squad Records.

The album's first official single was "Whip Appeal", which was released on November 19, 2011.^[2] On December 16, the rappers were preparing to shoot a music video for the song "Push Ups" at a recording studio in Atlanta. The song featured Slim Dunkin, who upon arrival got into an altercation with another rapper, Young Vito, which resulted in the fatal shooting of Slim Dunkin.^[3][4] On January 12, 2012, a video for the song "Let's Get Faded" was released.^[5]

Reception[link]

BAYTL received generally unfavorable reviews according to Metacritic, scoring only 39/100.^[6] The album got a 2.5/5 rating from Allmusic, 2/5 from XXL, 1/10 from Spin and 0.5/5 from Consequence of Sound.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[7]
The A.V. Club	C+ [8]
Boston Globe	30/100[9]
Consequence of Sound	[10]
Pitchfork Media	(4.9/10) [11]
Prefix Magazine	(3.0/10)[12]
Spin Magazine	(1/10)[13]
XXL	[14]

Track listing[link]

References[link]

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Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane performing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on August 29, 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Radric Davis
Born	(1980-02-02) February 2, 1980 (age 32) Birmingham, Alabama
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	Southern hip hop, gangsta rap
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	2005 – present
Labels	1017 Brick Squad Records, Asylum, Warner Bros.
Associated acts	1017 Brick Squad, Young Money, V-Nasty, Yo Gotti, Soulja Boy, Plies, Usher, Young Jeezy, E-40, French Montana, Maino, Jadakiss, CTE, Lil' Kim, Birdman
Website	www.guccimaneonline.com

Radric Davis^[1] (born February 2, 1980),^[2] better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released, and The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted was released in 2010, and is his highest charting album so far. Gucci Mane has released many other mixtapes and independent albums as well.

While serving a six-month jail term for assault in late 2005, Davis was charged with murder, though the charges were later dropped due to a lack of evidence. In 2009, he served a year-long county jail sentence for violating probation for his 2005 aggravated assault conviction.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and later moved with his single mother to Atlanta. He enjoyed writing poetry as a child, and began rapping at age 14.^[1]

[edit] 2005–2006: Trap House and Hard to Kill

In 2005, Davis released his independent debut album entitled Trap House, which featured the successful single "Icy" with Young Jeezy. Disputes over the rights to this single caused a rift between the two artists. Hard to Kill followed in 2006. Hard To Kill included the hit single "Freaky Gurl". The song peaked at number 12 on the Hot Rap Tracks, number 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and at number 62 on the Hot 100.

[edit] 2007: Back to the Trap House

The official remix of Freaky Gurl featuring Ludacris and Lil Kim was included on his 2007 commercial debut album Back to the Trap House. Gucci Mane appeared on OJ da Juiceman's "Make Tha Trap Say Aye" and began working on various mixtapes.^[3] Gucci Mane signed to Warner Bros. Records in May 2009.^[4]

[edit] 2009–2010: The State vs. Radric Davis

He appeared on remixes of the songs "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas, "Obsessed" by Mariah Carey and "5 Star Chick" by Yo Gotti and made a guest appearance on Mario's "Break Up" (he has made 17 guest appearances total in 2009). Gucci Mane's second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released under the label Warner Bros. Records on December 8, 2009. Its first single, "Wasted" featuring Plies, was originally from Mane's 2009 mixtape Writing on the Wall. It peaked at number 36 on the Hot 100, number 3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 3 on the Rap Songs making it Gucci Mane's most successful single to date. The second single is "Spotlight" featuring Usher. The third single is "Lemonade". The fourth single is "Bingo", featuring Waka Flocka Flame and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. On October 2, 2009, Gucci Mane was listed at number 6 on MTV's annual Hottest MC in the Game list.^[5]

Gucci Mane performing on August 29, 2010.

[edit] 2010–present: The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted and other projects

After being released from jail, Gucci Mane stated that he would start or change the label name from So Icey Entertainment to 1017 Brick Squad Records. The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted, was released on September 28, 2010.^[6] The first single from this release was titled "Gucci Time",^[7] produced by Swizz Beatz. It premiered on Gucci Mane's official MySpace page on August 6.^[8] The single also features Swizz Beatz and was released to US urban radio stations on August 24, 2010.^[9]

On March 18, 2011, Gucci Mane released his 10th EP, The Return of Mr. Zone 6, mostly produced by Drumma Boy.^[10] It debuted at #18 on the Billboard 200, and is his highest charting EP. The album also debuted at #2 on the Rap albums chart and #8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. He also released a collaboration album with Waka Flocka Flame named Ferrari Boyz on August 5, Gucci's first collaboration album.^[11] It's first single is "She Be Puttin On" featuring late-fellow Brick Squad labelmate Slim Dunkin. Ferrari Boyz debuted at #21 on the Billboard 200. Gucci Mane released another collaboration album, this time with rapper V-Nasty, called BAYTL, on December 13.^[12] The album's first single is "Whip Appeal" featuring P2theLA.^[13] Three days after the album's release, while traveling to the video shoot of "Push Ups", a song from BAYTL featuring Slim Dunkin, the latter got into an argument with another person who shot Dunkin dead at an Atlanta recording studio.^[14] On February 5, 2012, Gucci Mane released his Trap Back mixtape. It features guest appearances from Yo Gotti, Rocko, Waka Flocka Flame, Jadakiss, 2 Chainz, and Future, the latter three recently appearing on Young Jeezy's third studio album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition. The first single is the mixtape's title track.^[15] Music videos have been filmed for the songs "Quiet", "Face Card", "In Love With a White Girl" featuring Yo Gotti, "Chicken Room" featuring Rocko, and the title track, and "Sometimes" featuring Future.^{[16][17][18][19][20][21]} Trap Back has been met with positive reviews so far, scoring a 7.8 from Pitchfork Media, a 7.5 from AllHipHop, and an "L" from XXL.^[22][23][24]

Legal issues[link]

2001[link]

In April 2001, Davis was arrested on cocaine charges and sentenced to 90 days in county jail.^[25]

2005[link]

On May 10, 2005, Davis was attacked by a group of men at a house in Decatur, Georgia. Davis and his companions shot at the group, killing one. The corpse of one of the attackers, Pookie Loc, was found later behind a nearby middle school. Davis turned himself in to police investigators on May 19, 2005, and was subsequently charged with murder. Davis claimed that the shots fired by him and his party were in self-defense.^[25] The DeKalb County district attorney's office dropped the murder charge in January 2006 due to insufficient evidence. The previous October, in an unrelated matter, Davis had pleaded no contest to a charge of aggravated assault for assaulting a nightclub promoter the previous June; at the time the murder charge was dropped, he was serving a six-month county jail sentence for this.^[26] Davis was released from jail in late January 2006.^[1]

2008[link]

In September 2008, Gucci Mane was arrested for a probation violation for completing only 25 out of 600 community service hours following his 2005 arrest for aggravated assault. He was sentenced to a year in the county jail but was released after six months.^[27] He was incarcerated in the Fulton County jail for probation violation^[28] and released on May 12, 2010.^[29]

2010[link]

On November 2, 2010, Gucci Mane was arrested for driving on the wrong side of the road, running a red light or stop sign, damage to government property, obstruction, no license, no proof of insurance and other traffic charges. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.^[30]

2011[link]

On January 4, 2011, A judge in the Superior Court of Georgia’s Fulton County ordered rapper Gucci Mane to a psychiatric hospital, according to court documents. The documents reveal that his lawyers filed a Special Plea of Mental Incompetency on Dec. 27 arguing that he is unable “to go forward and/or intelligently participate in the probation revocation hearing.” ^[31]

On September 13, 2011, Davis was given a six month county jail sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of battery, two counts of reckless conduct and one count of disorderly conduct.^[32]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• 2007: Back to the Trap House
• 2009: The State vs. Radric Davis
• 2010: The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted

Collaboration albums[link]

• 2011: Ferrari Boyz (with Waka Flocka Flame)
• 2011: BAYTL (with V-Nasty)

EPs[link]

• 2009: Wasted: The Prequel

Compilation albums[link]

• 2008: Hood Classics

Independent albums[link]

• 2001: La Flare
• 2005: Trap House
• 2006: Hard to Kill
• 2007: Trap-A-Thon
• 2009: Murder Was the Case
• 2011: The Return of Mr. Zone 6

Mixtapes[link]

• 2006: Chicken Talk
• 2007: Bird Flu (Southern Slang)
• 2007: Ice Attack
• 2007: Ice Attack: Part 2
• 2007: No Pad, No Pencil
• 2008: EA Sportscenter
• 2008: Gucci Sosa
• 2008: Mr. Perfect
• 2008: The Movie
• 2009: Bird Flu: Part 2
• 2009: The Movie: Part 2 (The Sequel)
• 2009: Guccitendo
• 2009: Writing's On the Wall
• 2009: The Burrrprint: 3D (The Movie: Part 3)
• 2009: The Cold War: Part 1 (Guccimerica)
• 2009: The Cold War: Part 2 (Great Brrritain)
• 2009: The Cold War: Part 3 (Brrrussia)
• 2010: Mr. Zone 6
• 2010: Jewelry Selection
• 2010: Gucci Classics
• 2010: Ferrari Music
• 2010: Buy My Album
• 2010: Burrrprint (2) HD
• 2011: Gucci 2 Time
• 2011: Writing's On the Wall 2
• 2012: Trap Back
• 2012: I'm Up

Collaboration mixtapes[link]

• 2007: Guapaholics (with Shawty Lo)
• 2008: Definition Of A G (with Yo Gotti)
• 2011: Brick Squad Mafia (with 1017 Brick Squad)
• 2011: Free Bricks small>(with Future)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Gucci Mane

• Official website
• Gucci Mane on Myspace
• Gucci Mane at the Internet Movie Database

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Mistah F.A.B.
In Stanford, California in July 2008.
Background information
Birth name	Stanley Petey Cox
Born	(1982-01-23) January 23, 1982 (age 30) North Oakland, California, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, Singer-Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Faeva Afta/Thizz/Atlantic
Associated acts	Paul Wall, Too Short, J Meast, Mac Dre, Dem Hoodstarz, The Pack, Turf Talk, Traxamillion, BQ, E-40, Language Art, Keak da Sneak, Yukmouth, Spice 1
Website	www.myspace.com/mistahfab

Stanley Petey Cox (born January 23, 1982), better known by his stage name Mistah F.A.B. (abbreviation for Faeva Afta Bread), is an American rapper. He attended Oakland Technical High School and Emery High School. He is signed to Bay Area rap legend Mac Dre's label, Thizz Entertainment and Atlantic Records. Mistah F.A.B. is an acronym for "Money Is Something to Always Have — FaEva Afta Bread."^[1]

Early life[link]

Mistah F.A.B. was born and raised in North Oakland and raised by his grandmother and his mother, who sometimes worked 20 jobs to support him while his father was incarcerated. When F.A.B. was 12, his father died of complications of AIDS. Around that time, F.A.B. started writing and rapping. In high school F.A.B. competed in freestyle rap.^[1]

Musical career[link]

Mistah F.A.B. began his musical rise in Compton as a young artist signed to Straight Hits Entertainment, where he dropped his debut album, Nig-Latin in 2003. Although this album garnered some success and recognition, the majority of FAB's recognition came from his skills as a battle rapper. Mistah F.A.B. has battled many MCs in the hip-hop world, including Clyde Carson of The Team, Killa Keise, Lil Al, Spade, and Locksmith of The Frontline. FAB is most known for his freestyle battles with Jin of Ruff Ryders and Royce Da 5'9. He also has the uncanny ability to freestyle for long stretches of time. Specifically, he is known for being able to rap "off the top of the dome" anywhere at anytime, as evidenced when he did a freestyle from his hospital bed after a car accident. In 2004, Mistah F.A.B. signed to Mac Dre's Thizz Entertainment. Under Thizz ENT, Fab blossomed as a front runner in the Bay Area's Hyphy movement. With songs like "Super Sic Wit It," "N.E.W. Oakland," and "Kicked Out The Club," FAB's Son of a Pimp album was an instant success around the Bay Area.

FAB's first single release was the hit "Ghost Ride It," in 2006. FAB's video for the song became a subject of criticism due to its directions on how to ghost ride, as well as its use of the Ghostbusters' car without the express approval from Columbia Pictures, which owned the rights to the Ghostbusters franchise and car. The video was eventually pulled from Viacom's MTV for its alleged copyright violation. The song references actor Patrick Swayze, lead star in the 1990 film Ghost, sparking internet references to ghost riding as "Ghost ride. Go crazy. Who's that driving? Patrick Swayze!"

In 2007, FAB released Da Baydestrian. Because of a feud with Bay Area radio station KMEL, FAB was not able to promote Da Baydestrian like his prior albums, but it still garnered success. Because of FAB's local success and his reputation as a freestyle battle rapper, major record labels began to call. FAB signed with Atlantic Records in 2007, but has yet to release his Da Yellow Bus Rydah album.

In October 2011, Mistah F.A.B. was featured in a mobile battle rap game, Battle Rap Stars by Jump Shot Media.^[2]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• 2003: Nig-Latin
• 2005: Son of a Pimp
• 2007: Da Baydestrian
• 2011: "I Found My Backpack 2 - The Lost Notebook"
• 2012: Da Yellow Bus Rydah

Compilations[link]

• 2005: DJ Fresh — The Tonite Show with Mistah F.A.B
• 2005: Thizz Nation, Vol.8
• 2006: Slappin In The Trunk Vol.1
• 2006: Slappin In The Trunk Vol.2
• 2007: Thizz Nation, Vol.18 (with G-Stack)
• 2007: Hyphy ain't Dead (with Turf Talk)
• 2008: All Star Season
• 2008: The Sequel
• 2011: "The Chicken Hill Project"-(Mixed by Hallway Productions)-July 2011^[3][4][5]
• TBA: The Golden State Warrior (with The Alchemist)
• TBA: The Sideshow CD (with Glasses Malone)
• TBA: I'm A Showoff (with Language Art)
• TBA: I't Aint Over ( with Bq)
• TBA: Hello Hollywood ( with Ya Boy)

Mixtapes[link]

• 2006: Smoke-n-Thizz CD/DVD (with Kuzzo Fly)
• 2006: Recess
• 2008: The Realest Shit I Never Wrote
• 2008: No Pens, No Pads
• 2008: The Guillotine: Off with His Head
• 2008: Play Time Is Over (Hosted by Demolition Men)
• 2008: Better Than Your Favorite Rapper (Hosted by DJ Rah2K)
• 2009: The Realest Shit I Never Wrote Part 2
• 2009: The Grind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste (Hosted by DJ Scream)
• 2009: I Am the Bridge (Hosted by DJ Racks)
• 2010: Prince Of The Coast
• 2010: The Realest Shit I Never Wrote Part 3 (Hosted by DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar)
• 2010: PureCaine.com v1.0 (Hosted by PureCaine Productions)
• 2011: I Found My Backpack (Hosted by DJ Rah2K and The Empire)
• 2011: The Grind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Part 2 (Hosted by DJ Scream)

Video Games[link]

• 2011: Battle Rap Stars for iPhone and Android

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mistah F.A.B.

• Official website (archived from 2003)
• Mistah F.A.B. on Myspace
• Interview @ Dubcnn.com
• Mistah F.A.B.'s music

Mack Maine
At General Motors Place concert in Vancouver.
Background information
Birth name	Jermaine Preyan
Born	(1982-07-28) July 28, 1982 (age 29)
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genres	Hip hop, R&B
Occupations	Rapper, President of Young Money Entertainment
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Motown, Interscope Records
Associated acts	Lil Wayne, Birdman, Jae Millz, T-Pain, Young Money, Nicki Minaj, Drake, DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Curren$y
Website	Official website

Jermaine Preyan, (born July 28, 1983), known by his stage name Mack Maine, is an American rapper and singer. Mack Maine is signed to Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Birdman's Universal Motown-distributed Cash Money Records, and is currently the president of the label.^[1] He is the co-founder of Kush Entertainment and has also founded his own label, Soothe Your Soul Records.^[2]

Biography[link]

Jermaine Preyan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He formed a friendship with Dwayne Carter aka Lil Wayne at the age of eleven. In 2003, he placed 16th out of a thousand contestants in a freestyle battle hosted by MTV; this, combined with a backstage performance at the 2004 BET Awards with Cassidy,led him to becoming a founding member of Young Money Entertainment with Lil Wayne in 2005. In 2008, Mack Maine appeared on the official remix of Lil Wayne's third single from Tha Carter III, "Got Money," and performed the song with Wayne on Saturday Night Live on September 14.^[2] At the 2008 Ozone Awards, he won the "Patiently Waiting: Louisiana" award.^[3]

In 2009, he performed with Lil Wayne on his "I Am Music" tour, performing every night in his own set,^[4] as well as mtvU's Spring Break 2009 concert.^[5] He also released a mixtape presented by Don Cannon entitled This Is Just a Mixtape, featuring appearances from Lil Wayne, Mistah Fab, Gorilla Zoe, Pleasure P, Rick Ross, Mystikal, and Soulja Slim.^[2][4] Mack Maine appears on the Young Money collaboration album, including the first single, "Every Girl".^[6][7] Along with Birdman, Slim, Cortez Bryant, and other past and present Cash Money artists, he starred in Lil Wayne's Behind the Music episode, which premiered September 11, 2009.

In March 2010, Mack Maine appeared with Snoop Dogg on T-Pain's single, "Ghetto Commandments."^[8] Maine was also featured on the music video of Playaz Circle's Hit song with Lil Wayne, "Duffle Bag Boy".

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• 2012: Maine 4 President^[4]

Mixtapes[link]

• 2006: G-Series (with Curren$y)^[4]
• 2008: Mack Maine BOBO 101^[4]
• 2008: B!tch I'm Mack Maine (Freestyle 102)^[4]
• 2009: DJ Don Cannon Presents: This is Just a Mixtape^[2][9][10]
• 2010: DJ Rockstar Presents: The Laxative
• 2011: DJ Khaled Presents: Billionaire Minds 2
• 2012: Don’t Let It Go Waste^[4]

Songs[link]

• 2008: "Got Money (Remix)" (Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain & Mack Maine)^[2]
• 2009: "Always Strapped (Remix)" (Birdman feat. Lil Wayne & Mack Maine)
• 2009: "Every Girl" (Young Money Entertainment: performed by Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, & Mack Maine)^[7][9]
• 2009: "Throw It Back" (Mack Maine feat. Lil Wayne)
• 2009: "Written On Her (Remix)" (Birdman feat. Jay Sean, Flo Rida & Mack Maine)
• 2009: "Southside (Remix) (Birdman feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne & Mack Maine)
• 2009: "Ms. Parker (Young Money Entertainment: performers (Lil Wayne, Mack Maine, Gudda Gudda)
• 2009: "Girl You Nasty" (Mack Maine feat. Gorilla Zoe)
• 2010: "Ghetto Commandments" (T-Pain feat. Snoop Dogg & Mack Maine)
• 2010: "All In One Swipe" (Mack Maine feat. Rick Ross, & Birdman)
• 2010: "My Reality" (Lil Wayne feat. Gudda Gudda, & Mack Maine)
• 2011: "I Get Money" (Birdman feat. Lil Wayne, T-Pain & Mack Maine)
• 2011: "Loyalty" (Birdman feat. Brisco, Cory Gunz, Bow Wow, Lil Twist, Mack Maine)
• 2012: "Bugatti Music" (Birdman feat. Mack Maine, Brisco)
• 2011: "Every Summer" (Birdman feat. Tyga, Mack Maine)
• 2012: "Dark Shades" (Birdman feat. Lil Wayne, Mack Maine)

Featured Songs[link]

• 2009: "Come Down The Pole" (Short Dawg feat. Mack Maine)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mack Maine

• Official website
• Mack Maine on Myspace
• Non-commercial Mack Maine mixtapes