GUCCI! When in Rome, do as the Romans do. T.I. got caught up in a situation with the police, sat in the slammer for a hot minute and came out with some of the best material of his career with 2008's "Paper Trail." Lil' Wayne, the so-called hottest rapper alive, is getting ready to head back to slammer himself after pleading guilty to a weapons possession charge in October. So why shouldn't Gucci Mane, who's on more songs than auto tune, follow suit and get him some street cred in the slammer? Sounds like a great idea, so the rapper purposely failed to serve his community service hours, failed to attend court-ordered anger management and alcohol/drug abuse classes and failed to notify the court of his travel plans. Well, ask and you shall receive, tough guy. Last week, the rapper was sentenced to a year in prison and the streets wept. FREE GUCCI!
For this act of cunning and genius, Gucci is awarded with the Bark + Bite Jumento award. Now that he's behind bars, Gucci released this statement through XXLMag.com:
“I have accepted full responsibility for my actions and I am ready to deal with what is in front of me right now,” wrote Gucci, born Radric Davis. “Thankfully, my label is still moving forward with my album release so I will have plenty to look forward to when I get out. I am remaining positive and want my fans to know that I am grateful for their loyalty and continued support. I will get through this.”
Is "I've accepted full responsibility for my actions" the new "I've decided to spend more time with my family"? It's a non-answer that sucks up space and wastes time and every celebrity in the hot seat vomits it out.
Gucci better find a way to entertain himself for the next 12 months. If he's lucky, he'll read the Koran/Bible/Torah and come out a changed man. If he's unlucky, he'll have been forced to play Mimi in re-enactments of the "Obsessed" remix video, perform some tricks that he'd rather not talk about and come out a changed man. GUCCI!
