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ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 06: Rapper Gucci Mane attend the New York Knicks vs. Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on March 6, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/WireImage) Photo by Moses Robinson/WireImage
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Gucci Mane

is out of jail in time for the long weekend

Clinton Yates @clintonyates

5:15 PMWhen a rumor first crossed my desk that Gucci Mane was out of jail, I was stunned. Gucci’s relationship with the law is not one that typically keeps him a free man, so pardon us for not keeping track of his release dates. But forget all that, GUCCI HOME. According to TMZ, a judge let him out because of a mix-up on time already served. Something that only happens to Gucci.

There are people who look at him as the man with the ice cream tattoo on his face. Others who see him only as a guy who makes ratchet music from Atlanta. But to anyone really out here doing it for the culture, you understand that Gucci is the tree from which all branches grow when it comes to trap music. He has a tireless work ethic and has ushered so much young talent to the forefront in the South that it’s not absurd to compare him to Berry Gordy.

All that said, it’s time to rep Big Guwop.

You can bet he’s headed to the studio right now.

Clinton Yates is a tastemaker at Andscape. He likes rap, rock, reggae, R&B and remixes — in that order.