In celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary, The New York Times asked 50 different rappers to give them 50 stories about their experience within the genre. Many artists told the type of stories you'd expect. Eminem took the opportunity to praise Nas for his masterpiece debut album Illmatic. According to Hip Hop DX, Gucci Mane decided to elaborate on how Birdman inspired him to become a rapper, but it isn't in the way you'd think. It was actually Gucci Mane thinking that Birdman wasn't that talented of an artist that left him inspired.
"By the time I started trying to finance my own first tape, maybe ’99 or 2000, those were the key people I could relate to," Gucci Mane's statement begins. “Like, OK, this dude just got out of jail, and everybody in the hood listens to that. I’m going through the same things at the same time." He explains that he drew motivation from those who weren't actually that great at rapping. “I didn’t feel like Project Pat was the best rapper, but he made me feel him. I’m like, can’t be Fabolous or Lil Wayne, but I can do this. I was late in the game, but I didn’t have to be scared to try. I was going to spring break in Daytona, and it was the whole summer of Project Pat and Big Tymers. I started doing the stuff they were rapping about."
Gucci Mane's Strange Source Of Inspiration
Gucci Mane has continued releasing music prolifically ever since. He even has a new album coming out later this year. Breath Of Fresh Air is slated to arrive in October after being announced last month. The announcement followed the release of a new single called "Bluffin." The track saw Gucci Mane teaming up with Lil Baby, and also taking shots at Wack 100.
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