Gucci Mane CONFRONTS Foogiano After He Left 1017

Pooh Shiesty's home. Pooh Shiesty, when he signed the 1017, he signed the 1017 because he signed to Gucci Mane. The streets lit up the moment Pooh Shiesty touched down from his 5-year bid. But, something nobody saw coming went down right after. Word on the street is bro is walking away from 1017, and now Gucci Mane is furious. So, what exactly went down? Let me break it down for you. Pooh Shiesty comes home to a different world. Pooh Shiesty, government name Kwame Khalil Brown, walked out the feds around April 21st, 2026. [music] The first whisper hit the timeline through the homies. Producer Spiffo made it, slid a selfie with Pooh Shiesty onto Instagram story. The caption read, "No more free food." Pooh Shiesty's personal photographer dropped his own post the same day saying, [music] "Stay free. Welcome home, Foo." A producer pic, a photographer caption, that's how the streets got the news. Within hours, the blogs started running it. Pictures circulated of him on the outside fitted regular, smiling, flashing them grills. Dude looked relieved, looked free, looked like he ain't smell concrete in a few days and was happy about it. The 5-year bid started clicking back in May 2021. A Green County Superior Court judge handed him 5 years for violating probation. The whole thing kicked off with a December 2020 arrest in Barrow County on a felony possession charge. He posted a $50,000 bond. They strapped a monitor on his ankle. He took the monitor off. He went on the run for 3 months. The marshals scooped him in Memphis in March 2021. He took the plea. He took the time. He served every day of it. >> [music] >> April 2026 lined up clean with the back end of that sentence. Oh, yeah, that artist just got released. >> Pooh Shiesty back home. Bro, he came home at the wrong time. That's what folks was saying soon as the news hit. Bro came home at the worst possible moment. The 1017 he scribbled his name to back [music] in 2020 ain't the same 1017 sitting in front of him now in 2026. Reports got him heading straight to the booth after release. He said he missed making music more than anything else. [music] He'd been saying versions of Pooh Shiesty back all week. His main focus right out the gate was personal, linking with family, hugging up the small circle that ain't fold on him. A small detail nobody is really talking about, the truck he came home in. Footage circulating shows him hanging out the window of a small Cadillac utility truck, not a Bentley, not a Maybach, not no label-issued whip waiting at the gates, just a regular ride with the homies. That picture says a lot by itself because [music] back in 2020, his exits looked completely different. Promo shoots, chain ceremonies, tour buses. Now he home, and the welcome was modest, personal, family only. That [music] ain't an accident. That ain't a coincidence, either. But, there's one name nobody could find in any picture, any video, any IG story posted that whole week, Gucci [music] Mane. As of late April 2026, Big Guwop has put out exactly zero on Pooh Shiesty coming [music] home. No IG post, no video, no congratulations, no pull-up pic, no studio shot, none of it. That silence hit different because of what came right before it. Back in October 2024, >> [music] >> Gucci hopped on Instagram and announced he was cutting damn near everybody on 1017. He kept two, Pooh Shiesty and Pooh Shiesty. Hey, what's up, y'all? Listen, I wanted to make this announcement on 1017 yesterday, but I just seen like like my statement, my P&L with all my artists Guwop kept rolling. Been in this whole show in the industry right now, but when I looking at my P&L and me being a businessman, I think that I'm going to have to release almost all my artists except for Pooh Shiesty and Pooh Shiesty. So, Foo was one of the chosen ones, the two he was rocking with, the two he said he was building the next chapter around. That made him a top dog on the label paperwork [music] even while he was sitting on a metal bunk somewhere. Now bro is out, and the same boss that kept him [music] is the loudest no-show in the room. The contrast hits hard when you put it next to the Pooh Shiesty timeline. When Foo touched back down in 2025, Gucci was tapped in. He was sliding congrats messages. There were FDO texts. [music] There was visible label love. With Pooh Shiesty, none of that has surfaced. Crickets. No paperwork dropping him from the label has surfaced. No formal split has been announced from either side. So, [music] technically, Foo is fresh out the feds, still inked to 1017, still [music] tied to Guwop on paper, still owing whatever was on that 2020 deal. How Pooh Shiesty got on 1017 in the first place. To understand why this whole moment is hitting so deep, you got to rewind to how Foo even got on the label. The relationship started warm. It started with bread, momentum, and a phone call that flipped his whole life. In 2020, [music] Pooh Shiesty was independent out of Greensboro, Georgia, tiny town, one high school, couple thousand people total, ain't even have a Walmart. What he did have was a record called "Molly Baby Mama" that was making real noise across the South. He hit a showcase. He won [music] it. He sat down with Atlantic Records. According to him, he agreed to sign with Atlantic first. See, I I signed with Atlantic first. Okay. [music] I was I already had agreed to sign with them when I was in there. >> [music] >> And then like I took probably two steps out of the door when Gucci called. He told the rest of it himself. Like I'm right here. I agreed to sign, and everybody shaking hands, hug. Me and Boom walking out the door. I probably get to your feet. Foo answered the phone, saw Guwop's face on the screen, [music] passed the phone to his manager Boom. Boom told him it's Gucci on the line. He took the phone. Gucci told him he wanted him on 1017. He said, "Man, I want you Oh, you ain't got to talk no more. Let's deal with Boom. He get his guy. I'm 1017. Come on, man. It's Gucci. Who going to say no? That call closed the deal. Pooh Shiesty signed to 1017 Records in a joint venture with Atlantic [music] in 2020. Reports cite advance figures floating around in the millions tied to the deal, though the exact paperwork was never officially put in the public. [music] The signing was part of Gucci's relaunch of 1017, often called the new 1017. Guwop was building a new wave around Pooh Shiesty, Pooh Shiesty, Big Scar, Enchanting, Hotboy Wes, and a couple others. Atlantic handled the distribution. Gucci ran the imprint. What people forget about that 2020 wave is how fast Foo was rising before the chains came out. He was telling stories about meeting DaBaby, [music] about wanting Future on Molly remix, about being courted by every label in the building before Guwop made the call. [music] He had options. He picked 1017 because Gucci picked up the phone himself. That's the part that matters in retrospect. The relationship started with personal effort from the boss, not a contract slid through a manager. That's why the silence in 2026 reads heavier than it would for somebody else on the roster. Throwback footage from 2020 had Gucci putting chains around necks, sliding [music] watches across tables, and welcoming the young boys into the family. Pooh Shiesty linked with Guwop for what was described as their first in-person sit-down after the deal closed. Gucci was the OG. Foo was the new young prince. His first album, Gutta Baby, dropped November 26th, 2020 through 1017 and Atlantic. He was on So Icy Summer. He was on So Icy Gang Volume 1. He performed at the Parking Lot Concert Series in College Park, Georgia with the whole new 1017 lineup back in October 2020. In an interview from that period, Foo broke down the chemistry inside the building. Ah, this but this how I always felt like a label was like that. Like you know what I'm saying? Labels don't even talk. He kept going on the family vibe. We like family. No cap, like You know, I stay I'm the only one that We all on the move, you know what I'm saying? Yeah, but I'm the only one that was on the front door. That was the energy in 2020, brothers and sisters, a team locked in, Foo talking about going number one as a unit, Gucci putting chains on every neck in the room. Then December 2020 said, "Hold on." Foo got pulled over riding through Barrow County. The deputy smelled loud. They tossed the car. They found a loaded Glock 19 with a Viridian laser right where he was sitting. He was already a convicted felon from a 2015 burglary case. [music] The strap by itself was a probation violation. Bond got set at 50,000. Ankle monitor on. Stay in the [music] state of Georgia, period. He bonded out on or around December 14th, 2020. A few days later, that monitor was found melted off and tossed on the side of a road in Barrow County, about 52 miles from where they put it on him. The warrant dropped. He went ghost. 3 months later, on March 11th, 2021, the US Marshals tracked him down at a spot in Memphis on Glenview. They scooped him without no incident, sent him back to Georgia. He took the plea on May 3rd, 2021, got the 5 years on May 4th, 2021. Momentum stopped right there, cold. A signed deal, a debut album in stores, and a 5-year bid that started clicking less than a year into the contract. The 1017 he left versus the 1017 he came back to. The 1017 Foo left in 2021 was deep, roster full of new signees, compilation projects, and momentum bouncing across multiple cities. The 1017 he came home to in 2026 got two names left active. One of them is him. The other is Pooh Shiesty, locked back up in federal custody with charges that could have him on the shelf forever. Let's run the casualty list. Big Scar inked his deal in 2020 and dropped Big Grim Reaper, which moved up to number 25 on the Billboard 200 on December 22nd, 2022. The young homie passed at 22 from an accidental overdose, prescription drugs at his girl's crib, tragic. Enchanting was on So Icy Summer and a few other label projects. She passed in June 2024 from a drug overdose at 26. Her team confirmed she was taken off life support, another rough one. Hotboy Wes caught 15 years in January 2024 on multiple felony counts, including enhanced charges related to violence against the mothers of his kids. [music] He's been off the board ever since. K Shiday was reportedly cut before the big purge. She since came out talking saying the artists on the roster wasn't being handled right. Her list of mishandled artists includes herself, Pooh Shiesty, Foogiano, Big Scarr, and Enchanting. Then October 18th, 2024 came around. Gucci hopped on the 'Gram and made the call. Damn near everybody was getting cut loose. This is a decision I didn't want to make. I thought about it, you know what I'm saying? I could keep all them under the contract. He kept laying out the math. That That's just make the, you know, the unselfish decision, and you know, let them take their talents elsewhere. The names that got the boot included BiC Fizzle, Big Walk Dog, Brezden, Popp Boy Wes, Cato 2X, Lil Zay, Mac Critter, FTOSet, and TLE Cinco. Coverage from Uproxx and HipHopDX confirmed it all. Gucci said he already reached out to the artists and their lawyers. He said he was on the hunt for new talent to build around the two he kept. [music] The two he kept was both behind the wall. Look at the bigger picture for a second. Two passed away. One caught 15. Several got cut over a P&L review. >> [music] >> The two retained ones were both behind a wall when the announcement happened. That ain't the label success rate. That's something else entirely. The vibe inside the new 1017 wave looks like one of the roughest stretches for any modern rap imprint. Whether you blame the industry, the artists, [music] the management, or just bad luck, the casualty count is what it is. Foog coming home to that backdrop is heavy by itself. [music] Then the timeline got crazy. Pooh Shiesty came home around 2025 after his prior federal bid wrapped. By January 2026, >> [music] >> the energy between him and Guwop had collapsed loud and in public. Federal prosecutors allege the meeting at a Dallas recording studio on or around January 10th, 2026 was set up [music] under the cover of a contract conversation. The US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas [music] alleges Pooh Shiesty and eight co-conspirators ran an armed takeover. The criminal complaint identifies the owner of 1017 Records as RD. RD stands for Radric Davis. That's Big Guwop himself. Prosecutors allege Shiesty pulled out a black AK-style pistol from a bag and used it to make a victim sign paperwork releasing him from his 1017 deal. A victim got reportedly choked up. [music] Watches, jewelry, and bands were allegedly taken. On April 2nd, 2026, federal kidnapping and conspiracy charges came down on nine defendants, including [music] Pooh, his pops, Memphis rapper Big 30, and the rest of the crew. Max penalty, life in the feds. Around April 10th, 2026, Gucci dropped a Zaytoven-produced disc [music] called Crash Dummy. Lines from the record include, "I thought it was a business meeting, but it was a setup." And, [music] "Tell the truth, you went out like a real crash dummy. And after all that, boy, you still signed [music] to me." That last bar matters. Guwop is publicly saying Shiesty is still under contract regardless of what got signed under that AK. That's the 1017 Foogiano just walked back into. A label of two retained artists where one is in the feds facing life, and the boss is on a diss record saying the deal still stands. The rat cloud hanging over Gucci. There's another layer to this whole thing, the cloud sitting over Guwop's head right now. The thing that turns Foog's silence from casual into strategic. The conversation across podcasts and barbershops has been calling Gucci a rat over the Pooh situation. [music] The accusation centers on the federal complaint itself. The argument from critics is that Gucci's cooperation with the feds, his statements to investigators, and his decision to push the case forward made him a witness in a federal indictment. [music] One commentator broke down what that's looked like in real time. His first show last past weekend put him in a situation where the people >> [music] >> were calling him a rat when he performed. He kept rolling on the shift. This is a totally different Gucci Mane than Foogiano ever [music] met. That's the framing on the streets right now. The Gucci who signed Foog in 2020, the one putting chains in the photo op, and putting young boys on compilations, ain't the same Gucci public-facing in 2026. The dude who once was the trap mythology himself is now linked with court documents, federal cooperation, and a diss track that doubles as a public statement. Some commentators have argued this is exactly what mature business looks like. The Big Galaxy from Geto Mafia laid out the more layered take. Well, I don't know if, you know, before you went in, you know, did this man was this man in a whole messing with you? He kept going on the financial logic. Because it's easy to say, "Okay, you know, when you know, I just got out of prison and the man didn't take care of me while I was in there." The point being made was about contract recoupment. If a label fronts a young boy a multi-million dollar advance, and bro don't recoup before catching a case, the label ain't obligated to send commissary on top of the loss already on the books. Then he flipped it. >> If If If it comes out that wasn't the case, and you know, all the money was made back, everything was good, and you know, and you you you your heart is you have a black heart? >> laid out the consequences. While you in there, you made a decision, and I'm not your partner, that's a tough love. When did you have made a person think that is love? >> That's the thread Foogiano's standing on right [music] now. Public reports, though unverified by either side, have circulated saying Gucci ain't put no commissary or financial support on Foog's books during his five-year bid. Those whispers line up with what Keyshia Day and Pooh Shiesty's camp been saying out loud. If that pattern is real, Foog coming home and not seeing one welcome home post from Gucci ain't no oversight. That's the continuation of an established posture. The other angle the streets keep raising is the chain situation tied to Big Scarr's cousin. Allegations have circulated saying Gucci took back chains and pieces from family members of artists who passed. Whether that's confirmed or not, the rumor has been part of the building case people use against him publicly. Stack that with the commissary whispers, the 2024 P&L purge, and now the federal cooperation talk, and you got a public reputation that's miles away from the trap god [music] image of 2008. That shift is the context Foog is reading the room through right now. That's why the silence is reading as something heavier than casual. The same man who once said, "I see a lot of myself in them," [music] in his May 2024 podcast appearance. The same man who said, "If I'm not helping them, who's going to help them?" is now the man with no public engagement on the release of one of the two artists he picked to keep. Wicked from Geto Mafia summed up where this could end up. If this comes out if Foogiano goes on the record and saying this same type of behavior from Gucci. He paused on the implication. And then what Pooh saying the same thing, and we know what he did, which was dead wrong. I still stand on that. >> That's the public verdict pending. Two artists on the same retained list. Two artists with the same allegation. [music] One in the feds. One just home. What Foogiano does next and why it matters. So, what does Foog do? That's the real question on the table. The contract is still on paper. The deal terms from 2020 still exist. The boss has gone radio silent. The only other artist on the roster is locked up. The label is mid-renovation, and the streets watching every move. There's basically two lanes in front of him. Lane one is the lane Pooh Shiesty took, the "I ain't honoring this paperwork" route, the hostile exit. That route is poisoned now because of how Pooh ran it. Federal kidnapping charges, life on the table. Eight co-defendants. A diss from the boss saying the contract still stands. Ain't [music] nobody taking that route again. Lane two is the lane the streets been pushing, run the deal, collect the bag, drop the music, walk out clean. A commentator on No Jumper-style coverage said it plain. I think if the business is right and the paper is tight, he's going to go back. Money talks and BS is in the Olympics. The follow-up made the math even clearer. You know, listen, if the money is right, or if he feel like he got his own motion now that he's home, and he feel like Gucci's a snitch, then he's out. Other commentators went deeper on the same angle. If I was a That's [laughter] a hard position. If I was If I was Foogiano, like I said, I'mma come home, I'mma take whatever bread that this got cuz he desperate. The continuation broke down the why. I'm his only artist, so he got to put money behind me. That's the strategic read going around. Gucci got two retained artists. One is in the feds with life on the table. The other is the only one available to record, perform, and pull in label money. That gives Foog leverage he ain't have before he caught his case. Some folks arguing Gucci is now the desperate side of the deal. Gucci Mane lowkey really need you right now more than he did before. He might put all his money and resources into you right now. The flip on that came quick. >> Should take advantage of that. Run it up real quick. >> he like, "Fuck you, Gucci." That's what Pooh said. Do my little five albums and get the [ __ ] up. That's the cold business logic. Five albums on a contract. Run them. Get the bag. Walk out free at the end. But there's a reason this ain't simple. Commentators been pointing out that the streets done changed. The audience done changed. The window for a fresh-out moment is way shorter than it was back in 2021. This time is not how it used to be. Foogiano is somebody. But you go fast. They kept describing the new climate. That's the bind right there. So, people don't give a [ __ ] about tomorrow, you know what I'm saying? So, if you ain't really coming out with some that's going to catch everybody else, Five years out the game. New rappers dropping every week. Algorithm running the attention span. Rolling [music] out independent fresh out the feds is a hard ask. Taking the label bag is the cleaner play if the goal is getting paid. There's also the Greensboro factor nobody talking about. [music] Foog got a real hometown pulling for him. He been told stories about how the whole city looks at him different. He the only one from there that made it. That weight is on his shoulders. That ain't just a music career. That's a hometown legacy. Whatever lane he picks got to account for that. Going independent with no label muscle behind a comeback is risky. Staying on 1017 with a tarnished boss is risky, too. The middle ground is the buyout. Negotiate out clean. Walk away with the publishing. Build from there. That's what a smart manager would push for right now. Then there's the woman factor. Commentators noted that Keyshia Ka'oir, Guwop's wife, has been a strategic voice in his ear for years. [music] The argument is she pushes him toward business protection moves and reputation conscious decisions. She going to She's going to be in his ear about, "Baby, our reputation, our business, there's certain things need to be protected." The continuation extended the read. Cuz she held Gucci down while he was behind it. So, she has a different vantage point than most people. The argument [music] is Keyshia's going to push Guwop toward protective moves on Foo. That could mean a buyout offer. That could mean strict business only contact. That could mean keeping him on the paper >> [music] >> without ever bringing him in the same building. For Fujiano, the math is colder. He came home with a contract. He came home to a boss with a tarnished public reputation. He came home to a label of one. He got options that average fresh out artists don't have, and he got obligations the average independent artists don't have, either. The official 1017 status as of late April 2026 shows Foo is still a retained artist. No release paperwork has surfaced. No formal split has been announced. [music] Gucci ain't said nothing public about him. Foo ain't said nothing public about Gucci. That mutual silence is the loudest part of the whole story. What happens next depends on who picks up the phone first, or who refuses to, or what shows up on a record before either of them speak publicly. >> [music] >> Foo already said he missed making music more than anything. He already in the booth. The next song could be everything. The next post could be everything. The next interview from either party could rewrite the whole arc. For now, Foo is [music] home. Guwop is silent. The label got two names left, and one of them fighting for his life in federal court. The streets watching every move, and the only thing certain is whatever comes next won't look nothing like that 2020 chain ceremony where this whole thing started. Thank you for watching. If you enjoyed watching this video, click on one of the boxes playing on your screen to watch more similar content.