Early this year, rapper and recording executive Gucci Mane was reportedly held at gunpoint and robbed at a music studio in Dallas, Texas. Now, a motive for the crime (and the alleged culprits) have been revealed: A rapper signed to Gucci Mane’s label wanted out of his contract.
Rapper Pooh Shiesty, whose real name is Lontrell Williams Jr., has been signed to Gucci Mane’s record label 1017 Records since 2020. According to a criminal affidavit written by FBI agent Brittany Garcia, Williams was unhappy with his record deal and invited Gucci Mane, legal name Radric Davis, to a meeting to discuss the terms of his contract.
The not-so-perfect crime
According to the affidavit, Williams arrived at the meeting location, a recording studio in Dallas, with eight accomplices, including his father Lontrell Williams Sr. and fellow rapper Rodney Wright Jr., aka Big30. There, he presented Davis with paperwork that would release him from his contract. When Davis refused to sign it, Williams produced “a black AK-style pistol” from his bag and pointed it at Davis, demanding that he sign the release paperwork. Davis did so, while Wright filmed him with a cellphone.
Once the paperwork was signed, Williams took Davis’ wedding ring, watch, earrings, and cash. Two of Davis’ associates were reportedly also held at gunpoint and robbed by Williams’ accomplices, with one individual, identified in the affidavit as “M.M.”, being “choked from behind to the point of nearly losing consciousness.”
The affidavit claims Wright then blocked the door to the studio lobby, preventing Davis and the other victims from leaving. They were then forced to leave the building through a side entrance and escorted to their vehicle.
Williams and the eight other suspects are now facing federal charges in relation to kidnapping and robbery at gunpoint. They face life in prison if convicted.
The future for Pooh Shiesty’s contract with Gucci Mane’s label
Williams’ scheme to get out of his recording contract apparently didn’t go according to plan, with the victims’ reports, security camera footage, and the fact that he was wearing an ankle monitor during the crime leading to his arrest. But whether or not Williams lands in prison, what will happen to his recording contract?
