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Gucci Mane's business dealings have been called into question. The rapper's ex-girlfriend, and former label signee, Mac Bre-Z, had some harsh words for him on November 4. She claimed that she worked on several Gucci Mane albums over the years, and has yet to be financially compensated for said work. She claims that the work she did dates back two decades, and she wants her unpaid royalties. Mac Bre-Z has not been shy about her disdain for Gucci since they parted way. As such, she also leveled accusations of violence at the East Atlanta Santa.
Mac Bre-Z took to IG to make her gripes known. She detailed her in-depth connection to Gucci Mane in a lengthy post. Not only did Mac Bre-Z and Gucci date, but Mac was the first artist signed to Gucci's 1017 record label. She also alleged that she worked on Gucci's debut studio album, Trap House, and showed support for him during the rapper's 2015 murder trial. "You loved collaborating with me on your albums & mixtapes," Mac Bre-Z stated. "But I would love to get paid for my writing credits."
Mac Bre-Z pointed to Gucci Mane's post-prison rebrand as the reason why he should right this alleged wrong. "They say you changed for the better," she noted. "So why haven't you done the right thing & just compensate me for everything I'm entitled to? Everybody eating off these records but me." Mac asserted that she did not attempt to ruin Gucci Mane's career at any point, despite allegedly having the material to do so. The rapper claimed that she was physically abused by Gucci during their relationship, and kept it a secret to protect his freedom.
"When you punched me in the face I could've snitched & had you arrested while you was on bond for the murder case of Jeezy artist," Mac Bre-Z claimed. The rapper posited that she had given Gucci Mane the benefit of the doubt for long enough. "I never bad mouthed you in the media," she concluded. "Enough is enough." Mac Bre-Z recounted the incident in which Gucci Mane punched her during a 2022 interview. Footage of the altercation went viral, further bolstering the rapper's claims. Gucci has yet to respond to the new allegations regarding unpaid royalties, however.
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Kanye West is one of the most polarizing celebrities of the 21st century. He's also one of the most fascinating. He has been through so many artistic iterations and controversies that it can difficult to keep track. Fortunately, a new documentary titled In Whose Name? will do it for us. The documentary follows teenager Nico Ballesteros as he accompanies Kanye West on his various business ventures.
Ballesteros directed the documentary, which is produced by the production companies Goodfellas and Utopia. The press release for In Whose Name? promises to explore "overlapping influences of corporate exploitation, racial complexities and psychological struggles inherent in the American dream." It's a lot to deliver upon, but Kanye West's response to the doc leads us to believe it delivered. Ballesteros posted a screenshot of a text exchange with West after the rapper watched the final cut. His response was, in the classic Ye sense, dramatic. "The doc was deep," he asserted. "It was like being dead and looking back on my life."
Ballesteros took the weighty statement to heart. "This is the most profound text message I have ever received," the director wrote back. "I love you brother." Kanye West has seemingly played a much bigger role in the making of In Whose Name? than the previous documentary about him. Netflix released a three part saga titled Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye West Trilogy in 2022. The series was released without West getting a chance to see the final cut, which he revealed in a since-deleted IG post. Clarence 'Coodie' Simmons and Chike Ozah, the Jeen-Yus creators, told Digital Spy that they refused for fear of compromising their artistic vision.
"It's not an autobiography of Kanye, you know," Ozah stated. "It's not a type of documentary where it would serve the doc best for him to have ultimate control." Kanye West attended the Jeen-Yus premiere, but it's clear from his text exchange with Ballesteros that he's a much bigger fan of the upcoming doc, In Whose Name? The documentary is reported to have been shot over the last six years, and the budget is alleged to have been $1 billion. We can't wait to see what West himself saw when the doc is released.
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