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collaborations with Estelle, Nicki Minaj, andWyclef. The following year, he issued his “street album,” The Return of Mr. Zone 6 which featured the single “Mouth Full of Gold,” a collaboration with Birdman. In 2011, Gucci Mane decided collaborations were his thing and he released the first of two collaborative albums 1017 Bricksquad Presents ... Ferrari Boyz which he wrote and recorded with Baytl andWaka Flocka Flame with V-Nasty. The other was a follow up to his mixtape The State vs. Radric Davis. Released in 2013, The State vs. Radric Davis II: The Caged Bird Sings , offered collaborations with Migos, Peewee Longway, Rocko, Verse Simmonds, Young Dolph, Young Scooter, and Young Thug. The same year also included a falling- out with Waka Flaka Flame, a very public riff that included numerous public tweets. In late 2013, Davis landed in jail again, that time for a firearms possession charge. He took a plea that resulted in him serving two years in prison. Though he was not paroled until May of 2016, he released nearly thirty mixtapes while incarcerated. Upon his release, he again headed straight to the studio, releasing his ninth studio album, Everybody Looking , in 2016. He issued the album on his newly minted record label, Guwop Enterprises. The collaboration-infused album included recordings with Drake, Kanye West, and Young Thug. His massive mixtape-creation

Nicki Minaj collaborated with Davis on his album The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted.

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HIP-HOP & R&B