Gucci Mane was allegedly kidnapped by Pooh Shiesty over a music label dispute. What happens to the recording contract now?

Earlier this year, rapper and recording executive Gucci Mane was reportedly held at gunpoint and robbed at a music studio in Dallas. Now, a motive for the crime (and the alleged culprits) has 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...