Amidst all the news and conjecture about Lil Wayne’s health, another major rap story is exploding tonight. Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame — friends, frequent collaborators for years, and partners in the 1017 Brick Squad crew — are apparently embarking on what could be a bitter feud. About an hour again, Gucci twee...

Earlier this week, for about half an hour, Gucci Mane officially changed his name to Guwop, announcing the change on his Twitter: “Thanks Fans, for 8 years as Gucci now it’s Wop turn.” It didn’t last long because Gucci’s fans’ predictable Twitter freakout changed his mind, and Guwop bec...

For 30 minutes, he was planning on becoming known as 'Guwop' - before his fans revolted

A couple of months into the year, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that Atlanta’s 1017 Bricksquad crew are pretty much determined to dominate the street-rap landscape. Since the year started, we’ve already heard strong mixtapes from Young Scooter, Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane, and Young Thug. (Maybe there was a ...

Real talk: There have been more good mixtapes than good albums in 2013. I don’t know that there’s been a single out-and-out classic, but every week I have to make a seriously difficult decision when I pick a single tape for this column, and this week was harder than most. Iamsu! and Problem, maybe the [...]