Gucci Mane's New 1017 Signee Draws Amused Reactions From Fans

BYGabriel Bras NevaresPublished on August 24, 20233.0K Views

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 01: Rapper Gucci Mane performs onstage during night 2 of the 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ at Caesars Superdome on July 01, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Tennessee rapper Brezden was jokingly referred to as "Kodak White."

Gucci Mane is quite the visionary, not just in a musical sense, but as a label manager and talent-seeker in his own right. However, not all of his ideas and scouting gets excited reactions on social media; sometimes, people laugh at him seemingly missing the mark. Still, you never know the weight that an artist holds, so perhaps it's too early to tell if his latest 1017 Records signee will break through. Moreover, Tennessee rapper Brezden is Guwop's latest protégé, as the legendary trap MC announced on Tuesday (August 22). In a clip, he christens the up-and-comer with a 1017 chain.

"Y’all welcome my new artist @brezdn to #TheNew1017 this MF so hard !!!!!!!" Gucci Mane wrote in his caption. "Y’all go follow him!! Click link in bio to hear his new song WHITE FERRARI." "Shoutout to @laflare1017 for this life changing opportunity," Brezden added in his repost of the video on social media. "It’s time to take over." Given the type of music he makes and, frankly, his looks, the new artist got a lot of comparisons to Jack Harlow and was nicknamed "Kodak White" on social media.

Gucci Mane Welcomes Tennessee Rapper To 1017

"Stole this man swag," one user wrote with a GIF of Napoleon Dynamite. "Why do white rappers these days sound like they wanna be black? Its false but I guess Gucci Mane is cool with that," another wrote more seriously. Still, for as many jokes as people made about him, there were plenty of supporters looking forward to more from Brezden. "Idk he kinda slid on this one," one user commented on Twitter, with another adding "Ngl I thought he was wack until I heard that You are an L like a website(URL) that was a [fire] bar." Check out more reactions under the music video link below.

Brezden's "White Ferrari"

Meanwhile, the Alabama-born label boss isn't putting all his eggs in the Brezden basket this week. On Friday (August 25), he and J. Cole are teaming up with Mike WiLL Made-It for the single "There I Go," which has a lot of hype behind it for its star power. In any case, we look forward to seeing what Brezden can do on a song with Guwop, and for him to carve out his own lane. For more news and the latest updates on Gucci Mane, check back in with HNHH.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares

Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.