Gucci Mane attends the BET Hip Hop Awards 2010 at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on October 2, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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First tweet, 8:20 a.m. (give or take a time zone): “July 2nd I’m officially changing my rap name to Guwop and retiring the great GucciMane.†Follow-up at 8:52 a.m.: “I am officially NOT chaining my name to Guwop it will officially stay Gucci Mane due to my Fans’ response … †This is exactly how Twitter is supposed to work. Congratulations to all of us.