Pooh Shiesty's Album Came Out on Gucci Mane's Label, the Deal Prosecutors Say He Tried to Escape at Gunpoint

Gucci Mane, listed as the R.D. in the court papers, owns 1017, the record label that released "All Eyes on Shiest" (Credit: Wojciech Pędzich / CC BY 4.0, cropped)

All Eyes on Shiest, Pooh Shiesty's debut album, dropped Friday, 7 August, on Gucci Mane's 1017 Global label and Atlantic Records. Prosecutors say the Memphis rapper tried to escape that deal in January. They allege he forced the label's owner, reported to be Gucci Mane, to sign a release at gunpoint.

Shiesty, born Lontrell Williams Jr., has pleaded not guilty. The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200 while he was in custody. On Thursday, 15 October, his lawyers told a court he is locked alone in his cell for all but one hour a day.