Grown Man

Album: The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted (2010)
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Songfacts®:

  • In November 2009, Gucci Mane was sentenced to 12-months in Georgia's Fulton County Jail for violating his parole mandates. Released in May 2010, Gucci released a series of mixtapes and laid down tracks for The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted. In this song the rapper expresses his newfound growth and mental freedom. "That's a special song on the album," Gucci told MTV News. "It talks about the transition from getting out of jail, then making mistakes in your life, sharpening your focus, taking responsibility for what happened in your life."
  • This song features British R&B songstress Estelle who is best known for her hit "American Boy."

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