“In 2009, “First Day Out” was defiant. Gucci had been in and out of jail and was rendering the grimmest parts of Zone 6 in jarring detail, but was better known to national audiences for his love of language, his onomatopoeic ad-libs, or for his ability to channel joy. He was at the height of his commercial powers: Warner was planning The State v. Radric Davis, and by the end of the year “Wasted” an”
