Recently I went out on a date with a girl. Eventually the conversation turned to music. She asked what I listened to. I beat around the bush, telling her that lately I had been listening to a lot of Morrissey and The Beatles, but eventually I had to be honest and admit it: I mostly listen to Gucci Mane. She had never even heard of him, but as I spoke on why Gucci had me so captivated, she became more and more interested. She said she was going to check him out, and I quickly told her not to. I told her that Gucci was more than meets the eye. She seemed confused. I told her that I would give her a crash course on the greatness of Mr. La Flare at some point in the future. She laughed and said okay.

She probably didn’t consider that I might actually be serious, but I gave it some thought over the course of the next few days and eventually realized I had so many reasons, all so important, so many songs I needed to mention, so many lyrics I wanted to hone in on, that I needed to put my thoughts down on record so non-fans could understand what has me and so many others captivated by him. So with that, I present to you, Gucci Mane For Dummies which I have arranged into 8 simple bullet points for your reading pleasure.
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