There's controversy surrounding the new album by rapper Gucci Mane, due soon on Warner's Atlantic Records, though this has nothing to do with profane lyrics or uncleared samples. Rather the story is a dispute between Mane, his new label Atlantic, and Mane's old label Big Cat Records. Big Cat are also about to release an album of music by Mane, recorded while he was signed to them, which is annoying Mane and Atlantic because it might affect their sales. Meanwhile Big Cat are annoyed about Atlantic's plans to release single 'Freaky Gurl' because they claim doing so breaks the conditions of the major's buyout agreement on the rapper.
Commenting on their Mane release, 'Trap-A-Thon', Big Cat chief Marlon Rowe recently claimed: "People are saying the 'Trap-A-Thon' album is Gucci Mane's best so far and we agree. Even though our issues with his new label have become public, we still feel that Gucci Mane is one of the best in the game. His work on 'Trap-A-Thon', recorded last year after he was exonerated and released, is as street as it gets".
Meanwhile, on the whole 'Freaky Gurl' dispute, he told the New York Times: "They're trying to hijack my record. They have the resources and the money to create their own hits. They can work with any producer they want in the world. We're just a small independent out of Atlanta. It's not fair".