Zaytoven: Gucci Mane is the Boogieman of Hip-Hop, Nobody Stands Up to Him

Zaytoven stopped by VladTV to talk about the rumors surrounding Gucci Mane being a clone, what it's like being around Gucci Mane, the artists Gucci has helped put on and much more. Zaytoven told us that both he and Gucci Mane sat back and laughed at the clone rumor, and he added, "It's a real good Marketing Strategy it's making people really pay attention... its intriguing people... we both laughed at it." Zaytoven said Gucci Mane is using the clone theory to his advantage and playing on the fact that he's new and improved.
Vlad also brought up that Charlamagne The God coined Gucci Mane the "boogie man of hip-hop" and Zaytoven agreed, "I think that's what makes Gucci Mane so special, you got a lot of rappers talking about this and that... but Gucci is that guy that when you see him or be around him, he really is that guy... he's an intimidating guy." Gucci's larger than life demeanor and 6'4 physic play a big part in why he would be considered the boogie man of hip-hop. In a cutback to a throwback clip of French Montana talking about hanging with Gucci Mane, French explained Gucci Mane went at someone in front of him so bad French had to leave the room. Zaytoven laughed and said that's what Gucci Mane does.
Zaytoven and Vlad also spoke about Gucci Mane's ear for talent and all the artists he's put on including, Young Thug, Nicki Minaj, French Montana, OJ Da Juiceman, Waka Flocka, Young Scooter, Migos, and many more. "Even if he didn't put you on he was very influential in a lot of guys careers... he done put video guys on, producers..." Zaytoven is just as involved with putting artists on as Gucci is because Gucci trusts his ear. "If he sees me working with like Migos... he automatically gonna say Zay bring them up here..."
Check out the clip above.

[@J.Dhillon]

When you get called for a interview but all the questions are about your best friend lol

[@clharris7211]

Just like the Outlawz or Junior Mafia, every single interview you do the questions are about Tupac and junior mafia they only wanna know about Biggie

[@General_Klytus]

zatoven looks like a Xbox avatar

[@2LosMarley2]

LEADER lol

[@germainerucker9414]

Lmao😭😭😭😭

[@sunless]

Looooool you didn't have to do my man like dat 😂😂😂

[@SilenceBeat1]

Toooooo funny bruhhhhh😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@meriodaniel]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nuwandax1970]

"Gucci is smart, sharp, intelligent, educated, oh and let's not forget he's pretty witty too. On top of all that he's very clever, wise and just overall bright." - Zaytoven

[@nataliehenderson8657]

He speaks highly of Gucci a true friend

[@philipfowler8843]

Before he killed someone for self defence, he was the boogeyman. Dude is treated like a legend in these streets

[@bluedoe8086]

Gucci at this point is a legend

[@bluedoe8086]

🔥🔥🔥

[@christopherallen7549]

True

[@marquespowell2661]

Yep

[@TheDaejuan]

been that

[@sheedluciano]

😂😂😂

[@CamboyGDubbz]

Zaytoven looks like a mix of Omarion, Usher, and the dude from B2K that nobody remembers....

[@TATMrShaft]

And Mo Williams

[@JDeonH1992]

😂😭😂😂

[@PCurtGaming]

lmao usher and mo williams for sure

[@bornstar7916]

lol y'all funny

[@theygg1]

lol u ain't lying

[@DaBesFish16]

its kinda interesting that zaytoven is as big as he is now, with zero tattoos and essentially no jewelery. humble dude

[@taylorbridges5648]

Bank account like 1,000,000,000,000 tho 😄😅🤣

[@djrj6668]

So no tatoos and not wearing jewelry that day = humble. Lol man the way people think they know these celebs

[@datguy1569]

It's because he's big into the Lord he spoke on it that he was playing for his church during the time he was recording with Gucci and he still plays for his church.

[@GibbzyDan]

I was saying something looked off about him then I realized his forearms are clean lololololol

[@MagDumpTrashThump]

Gucci in yo favorite rapper nightmares

[@gn7858]

Not Chief Keef, but aye those my favorite 2 of all time. The amount of people they influenced this generation with Weezy is ridiculous and all 3 of them are top 5 influential rappers of all time

[@juniorpinkney9464]

Waka ain't scared of that nigga.....Jeezy neither. Gucci a real nigga tho. 🐐 status💯

[@G-unitsoldier_94]

Omarion trippin

[@KivonD1992]

Lmao

[@tmason995]

+Ken C lmao

[@kingvamppp]

w

[@karlieredd8863]

+Ken C you fool for that! The crazy thing about it, he do.

[@rashadbeckham7141]

Mo Williams from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

[@yeahisaidit5633]

gucci s real street nigga everyone in dallas texas especially young niggas say he's they favorite rapper !

[@winnerswonyourbitch5719]

wtf? everyone look at this paid off comment

[@tmason995]

+Gordon Shumway lol

[@killjerkz]

Everybody everywhere look up to Him and Wayne

[@johnsmithjr.1731]

that's why Houston nigas be the realest fuck Dallas

[@dageeway9671]

+John smith Jr. fuck Houston nigga

[@laninja69]

“Instead of saying boo he says burr and everybody jumps” 😂😂 I’m fucking weak

[@shaepowell2324]

I Love how Gucci Redeemed himself. One if the Greatest come back stories of all time. A definition of redefining ones self.

[@chi-nation7686]

It's crazy how many rappers Gucci put on

[@user-wt7ed3oe1t]

Respect is heavy here in DETROIT

[@kilothadon118]

I thought his name was Gucci mane now it's boogie mane 😂😂😂😂

[@Deadwaverxse]

Mo williams lookin azz boyy

[@lebronshairline4768]

real talk, lmao

[@sensethevillen]

Stop playing with zay. pay all yo bills with one check

[@johnboye211]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@Thasourpurpman]

Im sleep lololololol

[@chasehazzard945]

+Sense The Villen 🌽🌽🌽

[@Internetsboifriend]

Great content being in the west I feel like I hear Zay beats, but never really put a face with him which is crazy bcuz he do soooo many hits or at least street hits. Big up Zaytoven you have love in the 303rd Denver the mile high city.

[@moneybagz617]

If Dej Loaf had a beard lol...

[@laninja69]

Now I can’t unsee it

[@meriodaniel]

Damn u💀😂

[@casinoredd8120]

Zaytoven can really claim he started the trap beat movement

[@Luis-sg5vc]

Casino Redd Lex Lugar did no cap

[@mistainkredible4055]

Mr collipark

[@shoottokillrecordz]

Memphis underground... year 1991-1999 Triple Six Mafia, Dj Spanish fly, Tommy Wright III, Hard D, Dj fela, Mack DLE, Criminal Mafia are just a few of the guys who started trap! Stop talking shit if you dont have knowledge!

[@obeypooh74]

@@Luis-sg5vc nah you must forgot this nigga been making trap beats since the late 90s /early 2000s so how redd and lex started nah zay trump did redd came out a lil after lex didn’t come till 2009 or 2010

[@brokefun7545]

@@shoottokillrecordz Spanish fly the OG

[@Dwaynesname30]

This is how you speak on somebody when they're not around .. Another pointer when asked about another grown mans situation you say I don't know . It keeps you in the clear and away from being thought of as a hater or suspect in any future doings

[@moroent1003]

Zaytoven sounds like the Atlanta version of big Sean

[@prophecy9521]

He's a very mature man we need more people like him in Hip-hop.

[@devilmate969]

Now im waitin on the updated gucci interview

[@hellomoto8432]

"I think Slim Jesus would stand up to Gucci Mane" -Vlad

[@macmaoni7693]

7:14 neeeeew sound effect for your beats ahaha

[@ksifcnwjwxusjsh6693]

Thru the roof

[@jai3064]

My favorite rapper alive hands down!!!

[@InterstateStunna]

Charlemagne the first person to say gucci the boogie man of hip hop

[@winnerswonyourbitch5719]

and now vlad TV wack ass

[@gordonshumway6128]

facts

[@xredgreenbluex]

Watch the video dumb niggas 2:40 he gives him credit

[@trapkingsoflossantos8017]

Shit barred

[@oshearichiee6245]

do a updated Gucci mane interview

[@phillykrisko4231]

Zaytoven the TRUTH!!!

[@andrewterry8545]

He was on point wit gucci new slang like dis my guy 😂😂😂 !!!

[@JoE-hv7rg]

Gucci Mane stories never get old, I could listen to them all day long.

[@JayTheRealest1]

Every time I look at him during this interview I think of that pic of Dej Loaf sitting on the coach in a white fur coat.

[@stoneyb.datzme5365]

Gucci always been my inspiration

[@jacobl.743]

10:21 He's right. I'd say Lex Luger and Southside was bigger influence on Waka's career than Zaytoven

[@sofianaba5761]

Zay and wop is the best duo in hip hop fr fr

[@dailytitan8379]

Zay u r hands down greatest producer ever

[@youngnick1800]

Shit he put Gucci on with his beats

[@presbyterospayola9597]

this the biggest USPA win ever

[@demetriusmaston7754]

😭🤯🤕☠️

[@Nine2sixx]

Facts

[@swagthabeats]

You have some good, safe answers Zay

[@bcole1637]

they always say its the quiet ones you gotta watch out for

[@honestopinion8274]

Zaytoven and Chingy got the same voice

[@Tee409]

whattt I didn't know he was 6'4 😍

[@nedandfred23]

When he described trynna check Gucci it seem like he walked out to the car and popped the trunk and got the heat cuz he pulled a Martin and said "maaannn you so crraaazzzyy" LMAO

[@718-]

I still need that BURRRRock Obama mixtape back, one of the best lowkey mix tapes that Gucci dropped

[@cmoneytheman]

zay only trap producer to get a real interview

[@JonCail24]

damn Charlemagne evolved

[@jacklyons7960]

Legendary story 😍😍😍😍😍

[@14zoneroama]

What kind of glasses are those?

[@eyin8765]

why the whole interview he asking about gucci

[@lennonmyers5171]

Damn...He gotta be kin to Usher some kinda way...

[@ohhKilla]

It's funny how they acknowledge what people say 😂😂 Zay and Gucci are the best

[@ddollardom]

truth

[@pmoneyrax]

is that a uspa shirt?

[@gststg64849]

Omarion can't afford Ralph? Smh

[@jamest013jones]

u tried

[@Biznist]

+James Jones 😂😂

[@its_dade]

Exactly what I said. Dafuq he wearing USPA for? 😂

[@BlackJohnnyCage]

Nigga, Rocko pulled up on Gucci.

[@nismokali]

He ain't even know it lol

[@joshualawson22]

Rocko just wrote a statement on someone so stfu

[@Scoe91Til]

Gucci ain't do shit to him.

[@norap71]

Zay knows that situation better than all of us...since he knows both of them

[@Cristatic]

Cuz Rocko cool with Gucci thats why he pulled up but Gucci pulled a pistol out on Rocko and he ran

[@rightcoast7049]

The whole clone thing was great for Gucci. Everybody was talking about it and paying attention to him.

[@josephroberts2555]

They want saying clone. They was saying he was a body double like it's not the real guy it's a different guy who took his place. But whatever they fail to mention that side of that theory.

[@tgkmack103]

“I was the one who actually gave him the nickname Gucci mane” -TKKIRKLAND

[@CHIEFS_DYNASTY_]

no. his grandpa was nicknamed gucci too

[@lilnickc10]

STANLEY CUP his pops

[@output1279]

THE GAMING KVNG you a lie that’s his daddy name

[@iDelontee]

Is that USPA

[@thewildmanjoeburns]

mind blowing

[@cdubb8185]

oh this my guy lol... sounding just like gucci

[@dariog36th]

Three people that were way harder than Gucci were Eazy E and Soulja Slim but they're dead. C Murder also but he's locked up.

[@vincecarter9700]

True, I agree definitely bout E and Murder

[@david-um9bx]

boosie

[@yayo4478]

How do you measure who is hardest..well first you would have to personally know all of them

[@onlinesmurf]

Mc Hammer was hard too. That dance crew would stomp you out then bust a move on you and I'm serious.

[@bassoonman2000]

The cloning rumors expose the ignorance of certain groups in our community.

[@jody6reeze537]

he knew how old Gucci Was off top

[@2pac380]

U know i fuck wit ZaytoVen we go way bach

[@dailytitan8379]

Big shout to Zay. Him and Gucci best producer-artist combo ever hands down.

[@AnnaLexi]

*_Love 💕 that Keyshia is married to Gucci!! I think 🤔 she had made him a better person.. Love ❤️ them together!!_*

[@mackdaddy435]

Anna Lexi one thing about the industry it’s a lot of fake shit goin on .....believe dat

[@THEBIGGESTSCUMBAG]

LEGEND

[@thisislucidify]

L For Misspelling Boogeyman

[@markgorman9325]

When Vlad first says about gucci been a clone, look at zay he takes a big gulp why is that

[@scooterloc9832]

He go on the uspa smh cmon zay

[@wes1hoskins]

Who cares

[@EDhardyRockin]

Imagine glowing up so damn hard. It’s beyond people comprehension and the likelihood of a clone is more believable.. 🍦

[@Newbornvintage18]

Arms crossed for a reason

[@nuknuknuk111]

musiq soulchild seriously needs to chill out in this interview

[@edgararmenta9855]

get an interview with Gucci and his mother ,let's see what she has to say.

[@iDelontee]

Zaytiggy!!

[@jsamchok]

Is this the guy from Ballers?

[@mizzanderson89]

when Omarion get into gucci's click?

[@isrealcoates1323]

Waka stand up dey was always fighting

[@intro2society]

funny i just heard that game and somebody else wanted to fight him and he never responded

[@lowkd5465]

What kinda shades he got looks fresh??

[@Guffie27]

Usher+ Omarion= Zaytoven

[@jaymoney6233]

Lol I'm 3 years late but I can't unsee this shit now 😂😂😂

[@Guffie27]

Jay Money 🤣🤣🤣

[@normabarros3124]

You don't only have to be cloned only at birth is that what they told you. ....lol

[@WrestlingSimulations12]

Wasn't there a video of some guy trying to fight Gucci at the mall?

[@germainerucker9414]

Dont quote me on this but i think gucci whooped his ass🤔

[@TheDynamicJAB]

Didn't Charlamagne already say this?

[@hahahayess]

I've been hearing this since 2005. What exactly is it about Gucci that terrifies people?

[@G-unitsoldier_94]

Just because he killed jeezy mans in self defense

[@dierichbuck2928]

Just because he's like one of the only rappers that actually killed somebody

[@ItsLorV2]

+DaeJon Buckner No he's not lol I can name PLENTY of rappers that caught bodies and in jail for life right now. Gucci is nothing special

[@larrybaygaming]

theres not many popular rappers you can name that are actually about the life they preach. Plus he aint that right in the head. This the same dudes that busted dudes heads with bottles for almost nothing and threw people out of moving cars. So he wont even think about it, he'll just handle you

[@ichris2011]

Idk about now but before he went to jail that man was not right in the head you could see it just looking at his face. That plus the fact that he killed jeezy's dude, beat the case then rapped about it solidified his boogeyman status lol

[@jerrellvarence4432]

he favor shawty lo, low key Rip LO

[@kenuffff]

nice yachtmaster

[@ccccchhhhh]

*Zays a legend*

[@peteywheat13]

the real Gucci mane Laflare rap so quickly, where is the Bart chain that cost him $150,000

[@DesignzRUs]

dude u say he a clone cuz of a chain missing? lmaooo

[@winnerswonyourbitch5719]

+Designz R Us really where all those chains?

[@DesignzRUs]

WInners #WonYourBitch they cant be put up? why wear old shit? and you really think that chain couldnt be remade if gucci was a clone? lol

[@peteywheat13]

+Designz R Us no, not a clone but not the original him as well, ya voice, bone structure, and height won't change in prison. plus its too many double meaning lyrics out here on the "Gucci Clone" subject

[@peteywheat13]

+Designz R Us plus, that was just a old Gucci line from a song

[@MysteryUnfold]

Stealing quotes from Charlamagne I see...

[@easybreezybeautifulthugger9995]

need a hoodrich Pablo juan Zaytoven mixtape

[@JayTheRealest1]

Zaytoven looking like Ron Newt. Look at those Ron Newt Vlad interviews and tell me they don't look like father and son. Same crispy ass S-curl and everything.

[@1017squirrel]

didn't he put on pee wee longway and young dolph?

[@giovannimartinez3089]

yup

[@younglo4793]

not young dolph

[@giovannimartinez3089]

+Young Lo he kinda did cause young dolph been around for a good minute. he didn't get noticed til after the East Atlanta Memphis tape. that tape really spread the word on who dolph was

[@chicagokingryan5591]

+Young Lo preach helped Dolph go national DolTiggy🐬🎹

[@giovannimartinez3089]

+Chicago King Ryan true but so did "Best Friend" with Thug. doesn't change the fact that Gucci put him on

[@MrWhiteTooCold]

damn I didn't know gucci was that damn tall

[@fairplayterrific147]

Word....

[@juniorpinkney9464]

Nigga like 6'5......black af and ignant....lol.... 🐐 status tho

[@jaymoney6233]

@@juniorpinkney9464 Quit all that cap bruh 6'2 aint no damn 6'5 smh yall fanboy ass niggas love to boost yall fav rappers!

[@LucasPenido]

Gucci is my role model!

[@BlackJohnnyCage]

I think Zaytoven is related to Me. 😂

[@cloroxbleach2079]

"It ain't Ralph though!"

[@337savage5]

Uspa: u still playing around 😂😂

[@gewmontana1642]

long live bankroll fresh

[@jabbacoola1]

First question made him nervous