Gucci Mane’s Wife Offered $1 Million to Stop Verzuz Battle With Jeezy
Gucci Mane’s wife, Keyshia Ka’oir, revealed she tried to prevent his infamous Verzuz battle with Jeezy in 2020 by offering him $1 million not to participate. During an appearance on The Breakfast Club on Monday, Ka’oir explained her reasoning. “I told him not to. I said, ‘You’re not doing that.’ I said, ‘I will pay you $1 million not to do this,’” she said, which Gucci Mane confirmed jokingly.
Gucci Mane, however, admitted he was excited about the battle. “My catalog gonna go up. I was excited about it,” he said. Ka’oir explained she was concerned about the potential for conflict. “I don’t trust it. God forbid Jeezy gonna say the wrong thing and things pop off. I ain’t got the time. I was pregnant at home. He didn’t want me there,” she said.
The interview coincided with the release of Gucci Mane’s memoir, Episodes, published earlier this month by Simon & Schuster, as well as his 17th studio album of the same name. The album features collaborations with artists including Sexyy Red, Bossman Dlow, and OJ da Juiceman.
During the interview, the couple also discussed how they manage Gucci Mane’s mental health crises. Ka’oir described her system for preventing public incidents. “I take his apps off his phone. First thing I do is delete Instagram. I delete everything. Even if I gotta change his password, I’m changing it because I don’t need the public to know he’s having an episode,” she said. “You realize you haven’t known about any other episodes since September 13. That’s because I control that. Because, you’re not going on Instagram, you’re not going on Twitter. It’s deleted. I control everything at home. And now, before the episodes come, I catch it. So, that’s why he hasn’t had another one.”
Gucci Mane also drew comparisons between himself and Kanye West regarding managing public perception and handling personal challenges.
The discussion highlighted both the high stakes of major industry moments like Verzuz battles and the personal systems that support Gucci Mane’s mental health while keeping his family life stable.
