Big30 Backs Pooh Shiesty As Gucci Mane Takes Shots On “1017”

Big30 backed Pooh Shiesty with a message of faith as both rappers fought the federal kidnapping and extortion case tied to Gucci Mane.

Big30 posted on his Instagram Story, urging fans to keep faith in the pair as they dealt with the case. He said their music still had clubs and arenas buzzing while they faced limits on their freedom.

“I’m on house arrest you in a cell,” he wrote. He added: “NEVER GIVE UP ON US WE GOD FAVORITE.”

Gucci Mane had aired his own grievances on “1017,” the closing track from his album Against All Odds, released October 16. He aimed the song at unnamed artists, saying he put money in their pockets and helped make them stars, only to watch them act self-made.

“Y’all owe me some respect,” he rapped.

Big30 did not mention Gucci Mane in the message or say it was a response to the track.

Their links to Gucci Mane took different paths. Pooh Shiesty joined his 1017 roster and became one of its best-known acts. Big30 built his career with Moneybagg Yo’s Bread Gang and N-Less Entertainment. His past releases also carried Interscope’s name.

Big30 still worked with Gucci Mane, including on “Shit Crazy.” He and Pooh Shiesty had also been close since childhood and made music together well before this case.

Nine men were charged in the case. Federal prosecutors alleged that a January 10 meeting at a Dallas studio about Pooh Shiesty’s contract became an armed takeover. They said Pooh Shiesty pulled an AK-style pistol and forced Gucci Mane to sign papers releasing him from his deal. He was on home confinement from a prior federal gun case at the time, according to the Justice Department.

The government alleged that cash and jewelry were taken from three victims. It accused Big30, born Rodney Wright Jr., of blocking the studio door so they could not leave.

Big30 also pleaded not guilty. His lawyers argued that prosecutors had overstated his role in the case.

Pooh Shiesty’s father, Lontrell Williams Sr., was also charged. An FBI affidavit alleged that he booked the studio and told his son the signed release needed a date. His defense disputed that he joined a kidnapping plot. He pleaded not guilty, and U.S. District Judge David Godbey ordered his pretrial release in May.

Pooh Shiesty, born Lontrell Williams Jr., has also pleaded not guilty. He remained jailed after Judge Godbey denied a second bid for release in July.

His lawyers raised a new issue in an October 15 motion. As AllHipHop reported, they said he spent 23 hours a day alone in his cell and faced limits on family visits.

His trial is set for February 22, 2027.