Gucci Mane’s wife has defended him after fans blamed the rapper for Enchanting’s death after he paid tribute to the musician in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
Rapper and record executive who owns the 1017 record label Gucci Mane took to social media yesterday following news of Enchanting’s passing.
Captioned under a photo of the Texas-based rapper, whose real name is Channing Nicole Larry, Gucci Mane commented: ‘So say to have to say R.I.P. to such a great young lady a true star we gone all miss you Chant’.
However, in the comment section of the post, remarks flooded in saying that Gucci Mane’s label was cursed and blaming him for the recent tragedies involving artists he represented.
One Instagram user commented: ‘Your brand has a curse’, and another said ‘Its yo fault.’
Other comments read; ‘Its just too many coincidences when we talking about Gucci’, suggesting that the rapper was to blame for her death.
Another social media user urged Gucci Mane to retire, saying: ‘Damn all yo artist passing away. You should just retire yo pen deadly.
But Gucci Mane’s wife Keyshia Ka’oir was quick to come to his defence, leaving a supportive comment on the same Instagram post.
‘Leave my husband alone!’, she said. ‘He signs these artists to help them and give them a better life! I wish it wasn’t like this! Chant we love you baby girl!’.
This comes as several artists represented by the 1017 label have suffered tragedies.
In January 2022, Hotboy Wes was arrested on a robbery charge in Texas. In April of the same year, Pooh Shiesty was sentenced to more than five yeas in prison for a gun conspiracy conviction.
Also, in December 2022, rapper Big Scarr died from an accidental prescription drug overdose. A month later, Mac Critter was arrested and charged with murder.
26-year-old Larry’s death on Tuesday makes her the latest artist of the 1017 label to suffer, after she overdosed and ended up in an intensive care unit.
The star was signed to Gucci Mane’s 1017 label until earlier this year.
‘She came to my house the last four days to get clean. She tried her best and I did everything I could to help her, she tried,’ a representative from her management team told The Shade Room, who confirmed her death on Tuesday evening.
Larry’s boyfriend, MotionGod Bandman, posted a photo of the couple on Facebook while she was still fighting for her life, with the caption: ‘You finally found that peace that you was looking for you. Y’all hurt me bad.’
Larry’s profile remains active on 1017’s website. The bio says that Larry began in music after graduating high school.
The rapper is quoted on the website as describing her style as ‘Trap-n-Blues.’
‘Other people can relate to the things I say. I might help somebody through any situation, they can listen to me and find peace,’ she said.
Larry’s YouTube page has generated four million views in total, and she has around 660,000 monthly streams on Spotify.
In 2020, Larry appeared on the mixtape Gucci Mane Presents: So Icy Summer.
In addition to her music career, Larry is also a creator on OnlyFans where she boasts over 25,000 likes.
Larry explained in a 2021 interview that she was born as an Army brat in Germany then moved to Atlanta before the family settled in Fort Worth, where she considers home.
In 2023, Larry was profiled by the Dallas Observer. She told the website about her beginnings in music in the church choir and being a cheerleader in high school.
After graduation, she worked doing hair and nails before going into hip-hop.
‘I feel like music was always something that was easy for me. I felt like I was musically inclined, always. It was something that I thought should probably put more time and effort into, because it was natural, you know, instead of trying to force a talent,’ she said.
At that time, Larry was working with producer J White who previously crafted hits for Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion and Gucci Mane.
Larry also spoke of her love of the growing number of female artists in the realm of hip-hop.
‘It’s looking hopeful for more and more women to just continue to blow up. I feel like it was a male-dominated sport, but now it’s becoming more feminine-dominated. I love that for the girls,’ she said.