Gucci Mane didn't name himself after a clothing designer. He named himself after his father. Ralph Dudley, a former serviceman turned drug dealer who wasn't around much during his son's childhood, was sometimes known as Gucci. Radric Davis, his son, was Gucci's little man. That became Gucci Mane. It's not a rap name. It's a…
Stereogum — Gucci Mane didn't name himself after a clothing designer. He named himself after his father. Ralph Dudley, a former serviceman turned drug dealer who wasn't around much d... more info