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2007 single by Gucci Mane

"Freaky Gurl" Single by Gucci Mane from the album Hard to Kill and Trap-A-Thon Released September 11, 2007 Genre Trap dirty rap southern hip hop Length 3:45 (original album version) 4:00 (single version) 4:45 (remix w/ Lil' Kim & Ludacris) Label Big Cat Atlantic Songwriters Radric Davis Rick James Alonzo Miller Producer Cyber Sapp Gucci Mane singles chronology "Icy" (2005) "Freaky Gurl" (2007) "Stoopid" (2009)

"**Freaky Gurl**" is a song by rapper [Gucci Mane](/source/Gucci_Mane) from his 2006 album *[Hard to Kill](/source/Hard_to_Kill_(Gucci_Mane_album))* and his 2007 album *[Trap-A-Thon](/source/Trap-A-Thon)*. The song was produced by [Cyber Sapp](/source/Cyber_Sapp) for [Big Cat Records](/source/Big_Cat_Records_(U.S._record_label)), and interpolates "[Superfreak](/source/Superfreak)" by [Rick James](/source/Rick_James), who is credited as a songwriter.[1]

Remixed and released as a single by [Atlantic Records](/source/Atlantic_Records), it debuted on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) pop chart at position 94 on October 6, 2007,[2] then rose for two months to a peak of number 62 in early December.[3] It peaked at number 19 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart at the end of October.[4] The remixed song served as the lead single to Mane's first album with Atlantic: *[Back to the Trap House](/source/Back_to_the_Trap_House)*.

## Remix

The remix features [Lil' Kim](/source/Lil'_Kim) and [Ludacris](/source/Ludacris). [Nicki Minaj](/source/Nicki_Minaj) also remixed the song under the name "Wanna Minaj?" for her mixtape *[Sucka Free](/source/Sucka_Free)*. Her remix features Mane's chorus, Lil' Kim's verse and new verse by Minaj.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Lawsuit

The song sparked a lawsuit by [Atlantic Records](/source/Atlantic_Records) against Marlon Rowe, CEO of [Big Cat Records](/source/Big_Cat_Records_(U.S._record_label)). Mane had been signed to Big Cat and had released *Hard to Kill* in 2006 with "Freaky Gurl" on it, with little success. Mane jumped to Atlantic, buying out his Big Cat contract for $300,000 plus royalties. Mane and Atlantic remixed the song with original producer Cyber Sapp, and released the new version as a single in September 2007. When the remix entered the charts, Rowe quickly put together another Mane album—*[Trap-A-Thon](/source/Trap-A-Thon)*—to capitalize on Mane's new fame, using the original mix of "Freaky Gurl" and Mane's rejected songs that had not made the album cut in 2006. Mane asked his fans not to purchase *Trap-A-Thon*, saying it was "unfinished and does not represent who I am today as an artist." Atlantic sued Rowe for interfering with their album project *[Back to the Trap House](/source/Back_to_the_Trap_House)*, which carried the popular remix. Big Cat argued that the remix was based on a song they still owned, and that Sapp used the original multi-track recordings to produce the remix without permission.[5] Rowe and Atlantic resolved their dispute with a "seven-figure deal" benefiting Rowe at the end of 2007.[6]

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Chart (2007) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[7] 62 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 19 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[9] 12 US Pop 100 (Billboard)[10] 84 US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[11] 20

### Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 83

## Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["BMI | Songview Search"](https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Search?Main_Search_Text=freaky%20gurl&Main_Search=Title&Sub_Search=Please%20Select&Search_Type=all&View_Count=100&Page_Number=0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Hot 100 Chart"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2007-10-06). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Gucci Mane"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/gucci-mane/chart-history/hsi/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gucci Mane"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/gucci-mane/chart-history/bsi/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NYT_5-0)** Leeds, Jeff (October 2, 2007). ["Rapper's Old Label Cries Foul Over a New Version of His Hit"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180429222121/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/arts/music/02gucc.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin). *The New York Times*. Archived from [the original](https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/arts/music/02gucc.html) on April 29, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Big Cat Records, Gucci Mane Ink Seven Figure Deal with Atlantic"](https://allhiphop.com/news/big-cat-records-gucci-mane-ink-seven-figure-deal-with-atlantic/). 11 December 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Gucci_Mane_7-0)** "[Gucci Mane Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Gucci-Mane/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Gucci_Mane_8-0)** "[Gucci Mane Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Gucci-Mane/chart-history/BSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrapsongs_Gucci_Mane_9-0)** "[Gucci Mane Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Gucci-Mane/chart-history/RAP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-US-Pop-100_10-0)** ["Gucci Mane – Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160316005431/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gucci-mane-mn0000545523/awards). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gucci-mane-mn0000545523/awards) on March 16, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrhythmic_Gucci_Mane_11-0)** "[Gucci Mane Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Gucci-Mane/chart-history/TFC)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs). *Billboard*. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-United_StatesGucci_ManeFreaky_GurlsingleCertRef_13-0)** ["American single certifications – Gucci Mane – Freaky Gurl"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Gucci+Mane&ti=Freaky+Gurl&format=Single&type=#search_section). [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America). Retrieved July 28, 2023.

v t e Gucci Mane Discography Studio albums Trap House (2005) Hard to Kill (2006) Trap-A-Thon (2007) Back to the Trap House (2007) Murder Was the Case (2009) The State vs. Radric Davis (2009) The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted (2010) The Return of Mr. Zone 6 (2011) Everybody Looking (2016) The Return of East Atlanta Santa (2016) Mr. Davis (2017) Evil Genius (2018) Delusions of Grandeur (2019) Woptober II (2019) Ice Daddy (2021) Breath of Fresh Air (2023) Mixtapes Chicken Talk (2006) The Burrprint (2009) Burrrprint 2 (2010) Trap Back (2012) I'm Up (2012) Trap God (2012) Trap God 2 (2013) Trap House III (2013) The State vs. Radric Davis II: The Caged Bird Sings (2013) Trap House 4 (2014) Trap God 3 (2014) East Atlanta Santa (2014) 1017 Mafia: Incarcerated (2015) Brick Factory 3 (2015) Trap House 5 (2015) Woptober (2016) Droptopwop (2017) El Gato: The Human Glacier (2017) East Atlanta Santa 3 (2019) Collaborative mixtapes Ferrari Boyz (2011) BAYTL (2011) Big Gucci Sosa (2014) Extended plays Free Bricks 2K16 (Zone 6 Edition) (2016) 1017 vs. the World (2016) Singles "Icy" "Freaky Gurl" "Wasted" "Spotlight" "Lemonade" "Bingo" "Gucci Time" "1st Day Out tha Feds" "Back on Road" "Champions" "Both" "Tone It Down" "I Get the Bag" "Cocky" "Solitaire" "Kept Back" "Wake Up in the Sky" "Love Thru the Computer" "Big Booty" "Rumors" "Publicity Stunt" "Blood All on It" "Serial Killers" "All Dz Chainz" "King Snipe" "06 Gucci" "Pissy" "Bluffin" "There I Go" Featured singles "Make tha Trap Say Aye" "Break Up" "LOL :-)" "I Get It In" "Pretty Girls" "Steady Mobbin" "I Just Wanna Party" "Prolly" "Black Beatles" "Party" "Good Drank" "Slippery" "Down" "Fetish" "Lit" "Do Re Mi" (Remix) "Pineapple" "Bacc At It Again" "Enzo" "With You" "Like That" "Muwop" "Don't Like Me" "Us vs. Them" Other songs "Pussy Print" "Curve" "Pricey" Related 1017 Records

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