XXL: There was reportedly an issue with iTunes releasing Trap House III a few days later than originally planned. What happened there?
Gucci Mane: They said that some of the files we had sent to them was corrupted, so it was some sort of technical error. They apologized for it. I don’t think they did it on purpose, ‘cause they get a percentage of that too. So it was unfortunate, but it’s the No. 3 album on iTunes right now.
“Hell Yes” and “Point In My Life” are great. You’re really doing a lot with the Auto-Tune.
I love that shit man. I could do that shit good. That’s why I keep fucking with it.
The album was initially supposed to come out in July. What made you bump it up?
I really wanted to drop something before Memorial Day Weekend. I always felt like Memorial Day Weekend is the beginning of the summer, so as a strategic move I felt I needed to drop something for the hood. To coincide with people going to Myrtle Beach and people going to Puerto Rico and people going to Miami. I wanted my music to be the theme music for the summer.
You’ve dropped five mixtapes this year in addition to this album. Do you ever leave the studio?
I don’t even go to sleep. I just record 24/7. I don’t leave the studio because you never know when you’re gonna make a big song that will change the whole situation. It’s not like, ‘Tomorrow I’m going to go to the studio from 10 to 6 and the next day I’m going to go from 6 to 12, and then I’m going to make a hit the next day.’ One day I might make no songs ‘cause I might be tired or the next day you might not have no good beats. Music comes when it comes, so I always want to be around the music.