Gucci Mane‘s ability to find talent is unlike many of his peers in the rap game. Throughout the years, he’s introduced artists that became megastars down the line. However, since his release from prison, he’s been searching for the next burgeoning star to take under his wing. Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Asian Doll, Mal & Quill, and Lil Wop are a few artists he previously signed to 1017 Eskimo, though not all of them are still on the roster.

Days after announcing a million-dollar deal for the next artist to sign to 1017 and it looks like Gucci Mane’s has succeeded in his search. Ola Runt has been making a serious amount of noise in Atlanta and now, he’s found a home at 1017 Eskimo. The rapper announced the signing on Twitter. “Smartest decision I ever made this the OleGuwop y’all wanted @1olarunt @a@ I ain’t signing nobody else but the next so icy girl @@@ her the streets need pick me a gutta bitch who can rap!!!!! Real Zone 6,” he announced.

The announcement of the singing comes a little over a week after he released his latest project, Mama Tried that includes his viral single, “Osborne Flow.” Surprisingly, Ola Runt marks the first rapper born and raised in Atlanta to sign to Gucci Mane’s label. Peep the signing announcement below.

Young Thug may be running the game, but he’s not interested in hogging all the success for himself. He’s a team player, whose always willing to put on new artists, regardless of how much their sound is based off the blueprint he established. Thugger has his YSL Records label to launch young talents to stardom and he achieved exactly that with Gunna. Another youngin’ has been added to the YSL roster and Thug is confident that he’s destined for greatness. 

Thug has welcomed aboard 16-year-old rapper, Yung Kayo. Rumors have been floating around about his signing for months, but it looks to be confirmed with Thug’s latest Instagram post. He shared a photo of himself (wearing an awfully-tight pair of leather pants) in the studio with Yung Kayo. In the caption, Thug claims him as “one of mine”, but before you even deem him as next up, Thug dismisses that as inaccurate. “He’s not next BTW he’s now!”, the slimefather asserted. 

If you want proof that Yung Kayo is already making moves, check his SoundCloud page. He dropped a three-track EP titled Sweet 16 last year and followed it up with two more singles, “tom brady” and “ftk”. Music isn’t the only thing that the protégé has got on his plate. According to one of his IG posts, he recently walked in the 1017 Alyx 9sm show at Paris Fashion Week.