Rapper Gucci Mane to be released on bond

<p>Jailed rapper Gucci Mane and his debut album were both set to hit the streets Tuesday. On the same day his album "Trap House" hits stores, Mane was expected to post a $100,000 bond on a murder charge.</p><p>Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, was arrested Thursday on a murder charge. Police said he is accused in the May 10 shooting death of Henry Clark, whose body was found three days later in the woods near Columbia Middle School.</p><p>The 25-year-old's attorney, Dennis Scheib, said that Mane acted in self-defense. On Tuesday, Scheib criticized the DeKalb police investigation that resulted in the arrest of his client.</p><p>"Once they do some really good police work, I think some other people will be charged and this case will be dismissed," Scheib said.</p><p>Mane was expected to be released from jail on Tuesday afternoon after Scheib negotiated the bond with DeKalb prosecutors, offering testimony from a witness that his client acted in self-defense.</p><p>Officials from Mane's record label, Big Cat Records, said they did not plan to have the rapper promote his album release Tuesday in order to allow him to spend time with his family.</p><p>Mane's mother, Vicky Davis of Atlanta, said she was pleased with the bond and is hopeful that prosecutors ultimately will drop the charge. She said when her son is released she planned "30 minutes of straight hugging."</p><p>"My son is not a killer. He's passionate about his music," she added.</p><p>Scheib said his witness saw five men enter the DeKalb condominium Mane was visiting and exchange gunfire with Mane before the men escaped. It is believed that Clark was one of the five men who confronted Mane, Scheib said.</p><p>Mane did not know that any one was injured in the shooting but believed the men were associated with rival rapper Young Jeezy, his attorney said.</p><p>Jacob York, president of the Atlanta-based record label, said a dispute between Mane and Jeezy had been simmering for several months after the two artists worked on "So Icy," a hit song that Mane owns.</p><p>In early May the two had a falling out and Young Jeezy released a song during that time called "Stay Strapped or Die," which was supposedly aimed at Gucci Mane. The lyrics pledged $10,000 for anyone who would bring him the chain that Mane wears around his neck, York said.</p><p>Jeezy's publicist, Gabriel Tesoriero, did not immediately return a phone message on Tuesday.</p><p>Mane also known for the song, "Black Tee."</p>

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