Even though Pooh Shiesty often gets the attention
for being one of the most savage rappers from Memphis,
his childhood friend Big 30 is also just as crazy.
Here is a closer look at the criminal history and career of Choppa Gang general Big 30:
the Demon of Memphis.
Memphis is a wild city that has produced some of the most legendary names in hip hop.
From veterans like Three6ixMafia and 8ball and MJG to Yo Gotti and Young Dolf
to the newer generation of rappers like Key Glock, Moneybagg Yo, Pooh Shiesty, and Big 30,
Memphis has produced some major talent.
But part of what inspires the music is the real struggle
that those growing up in low-income neighborhoods of the city have gone through.
Both Pooh Shiesty and Big 30 grew up together on the Southside of Memphis
and together they’ve taken the industry by storm with their unique flow and raw lyricism.
But, before breaking into the music industry,
Shiesty and Big 30 were running the streets of Memphis
by leading the Choppa gang, a local crew they created.
From an early age, Big 30 was a menace.
He was kicked out of school for disruptive behavior
several times before even making it to high school.
He eventually went to an alternative school but that didn’t help much,
and he would continue to get into trouble.
At some point, he linked up with his childhood friend Pooh Shiesty,
who was heading down the same path that he was
and they both started going crazy in the streets together.
They would assemble a crew with their friends Lil Hank and Choppa Wop
and call themselves Choppa Gang.
Together they would terrorize the streets of Memphis
and become one of the most respected neighborhood gangs in the area.
Big 30 would rise in the ranks to become one of the most feared shooters in south Memphis
and his name is even a reference to his favorite gun.
Choppa Gang quickly grew in numbers as they continued to gain respect in the streets
and not before long, they were becoming a major movement.
So, with their city already behind them,
Shiesty and Big 30 decided to hop in the booth and start making moves in the music industry
instead of just the streets.
They were inspired by rappers like Kodak and Chief Keef
to find a way out of the hood through music and started writing their own tracks
about the struggles of coming up out of Memphis.
But early on, rap wasn’t paying the bills,
so they were still making money in the streets to finance their careers.
Those street activities would eventually get Big 30 locked up.
In January 2018, Big 30 would get arrested for reckless endangerment
and possession of a weapon, alongside a friend named Marcus Walker.
Police reports show that they were accused of shooting into their own building
and that bullets ended up going through at least three different apartments.
The cops arrived and arrested Big 30 and Walker,
even though a friend told neighbors that they were just playing around with the guns,
and weren’t shooting at anyone on purpose.
But a neighbor spoke to police and said that the bullets only missed them by a few feet
and could have killed someone.
So police had to arrest Big 30 and his homie for reckless endangerment and gun charges.
But he wouldn't be locked up for long
and would get right back to rapping once he got out.
He dropped his debut track Breaking News in 2018,
alongside K Shiesty, Choppa Tee, and of course Pooh Shiesty.
Choppa Gang would then go on a spree
and start dropping singles that started to build them a buzz in the city.
He and Shiesty would drop tracks like Hell Night and Choppa Talk that went viral.
They would also link up with other popular Memphis artists
like Blocboy JB and Moneybagg Yo,
which helped them get more attention on a mainstream level.
Big 30 ended up linking up with Moneybagg Yo through his cousin,
who he knew from the hood.
After they met it was all love
and Big 30 ended up singing to Moneybagg through CMG, Yo Gotti’s label.
This gave him the professional connections and mentorship he needed to succeed in the rap game.
But at the same time,
his homie Pooh Shiesty would be building his own network in the industry
but they still continued to collaborate on tracks and satisfy their day-one fans.
After Big30 signed to Moneybagg Yo,
Shiesty would find his own mentor and sign a deal with the Trap God himself,
Gucci Mane.
Shiesty secured a deal with Gucci’s 1017 label in April 2020,
putting Choppa Gang on the map
and making him and 30 two of the hottest up-and-coming artists from Memphis.
The reason their strategy worked so well is that they each found their own lane
and didn’t try to piggy back off the success of each other.
They also used their fan bases and connections in the industry to help each other.
It seemed to work because the two rappers were on their way to taking over the game.
But, just as they were reaching the top,
Big 30 would face more trouble with the law
and was arrested on drug charges in Alabama in late 2020.
Police say that around 4:00 am on October 1st,
police officers from the narcotics unit in Jefferson County, Alabama
pulled over a Ford Expedition rental car that was traveling west on I-22.
The driver of the car was a man identified as L. Foster from Decatur, GA,
and Big 30 was in the passenger seat.
The two were driving from Atlanta to Memphis when they were pulled over.
After searching the car, police found $17,000 cash, a loaded Glock 40 handgun,
promethazine, codeine, and some weed bagged up for individual sale.
Foster was only charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana,
but records showed that Big 30 was an alleged gang member with pending charges in Tennessee.
So, he was charged with felony possession of marijuana,
drug paraphernalia, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
He would be kept in jail for a few days but would be back on the streets in less than a week.
He dropped his first day out freestyle that quickly racked up millions of views
and let the world know that Big 30 was back.
But even though he’d made some friends in the industry,
Big 30 was also starting to gain some enemies.
In June 2020, the rapper would have a brief feud with his best friend’s mentor Gucci Mane.
In a now-deleted Instagram post,
Big 30 posted a photo of himself alongside Pooh Shiesty and Gucci
at what appears to be a music video shoot being filmed beside a pool.
The caption of the post said “3751017 BLLLRD”.
Pooh Shiesty commented “Big 3 CEO’s” on the post with a bunch of heart emojis.
But Gucci didn’t have the same energy and commented
“Cap stop posting me dude we met once”.
This comment must have been pretty devastating to Big30,
who probably grew up idolizing Gucci, just like most street artists of his generation.
Big 30 would respond with a cryptic message on social media
that showed him flexing with a huge wad of cash alongside the caption
“What type a n**** get mad cause a n**** can’t sign too them,
you n**** lame as hell boy”.
Although he didn’t mention Gucci by name,
it seems likely that's exactly who he was talking about.
Big30 was already signed to Moneybagg Yo when Pooh secured his deal with 1017.
It seems like Gucci wanted to sign them both,
but Big30 wasn’t trying to get out of his contract and Gucci got upset about it.
It does make sense because it seemed like Gucci and Big 30 were cool in the past.
Then suddenly Gucci starts acting like Big30 is nothing but a crazy fan.
But the drama wouldn’t last long and Gucci would end up squashing the beef,
posting a photo to his own Instagram of the rapper with the caption
“I fux wit @big30ceo I still want to sign him”.
So, it seems like for a second
the old Gucci got out and he decided that anyone who wasn’t with him was against him.
But then he cooled down and remembered that he’s a changed man
and decided to kill the drama before it became a serious beef.
He and 30 would later collaborate on the track Shit Crazy,
proving that they were still cool despite all the drama.
Then, in November 2020,
Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy did a legendary Versus rap battle
where they went head to head for the first time since they first started beefing in the mid-2000s.
Even though they mostly kept it cool and it never resorted to violence,
there were some disrespectful things said.
At one point, Gucci even disrespected one of Jeezy’s dead homies, Pookie Loc.
Pookie Loc was one of the dudes that Jeezy sent to kill Gucci back in 2005,
when they first started beefing.
Gucci ended up firing back, killing Pookie Loc
and burying his body behind a local middle school.
Gucci was arrested for the murder but later beat the charge in self-defense.
So on the night of the Versus rap battle,
Gucci brought up the old beef and told Jeezy that “We Smokin on Pookie Loc Tonight”
Smokin on Pookie Loc Tonight
I'll tell you what
I'll tell you what this is how we gone do this
Send some more Imma send them the same way,
in a box back to you
three kill
free kill
I'll tell you what tho
Pookie Loc’s son ended up responding with a video
where he took shots at Gucci and anyone associated with 1017, including Big 30.
Talking about y'all dissing and y'all dead man
**** all that *****
Jeezy ***** Gucci Mane
**** who rocking with them *****?
He went as far as saying he’d snatch Big 30’s chain
and rob him at his next show.
**** CTE **** 1017
Aye matter of fact
***** catch me at Big 30 tonight
***** Imma snatch him off the stage myself personally
snatch him off the stage myself personally
It’s not clear exactly why Pookie Loc’s son went so hard on Big 30
because Poo Shiesty is the one who’s actually signed to 1017.
But for whatever reason, Big 30 responded with a post on his Instagram story,
showing the video with the caption
“I promise ima answer your prayers yeen gone miss daddy nomo”.
But Pookie Loc wasn’t the only one who wanted the smoke with Big 30
and around that same time he would start beefing with another Memphis rapper
named Finesse 2x.
Choppa Gang had been beefing with Finesse 2x for a while.
Apparently, Finesse and Shiesty had once been cool,
but he says that Shiesty would do things that made him untrustworthy
– like take something from him but then help him look for it.
They had been sending subtle disses back and forth at each other ever since.
This eventually led to Big 30
to disrespect Finesse 2x’s dead homie Lil Marcus in a song.
He released a snippet of the song to Instagram which featured the bar
“I might go out like Tony but won’t go out like Lil Marc
Gotta walk around this ***** like he got hurt playin football” .
30 also posted something on his social media, that made it seem like Finesse Gang Lil Marcus
was hanging out with his opps, which is what led to the beef.
Finesse 2x heard the snippet and wasn’t feeling the disrespect.
He had already had problems with Choppa Gang, but now it was serious.
He posted a pic to his IG story threatening the rapper
and saying that when he catches him, he’s going to go for the kill shot.
But before he could get his revenge on Big 30 and the Choppa gang,
Finesse 2x would be sentenced to 5 years in prison for a weapons charge
that he caught back in 2017,
after a shootout at a nightclub in Arkansas.
25-year-old Memphis based rapper
Ricky Hampton is in custody in connection to a nightclub shooting
that left 28 people injured
So, it looks like Big30 got off easy with that one,
although he wasn’t ducking the smoke either.
But, despite all his wild behavior,
Big 30 is one of the only founding members of Choppa Gang left on the streets.
Pooh Shiesty is currently behind bars
facing charges in two different shootings in Florida
and is looking at potentially doing some serious time.
New at 6, Lontrell Williams also know as rapper Pooh Shiesty
will remain in jail for now.
Williams was arrested for an incident at a South Florida Gentleman's club where
he's accused of shooting a security guard
Plus, just recently Choppa Gang cofounder Lil Hank was arrested for attempted murder.
According to news reports,
Lil Hank allegedly shot up a Red Infiniti thinking it was one of his opps,
but it turned out to be the wrong person.
The victim survived but is now paralyzed
and Lil Hank is facing an attempted murder charge.
At the time of the shooting, he was out on bond for another attempted murder,
where he was caught on camera assaulting and carjacking a man
who was cleaning the parking lot.
So, it’s not looking great for Lil Hank’s chances of freedom.
But just because Big 30 is holding it down for the squad while the others are locked up,
doesn’t mean he’s taking it easy.
Just recently, Big 30 sent a diss at rap veteran Young Jeezy,
clowning him for his Versus battle.
On July 16th, Big 30 dropped a track called Mista, where he dropped the bar
“***** told me **** my n**** to my face
I couldn't believe it
N**** know I'on't play one to the face
He must thought I was Jeezy”.
Big 30 goes as far as calling Jeezy out by name
and claims he’s soft for not doing anything to Gucci after he brought up Pookie Loc.
Pretty bold move to go after a respected veteran like Jeezy
when you’re still an up-and-coming talent.
Although it seems like Big30 has taken a page out of Gucci’s playbook
and doesn’t care who he disrespects.
If that wasn’t bad enough, Big30 would also take shots
at another Memphis legend Crunchy Black from Three6ixMafia.
In late July, Crunchy Black sat down for an interview with Dirty Glove Bastard,
where he made some comments about Pooh Shiesty’s case.
During the interview, Crunchy Black starts talking about how wild it is
that Shiesty just got in the game and he’s already out here robbing people on camera –
referencing the case from Bay Harbor Islands
where Shiesty and his crew were allegedly captured on camera
robbing and shooting two victims.
The interviewer throws out the term “allegedly”
and Crunchy Black responds by saying “alleged my ass…I’m just sayin he did it,
it was him, I ain’t gone act like it wasn’t him”.
Pooh Shiesty, look at this *****
he just got into the game and he already jumping out the car robbing **** and shit.
Allegedly
Yeah whatever.
But uh, never say that **** we saw that ****
Alleged my ass
Pooh Shiesty that a young **** you know what I'm saying,
I'm just saying he did it,
it was him
Crunchy Black was just trying to keep it real
- but because it’s an open case,
it’s not a good look for other rappers to be saying that he did it.
The clip went viral and caught the attention of Big 30,
who clearly wasn’t feeling the disrespect of his homie.
He posted a few comments on the video saying
“True definition of “just talking”
lips just moving with no sound coming out,
conversation ain’t got no meaning irrelevant as ****”
and “wft??? Like cuz is you on dope?”
Even though Crunchy Black is a legend, Big 30 does have a reason to be mad.
His bro is currently fighting for his freedom
and doesn’t need any negative media attention that could hurt his case.
Even though they can’t use Crunchy Black’s comments as evidence,
it’s still more respectful to just keep your mouth shut on the topic.
Plus, 30 just let it be known on the track Mista
that he’s not going to take the disrespect of his homies lightly,
even from a rap veteran.
So, it seems like Big 30 is going to be a problem in the industry,
as long as he can stay focused and avoid the street life.
That raw, unfiltered energy
is part of what makes Memphis such a hot city for rappers,
but it can also lead to problems if it’s not properly controlled.
Hopefully, Big30 learns from watching what his homies are going through
and decides to choose the music over the streets.
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