"Rumors" is a song by American rapper Gucci Mane featuring fellow American rapper Lil Durk. It was released through Atlantic and 1017 Records on January 25, 2022 as the lead single to his 2022 deluxe compilation album So Icy Gang: The ReUp. The artists wrote the song with producers Tay Keith and DJ Meech. Gucci announced the song and its release date with a preview of it and its accompanying music video on January 24, 2022, the day before the song was released, referring to it as "a street smash". The two artists have previously collaborated on Gucci's 2014 song, "Wit Us", which is a remix of Durk's 2014 song, "War Wit Us".
Composition and lyrics Lyrically, "Rumors" sees both Mane and Durk dismissing any rumors that have been made against them. Mane received attention for dissing Pookie Loc, a friend of American rapper Jeezy. Rapper 50 Cent commented about the diss on Instagram.
Music video The official music video for "Rumors", directed by Jerry Sanchez, was released alongside the song on January 25, 2022. The video sees Mane and Durk rapping in a parking lot and hanging out with friends.
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Gucci Mane – lead vocals, songwriting Lil Durk – featured vocals, songwriting Tay Keith – production, songwriting DJ Meech – production, songwriting Eddie "eMIX" Hernandez – mixing Amani "A $" Hernandez – mixing assistance Colin Leonard – mastering
Charts + Chart performance for "Rumors" Chart (2022) Peakposition
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Release history + Release history for "Rumors" Region Date Format Label Various January 25, 2022 Atlantic United States February 8, 2022 Rhythmic contemporary Urban contemporary radio
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