Gucci Mane is having a tough run with his rappers.

1017 spitters Mac Critter, Pooh Shiesty, Foogiano, Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Yung Mal, Ralo, and Hot Boy Wes are either in prison or in jail awaiting trial.

Another one of his rappers, Big Scarr, just ODed.

During his podcast, Joe Budden said that Gucci is failing as an AR man.  His co-hosts pushed back, arguing Gucci has made a ton of money for Atlantic with his artist selection.

Joe called that a cop-out.

“ We have never seen this many shootings, stabbings, clique beef, arrests, RICOs. I have never seen it in Hip Hop," Budden said. "That conversation runs concurrent with, for me and the rest of the musicians, the death of the A&R. The death of musicianship. Those are together for me. “So when I say Gucci Mane’s scouting needs to be under examination, it’s because this is now, what? 8, 9, 10? I don’t know. A whole roster that is just suffering from the different strokes curse, and I don’t think it’s coincidence anymore. I think it shouldn't matter that one of them made make a good song and it made however many millions."

He then suggested something sinister is going on in rap.

"These n*ggas sign n*ggas they get they money they take their money they do something else with it.  No we went and bought a bunch of guns.  No we have reasons to be in every city around the globe.  We got reasons to move around with 80 and 90 people.  SWAT protection.  There a reason this sh*t is going on and it ain't so music based but it's all in the music business."

What do you think?