Big30 Seeks Permission To Travel & Perform, Commissioner Backs His Release

Big30 got a major boost from a Shelby County Commissioner who’s backing his request to ease federal bond restrictions in the Gucci Mane kidnapping case.

Big30 is getting some serious backing from Memphis city officials as he fights to loosen the chains on his federal case.

The rapper, whose real name is Rodney Wright Jr., filed paperwork asking a federal judge to ease restrictions on his pretrial release, and a Shelby County Commissioner just went to bat for him in court documents.

Wright’s currently sitting on a $100,000 bond with GPS tracking and home detention, which means he’s basically locked down.

He wants permission to travel to music studios and production meetings around Memphis and Shelby County with advance approval from pretrial services.

Two local music executives backed his request, but the real power move came from Commissioner Miska Clay Bibbs, who wrote a letter on official commission letterhead vouching for his character and community involvement.

“While Rodney has achieved success as an entertainer, many people are unaware of the substantial time and resources he has devoted to serving communities throughout Memphis and Shelby County,” Bibbs wrote.

She highlighted his work with at-risk youth, voter registration efforts, and partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities.

The commissioner concluded that Wright’s “demonstrated commitment to family, employment, community and compliance provides strong evidence that he can continue to be successfully supervised within the community.”

Wright is one of nine defendants facing federal charges in the kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane, which allegedly went down in Dallas in January.

According to Fox 13 Memphis, prosecutors say the group lured Gucci Mane to a recording studio, forced him to sign a contract release at gunpoint, then robbed him and his associates.

All defendants have pleaded not guilty.

Wright’s father, Lontrell Williams Sr., was released on a $250,000 bond back in May after a judge approved his pretrial release.

Meanwhile, Pooh Shiesty, another Memphis rapper involved in the case, remains in a different position entirely. The trial for the Gucci Mane kidnapping case was originally scheduled for this summer but got pushed to February 2027.

Pooh Shiesty remains incarcerated in Kaufman County jail as of June 16, 2026, with his bond request previously denied by the judge who cited his prior weapons conviction and the fact that he wasn’t authorized to be in Dallas when the alleged crime occurred.

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