As per the Department of Justice's announcement, nine men, including well-known artists such as Big 30 and Pooh Shiesty, were federally charged for kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane, along with several victims, at gunpoint at a music studio in Dallas.Big 30 is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for his guest appearance on fellow Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty's 2021 single Neighbors. Big 30's mugshot is going viral online and was also reposted by No Jumper on X.United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Ryan Raybould, alleged that on January 10, three music industry professionals travelled to Dallas for a scheduled business meeting. As per the statement, Lontrell Williams Jr. arranged the meeting to discuss the terms of his recording contract with one of the victims.Once the three men were inside the studio, nine co-conspirators, several of whom travelled from Memphis to Dallas, executed an armed takeover. Raybould added,"Instead of discussing business in a civil matter, the defendants resorted to violence and intimidation to achieve their purported business objectives."As per the complaint, Pooh Shiesty produced an AK-style pistol to force Gucci Mane to sign a release from the recording contract at gunpoint. As per the prosecutors, the remaining suspects drew firearms and stole other victims' Rolex watches, jewelry, cash, and other expensive items.More about Big 30Rodney Lamont Wright Jr., or Big 30, is an emerging Memphis rapper often associated with the "Choppa Gang." 30 has been active in the music scene since 2018 and has collaborated extensively with Pooh Shiesty. He was also associated with Moneybagg Yo's Bread Gang and later N-less entertainment.Big 30 has been involved in several controversies. In June 2020, Gucci Mane called out the rapper for allegedly posting him on his Instagram account multiple times, despite only meeting once. The beef came to an end soon, and 30 also appeared on Mane's 2021 single S**t Crazy. In October 2020, he was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama, along with the driver. The two were charged with traveling from Memphis, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia, with more than $17,000 in cash, a loaded handgun, promethazine, cocaine, and packaged cannabis.The rapper was charged at the time with first-degree possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, along with several other federal charges.If the nine defendants, including 30 and Pooh Shiesty, are convicted as charged in the Gucci Mane case, each of them faces a maximum sentence of up to life in federal prison.