Pooh Shiesty

Pooh Shiesty

Artist

Lontrell Dennell Williams, Jr. (b. November 8, 1999), professionally known as Pooh Shiesty, is an American rapper and songwriter who hails from Memphis, Tennessee. Signed to Atlantic Records and Gucci Mane’s record label, 1017 Eskimo, he released all of his songs through the two labels.

Shiesty first was brought to fame from his feature on Gucci’s single, “Still Remember,” which was released on June 19, 2020. He contributed to songs on Gucci’s respective fourth and fifth compilation albums, So Icy Summer and So Icy Gang, Vol. 1, both projects having a multitude of artists as part of the “New 1017,” or artists recently signed to 1017.

On November 6, 2020, Shiesty released his hit breakout single “Back in Blood,” featuring Lil Durk, which was certified platinum by the RIAA and gave him his first single to chart anywhere. The song appeared as the lead single on his debut mixtape, Shiesty Season, his first project, which was released on February 5, 2021. Shiesty is also featured on SpotemGottem’s December 2020 hit single, “Beat Box 2,” which had almost the same commercial success as “Back in Blood.”