Pooh Shiesty

Biography

Lontrell Denell Williams Jr. (born November 8, 1999), known by his stage name Pooh Shiesty, is an American rapper. His stage name was given to him by his late brother, who adapted his childhood nickname "Mr. Pooh" with the vernacular slang term "shiesty", which he felt was referential of his lifestyle.
In 2020, he signed with fellow Southern rapper Gucci Mane's 1017 Records, an imprint of Atlantic Records, for a reported US$10 million. His 2020 single, "Back in Blood" (featuring Lil Durk), peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. That same year, he guest appeared on the remix of SpotemGottem's singles "Beat Box", which peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100 and remains his joint-highest entry on the chart.
His debut mixtape, Shiesty Season×Shiesty Season5 February 2021 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Shiesty Season Intro1:482Back in Blood3:043Guard Up3:124Ugly3:015Neighbors2:52650 Shots3:017No Chorus2:248Box of Churches3:059Making a Mess3:2710Choppa Way3:0711Take a Life3:1912Gone MIA2:3013Big 13 Gang2:3114Drop Some Shit2:3515See Red2:3016Master P3:2017Twerksum3:14 (2021), peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. He was then sentenced to five years in prison on firearms conspiracy charges in June 2021, but was released early in late 2025. His 2025 comeback single, "FDO", peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100 and became his other highest-charting song as a lead artist, tying "Beat Box 2×Beat Box 218 December 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Beat Box 23:01". Following an April 2026 break-in at label boss Gucci Mane's residence, Shiesty was arrested and charged with federal conspiracy to commit kidnapping and robbery. While incarcerated, his debut studio album, All Eyes on Shiest×All Eyes on Shiest7 August 2026 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1I'm Back3:202Federal Reality2:383Reap What You Sow3:384Last Man Breathin4:045Collecting Tears2:326Still on Timing3:217Booty Club2:248Reckless Living2:369CMO Freestyle3:0610McLaren Truck3:1011Trip4:2812Jpay & Corrlinks3:0813New One2:0314Bigger Than the Program3:1215FDO5:1916MANE3:1717FDO6:14 (2026), peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200.

Early life

Williams was born on 8 November 1999 in South Memphis,Tennessee. During high school, Williams spent two years in Pflugerville, Texas and attended Pflugerville High School.

2019–2020: Commercial debut

Pooh Shiesty began focusing on music at age 18. He started off his career with his debut single, "Hell Night", featuring fellow rapper Big30, which was released on March 15, 2019, followed by the official music video on February 19, 2020. "Shiesty Summer" was then released five months later, on August 20, 2019, succeeded by the music video the next day. His collaborative single "Choppa Talk" with Big30 was released on August 23, 2019, but the video was released a few months before on May 6, 2019. His final release of the year was the single "Day One" along with the accompanying visual on November 25, 2019.
On March 11, 2020, Shiesty released the single "At It Again", but the visual was released nine days prior. He released the single "Main Slime", on March 15, 2020. On May 29, 2020, the latter song received a remix with an accompanying music video, featuring Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo and record producer Tay Keith, the latter of whom produced the original song. Shiesty released the single "ABCGE" alongside the music video on June 3, 2020.
After releasing a few singles of his own, Shiesty received attention from Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane, who later signed him to his record label 1017 Records. In a joint-venture, he signed with its distributor, Atlantic Records in April 2020. They first collaborated on Mane's single, "Still Remember", along with its music video on June 19, 2020. The song was Shiesty's rise to fame and recognition. Six days later, he released the single "Monday to Sunday" (featuring rappers Lil Baby and Big30), alongside the music video on June 25, 2020.
All three singles appeared on Mane's fourth compilation album, So Icy Summer, which was released on July 3, 2020. The first half of the album consisted of songs by Mane and the second half consisted of songs from the rest of the 1017 label; Shiesty's labelmates include Foogiano, K Shiday, Enchanting, Big Scarr, and Roboy. Shiesty and Mane reunited within the album on the latter's single "Who Is Him", with an accompanying music video the same day.
On September 9, 2020, Shiesty released the single "Twerksum" alongside the music video. The 1017 label (himself, Gucci Mane, Foogiano, Big Scarr, Roboy, K Shiday, and Enchanting) collaborated on Roboy's single "1017 Loaded", which was released alongside the accompanying music video exactly one month later, on October 9, 2020. Both singles appeared on Gucci's fifth compilation album, So Icy Gang, Vol. 1, which was released on October 16, 2020. The album is similar to the second half of So Icy Summer, but instead features different artists on the label. In November 2020, Shiesty and SpotemGottem released a remix to the latter's single, which was titled "Beat Box 2×Beat Box 218 December 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Beat Box 23:01."

2020–present: Shiesty Season

On November 6, 2020, Shiesty released the single "Back in Blood", featuring Chicago rapper Lil Durk. It wound up becoming his most-streamed song, and was soon succeeded by the official music video, which was released on January 2, 2021, and that was a tribute to King Von, a friend of both rappers, which appears in a scene of the cut. It has received almost 400 million views on YouTube as of February 2025. Later, he was featured on fellow labelmate Foogiano's single "First Day in LA", which was released along with accompanying visuals on November 20, 2020. It appeared on the latter's debut commercial mixtape, Gutta Baby, to which Shiesty makes another appearance on the song "Menace", which was released on Thanksgiving, November 26, 2020.
Shiesty released the single "Guard Up" alongside the official music video on January 15, 2021. It serves as the third single to his debut commercial mixtape and first project, Shiesty Season×Shiesty Season5 February 2021 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Shiesty Season Intro1:482Back in Blood3:043Guard Up3:124Ugly3:015Neighbors2:52650 Shots3:017No Chorus2:248Box of Churches3:059Making a Mess3:2710Choppa Way3:0711Take a Life3:1912Gone MIA2:3013Big 13 Gang2:3114Drop Some Shit2:3515See Red2:3016Master P3:2017Twerksum3:14, which he announced on the same day. On January 29, 2021, he was also featured on Lil Durk's single, "Should've Ducked", from the deluxe edition of Durk's sixth studio album, The Voice, and marks the second time that the two have collaborated, following "Back in Blood".
"Neighbors", featuring rapper Big30 was released as the third single on February 2, 2021. The mixtape was released on February 5, 2021. It features guest appearances from Lil Durk, Gucci Mane, Big30, 21 Savage, Veeze, Foogiano, Lil Hank, Choppa Wop, and Tay Keith. The mixtape also includes the previously released singles "Twerksum" and "Back in Blood" as the respective first and second singles.
In February 2021, Shiesty was named "Up Now" by music streaming service Audiomack. "Thank you to Audiomack for consistently supporting me and my music," Pooh Shiesty said. "It feels great to be recognized and I appreciate all the love. It's only up from here." On May 21, 2021, the deluxe edition of Shiesty Season was released, titled Shiesty Season – Spring Deluxe. The deluxe edition includes features from Lil Baby and G Herbo. Also in 2021, he was featured on the XXL Freshman Class.
On April 29, 2022, a new deluxe edition of Shiesty Season was released, titled Shiesty Season: Certified. This bonus edition features additional guest appearances from Gunna, Moneybagg Yo, EST Gee, Big Scarr, 42 Dugg, Baby K, Lil Uzi Vert, Fat Wizza, and Jack Harlow. Shiesty was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of firearms conspiracy on June 9, 2021, but was released early on October 6, 2025. He released his comeback single, "FDO", on December 12, 2025. The song debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it became his first solo song to chart.
On August 5, 2026, Pooh Shiesty announced his first studio album All Eyes on Shiest×All Eyes on Shiest7 August 2026 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1I'm Back3:202Federal Reality2:383Reap What You Sow3:384Last Man Breathin4:045Collecting Tears2:326Still on Timing3:217Booty Club2:248Reckless Living2:369CMO Freestyle3:0610McLaren Truck3:1011Trip4:2812Jpay & Corrlinks3:0813New One2:0314Bigger Than the Program3:1215FDO5:1916MANE3:1717FDO6:14, which was released on August 7.

Artistic influences

Pooh Shiesty is influenced by Chief Keef, Gucci Mane, Kodak Black, and Lil Wayne. He listened to Lil Wayne for the longest, who arguably has influenced him the most.

Legal issues

On October 13, 2020, Williams was arrested in connection to a shooting in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida. He faced several charges including armed robbery, aggravated assault, battery, and criminal theft. On June 9, 2021, Williams was arrested again, this time in connection to a shooting at a strip club in Miami. He was held without bond and remained in jail, despite the victim of the shooting recanting. On June 29, he was indicted for the Bay Harbor Islands robbery, and on July 8, he was ordered by the federal judge to be held without bond, pending trial.
On January 4, 2022, Williams pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges; he was facing up to 8 years in prison. On April 20, 2022, he was sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in prison. He was released from federal prison early after serving only three years. He was released on October 6, 2025.

2026 Gucci Mane robbery case

On April 1, 2026, a home belonging to Williams was raided by FBI Memphis, who stated they were executing search and arrest warrants. The following day, Williams was reported as being one of nine people arrested, including his father, Lontrell Williams Sr., and rapper Big30, across Memphis, Dallas, Nashville, and Atlanta. According to the Department of Justice, on January 10, 2026, Williams and his eight co-conspirators traveled to Dallas and allegedly robbed and kidnapped Radric "Gucci Mane" Davis, while having a business meeting to discuss terms of a business contract at a recording studio in the city. Williams and his eight co-conspirators executed an armed takeover of the studio.
During the alleged robbery, Williams held Davis at gunpoint with an "AK-style pistol" and forced him to sign a release from the contract. Williams and his conspirators then proceeded to rob Davis and the other victims of money and jewelry. According to the prosecutors, Big30 barricaded the door, preventing the victims from leaving. Williams and his conspirators were arrested and federally charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and robbery. A bond for the defendants has yet to be discovered. The trial has been pushed back to February 22, 2027. All defendants are facing up to life in prison if convicted of the charges.