Rapper Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, has confirmed that his stage name will now stay the same, despite announcing a change earlier this morning.

Today (March 4), the hitmaker explained that he was officially leaving the moniker behind in favour of a new one, 'Guwop'. Writing on Twitter, he announced:

"July 2nd I'm officially changing my rap name to Guwop and retiring the great GucciMane Thanks Fans, for 8 years as Gucci now it's Wop turn."

Following the post, his fans expressed so much disappointment in his decision that just 30 minutes later he returned to the social networking site and revealed that he would just keep it as 'Gucci Mane' for them:

"I am officially NOT changing my name to Guwop it will officially stay Gucci Mane due to my Fans' response.. Trap House 3 & Juug House July 2. Y'all Hell... LMFAO."

Check out some of his followers' reactions here:

Watch his music video for 'Really Ready' below: