Gunna Releases Album ‘A Gift & A Curse’
Gunna released his latest project, A Gift & A Curse, on Friday (June 16). This is the rapper’s first full-length project since his December 2022 release from a Georgia jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) back in May 2022. Just like his first single leading up to this project titled “Bread and Butter,” he addressed snitch allegations. Some fans suspect that he told on Young Thug, who is still incarcerated, in order to get out.
The 15-track album is a solo effort, as Gunna is not assisted by any other artists on the project. The Georgia native got vulnerable on this album. He opened up about how he would never betray Young Thug. He also called out people to stop believing in these “lies” being spread about him.
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“That’s four walls talkin’ to you, tellin’ you you gone/ Only I done criеd, ’cause this feelin’ for my bro (King Slime)/ And you know my mind, you done watched that n—- grow/ I know you hear the lies, it’s your lil’ brother, my folk/ Yeah, I had popped out, but don’t let ’em say I told,” he raps on “I Was Just Thinking.”
According to GUNNA is SCATHING on this album
- 33 times he explicitly references those allegations
- 43.3% of his bars are assaulting EVERYONE who doubted him
- 25.1% is Gunna speaking on his vulnerability
- 0.9% Oral Sex - his lowest ever total
He's rapping like his life depends on it
A Gift & A Curse will follow Gunna’s No. 1 album DS4Ever which was released last year. The album spawned popular songs by Gunna. “Pushin P” was a hit, as well as “P Power” featuring Drake, and “too easy” featuring Future which was previously released prior to the album. While incarcerated, Gunna was nominated for two 2023 Grammy Awards. “Pushin P” was nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.
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