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Sergio Giavanni Kitchens (born June 14, 1993), known professionally as Gunna, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He signed with
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's
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, an imprint of
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in 2016, and rose to fame with his third mixtape, ''Drip Season'' 3 (2018). It moderately entered the ''Billboard'' 200, while his collaborative mixtape with fellow Georgia rapper
Lil Baby Dominique Armani Jones (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence following the release of his 2017 mixtapes ''Harder than Hard'' and ''Too Hard'' — the for ...
, '' Drip Harder'' (2018), peaked at number four on the chart. Its lead single, "
Drip Too Hard "Drip Too Hard" is a song by American rappers Lil Baby and Gunna, released by YSL Records, Quality Control Music, Motown and Capitol Records on September 12, 2018, as the lead single from their collaborative album '' Drip Harder'' (2018). It pea ...
" peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, received
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certification by the
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(RIAA), and was nominated for
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at the
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. His debut studio album, ''
Drip or Drown 2 ''Drip or Drown 2'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Gunna, released on February 22, 2019, by YSL Records and 300 Entertainment. It serves as the sequel to his 2017 EP ''Drip or Drown'' with American producer Wheezy. The album featur ...
'' (2019) peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, while his second, '' Wunna'' (2020) debuted atop the chart. His 2020 single, "
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" (with
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and
Don Toliver Caleb Zackery "Don" Toliver ( ; born June 12, 1994) is an American rapper and singer. He emerged to fame in 2018 with the release of his debut mixtape, ''Donny Womack'', and his feature on the song "Can't Say" by fellow Houston rapper Travis Sco ...
featuring Nav) peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His third album, ''
DS4Ever ''DS4Ever'' (stylized in all caps and alternatively titled ''Drip Season 4Ever'') is the third studio album by American rapper Gunna. It was released on January 7, 2022, by YSL Records and 300 Entertainment. The album features guest appearances ...
'' (2022), became his second consecutive number-one album, while his fourth, ''
A Gift & a Curse ''A Gift & a Curse'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Gunna. It was surprise released through YSL Records and 300 Entertainment on June 16, 2023. Production on the album was handled by Turbo, Larrance Dopson, Cubeatz, and Fresh ...
'' (2023) peaked at number three and spawned his second top ten single, "
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". His fifth album, ''
One of Wun ''One of Wun'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Gunna. It was released under license to YSL Records and 300 Entertainment on May 10, 2024. The album features guest appearances from Offset, Normani, Leon Bridges, and Roddy Ricch. Pr ...
'' (2024) peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was supported by the top 40 track "
One of Wun ''One of Wun'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Gunna. It was released under license to YSL Records and 300 Entertainment on May 10, 2024. The album features guest appearances from Offset, Normani, Leon Bridges, and Roddy Ricch. Pr ...
". On May 11, 2022, Gunna was arrested two days after alleged co-conspirator Young Thug in a 56-count
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indictment against the YSL record label. On December 14, 2022, Gunna took a
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and was released from prison.


Early life

Gunna was born in
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. He was raised by his mother and has four older brothers. He started making music at age fifteen. He grew up listening to
Cam'ron Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), known Mononym, mononymously as Cam'ron, is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the early 1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed with Lance Rivera, Lance "Un" Rivera's Lance Rivera, Untertainment, a ...
,
Chingy Howard Earl Bailey Jr. (born March 9, 1980), better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper. He toured as an opening act with fellow St. Louis rapper Nelly in 2002, and signed with Georgia-based rapper Ludacris' record label, D ...
and
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, among others. Gunna attended
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, Banneker High School,
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, and Creekside High School (Georgia). In 2013, Gunna released the mixtape ''Hard Body'' under the name Yung Serg.


Career


2016–2018: Career beginnings and ''Drip Season'' series

Gunna was introduced to rapper
Young Thug Jeffery Lamar Williams II (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper. Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, he is considered an influential figure in modern hip hop music, hip hop and trap music ...
through Keith "King" Troup, a mutual friend and community figure who died in December 2015. He was later featured alongside rappers
Travis Scott Jacques Bermon Webster III (born April 30, 1991), known professionally as Travis Scott (formerly stylized as Travi$ Scott), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott has had five number-one hits on the U.S. ''Bil ...
and
Gucci Mane Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He is credited, along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Jeezy, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music for mainstream a ...
on Thug's song, "Floyd Mayweather", from his commercial mixtape ''Jeffery''. On October 14, 2016, Gunna released his mixtape ''Drip Season'' through YSL Records. It featured members from YSL, such as Young Thug, Lil Duke, and Nechie. He released the mixtape ''Drip Season 2'' on May 11, 2017. It featured many popular Atlanta and YSL artists such as Young Thug,
Playboi Carti Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1995, or 1996), known professionally as Playboi Carti, is an American rapper. Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, he is considered an influential figure in modern Hip hop music, hip hop a ...
, and
Offset Offset or Off-Set may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * "Off-Set", a song by T.I. and Young Thug from the '' Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' * ''Offset'' (EP), a 2018 EP by singer Kim Chung-ha * ''Offset'' (film), a 200 ...
. From the mixtape, "YSL", featuring Playboi Carti, was on a "
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" radio station. On November 30, 2017, he released his debut extended play ''Drip or Drown'', in which his record producer and close friend
Wheezy Wesley Tyler Glass (born October 26, 1992), known professionally as Wheezy, is an American record producer and songwriter. Recognized by his producer tag "Wheezy Outta Here!" (uttered by frequent collaborator Future), he has been credited on com ...
entirely produced it, with a sole guest appearance from Young Thug. On February 2, 2018, he released the commercial mixtape ''
Drip Season 3 ''Drip Season 3'' is the fourth mixtape from American rapper Gunna. It was released on February 2, 2018, by his record label, YSL Records. The album features guest appearances from Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Lil Durk, Nav, Metro Boomin, and Lil Yac ...
''. It featured notable guest appearances from Hoodrich Pablo Juan,
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, Nav,
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, and
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, while the deluxe edition featured additional appearances from
Lil Uzi Vert Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they gained initial recognition following the release of the commer ...
, Young Jordan, Young Thug, and
Lil Baby Dominique Armani Jones (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence following the release of his 2017 mixtapes ''Harder than Hard'' and ''Too Hard'' — the for ...
. The regular and deluxe editions were simultaneously released together. On April 17, 2018, Gunna released a single titled "
Sold Out Dates "Sold Out Dates" is a song by American rapper Gunna featuring fellow American rapper Lil Baby, released on April 17, 2018. After the song leaked, Gunna decided to release it due to positive fan and critical reception. The song was written alongs ...
" featuring
Lil Baby Dominique Armani Jones (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence following the release of his 2017 mixtapes ''Harder than Hard'' and ''Too Hard'' — the for ...
, a close friend and frequent collaborator. The song became one of his mainstream recordings and received millions of streams on platforms like
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and
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. It was eventually released as a non-album single after leaks. On August 3, Gunna also appeared alongside Nav on Travis Scott's single "
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", a standout song from his third studio album, '' Astroworld'', which happened to also be the highest-selling album of the year. The verse in the song, which was performed by Scott mimics Gunna's verse in "Sold Out Dates". The majority of the song's popularity went towards Gunna's appearance on the chorus. On September 12, 2018, Gunna and Lil Baby released a collaborative single "
Drip Too Hard "Drip Too Hard" is a song by American rappers Lil Baby and Gunna, released by YSL Records, Quality Control Music, Motown and Capitol Records on September 12, 2018, as the lead single from their collaborative album '' Drip Harder'' (2018). It pea ...
", which would be the lead single of their collaborative mixtape '' Drip Harder''. The single peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The mixtape was released on October 5. With guest appearances from Lil Durk, Nav, Young Thug, and
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, it peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200.


2019–2022: ''Drip or Drown 2'', ''Wunna'', and ''DS4Ever''

On February 1, 2019, Gunna released the single "
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", which was certified platinum and serves as the lead single of his debut studio album, ''
Drip or Drown 2 ''Drip or Drown 2'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Gunna, released on February 22, 2019, by YSL Records and 300 Entertainment. It serves as the sequel to his 2017 EP ''Drip or Drown'' with American producer Wheezy. The album featur ...
''. On February 11, he released the second and final single, " Speed It Up". The album was released on February 22, featuring guest appearances from fellow Atlanta rappers Lil Baby, Young Thug, and Playboi Carti, and charted at number three on the 200 Chart. On August 16, 2019, he was featured on Young Thug's single "
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" from the latter's debut studio album, ''
So Much Fun ''So Much Fun'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Young Thug. It was released on August 16, 2019, by YSL Records, 300 Entertainment and Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Future, Machine Gun Kelly, Gunna, Lil ...
''. The song peaked at the number-one spot on
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. The song was given a remix with an extra feature on a verse from Travis Scott on October 31 (
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), because of which the song eventually peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Gunna is also featured on "Surf" from the album, as well as "Diamonds" from the deluxe version, the latter which was released in December 2019. In February 2020, Gunna was featured on three songs. He appeared on
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's "
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" remix, released on February 12. He was also featured on Marlo's "My Hood" alongside
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and
London on da Track London Tyler Holmes (born March 27, 1991), known professionally as London on da Track, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He is a frequent collaborator of fellow Atlanta rapper Young Thug, and has also produced songs for Koda ...
on
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's song "
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", both released on February 14. Gunna later released a collaborative single with Nav, titled "
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", featuring Travis Scott. The song was released on March 27, 2020, and serves as the lead single to Nav's third studio album, '' Good Intentions'' (Gunna is also featured on the track "
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" from the album). "Turks" marks the second time the three artists had collaborated on the same song following Scott's "Yosemite". Six days later, on April 2, 2020, he released a collaborative track with producer
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and Young Thug, titled " Quarantine Clean", referencing the
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. On March 6, 2020, he released " Skybox", the lead single of his second studio album, '' Wunna''. It was released with an accompanying music video. On May 18, 2020, Gunna released the title track of the album, which was the second single. Four days later, on May 22, Gunna released the album. It features guest appearances from Young Thug, Nechie, Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch, and Travis Scott. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming his first number-one album. On July 24, 2020, he released the deluxe edition, with eight more songs, featuring additional guest appearances from Yak Gotti,
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, Nav, and
Lil Uzi Vert Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they gained initial recognition following the release of the commer ...
. On August 14, 2020, Gunna and hip hop collective and record label
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released the single "
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", featuring
Don Toliver Caleb Zackery "Don" Toliver ( ; born June 12, 1994) is an American rapper and singer. He emerged to fame in 2018 with the release of his debut mixtape, ''Donny Womack'', and his feature on the song "Can't Say" by fellow Houston rapper Travis Sco ...
and Nav. The track would proceed to be one of the biggest hits of 2020, peaking at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and was eventually certified 4× platinum by the RIAA. On April 16, 2021, Gunna released a collaborative album with Young Thug and their record label Young Stoner Life titled ''
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''. The record featured guest appearances from
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,
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,
Rowdy Rebel Chad Marshall (born November 24, 1991), known professionally as Rowdy Rebel, is an American rapper. He is a member of the Brooklyn-based GS9 collective, formed by hometown rapper Bobby Shmurda. He is best known for his guest appearance on Pop Sm ...
,
Lil Baby Dominique Armani Jones (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence following the release of his 2017 mixtapes ''Harder than Hard'' and ''Too Hard'' — the for ...
,
Lil Uzi Vert Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they gained initial recognition following the release of the commer ...
,
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,
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, Nav,
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,
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,
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,
Yung Bleu Jeremy Biddle (born April 4, 1994), known professionally as Yung Bleu or Bleu, is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his 2020 single " You're Mines Still", which peaked at number 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after it was remi ...
,
Sheck Wes Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall (born September 10, 1998), known professionally as Sheck Wes, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2018 song "Mo Bamba (song), Mo Bamba", which went viral online before peaking at number six on the Billboa ...
,
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, and
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, and debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, moving 113,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. On January 7, 2022, Gunna released his third studio album, ''
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'', the fourth and final instalment in his ''Drip Season'' series. The album features guest appearances from Future, Young Thug,
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, Drake,
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, Chlöe, Lil Baby,
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, Nechie,
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,
Yung Bleu Jeremy Biddle (born April 4, 1994), known professionally as Yung Bleu or Bleu, is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his 2020 single " You're Mines Still", which peaked at number 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after it was remi ...
, and Roddy Ricch. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, moving 150,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. The album notably blocked
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's album ''
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'' from the top spot by approximately 2,300 units.


2023–present: ''A Gift & A Curse'' and ''One of Wun''

Five months after his release from jail, Gunna released the track " Bread & Butter", in which he speaks on his arrest and allegations that he snitched on his friend and mentor Young Thug. On his 30th birthday, Gunna announced a new album titled ''
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'', which released a day later. The album debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 85,000 album-equivalent units (including 1,000 in pure album sales) in its first week. The album's second single, "
FukUMean "FukUmean" ( edited for radio as "UMean" or "F**UMean") (stylized in lowercase letters and pronounced "fuck you mean") is a song by American rapper Gunna. It was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio through YSL Records and 300 Entertainment as th ...
" was released on July 11, 2023, after being submitted to
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. The song proved to be a mega-hit and would prove to be Gunna's second most successful song on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, behind "Drip too Hard". The track spent thirty-two weeks on the chart, peaking at number four. "FukUMean" also reached the top ten in ten different countries. Following the release of the song " Prada Dem", featuring
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, Gunna announced the title of his fifth studio album in April, 2024. On May 3, 2024, he released another single " WhatsApp (Wassam)", serving as the second single off of his forthcoming album, ''
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''. On the same day, Gunna announced that ''One of Wun'' would be releasing on May 10, 2024. The album features guest appearances from Offset,
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,
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, and
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and debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200. On May 14, 2024, Gunna was featured alongside Jamaican rapper Skillibeng on the song "
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" off of South African singer
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's debut album. The song was accompanied by a music video which was filmed in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, and
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.


Philanthropy

In February 2022, Gunna teamed up with sustainable food waste management and hunger relief company Goodr to open a free grocery store at Ronald E. McNair Middle School, which he attended as a teenager.


Legal issues

In May 2022, Gunna and
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were among 28 persons associated with
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who were charged in a 56-count
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filed by Fulton County District Attorney
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. On May 11, 2022, Kitchens turned himself in to authorities. Kitchens was denied
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, and his trial was scheduled to begin January 9, 2023. On October 13, 2022, Kitchens was again denied release from jail ahead of his January trial. On December 14, 2022, Kitchens pleaded guilty to a single charge of racketeering and was sentenced to five years in prison, with one year commuted to time served and the rest of the sentence suspended subject to probation conditions, including 500 hours of community service; he was released from jail the same day.


Discography

Studio albums * ''
Drip or Drown 2 ''Drip or Drown 2'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Gunna, released on February 22, 2019, by YSL Records and 300 Entertainment. It serves as the sequel to his 2017 EP ''Drip or Drown'' with American producer Wheezy. The album featur ...
'' (2019) * '' Wunna'' (2020) * ''
DS4Ever ''DS4Ever'' (stylized in all caps and alternatively titled ''Drip Season 4Ever'') is the third studio album by American rapper Gunna. It was released on January 7, 2022, by YSL Records and 300 Entertainment. The album features guest appearances ...
'' (2022) * ''
A Gift & a Curse ''A Gift & a Curse'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Gunna. It was surprise released through YSL Records and 300 Entertainment on June 16, 2023. Production on the album was handled by Turbo, Larrance Dopson, Cubeatz, and Fresh ...
'' (2023) * ''
One of Wun ''One of Wun'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Gunna. It was released under license to YSL Records and 300 Entertainment on May 10, 2024. The album features guest appearances from Offset, Normani, Leon Bridges, and Roddy Ricch. Pr ...
'' (2024) * ''The Last Wun'' (2025)


Concert tours

;Headlining * Drip or Drown 2 Tour (2019) * Bittersweet Tour (2024) ;Supporting *
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Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour The Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour was the third concert tour by American rapper and singer Travis Scott, in support of his third studio album, '' Astroworld'' (2018). American rappers Sheck Wes, Trippie Redd, Gunna served as the opening ...
(2018)


Awards and nominations


References

AlTauqi, Amal. (2024, September). *Cover Story: PAUSE Meets Gunna*. PAUSE Magazine. Retrieved from https://pausemag.co.uk/2024/09/cover-story-pause-meets-gunna/


External links

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