Gunna is another representative of Atlanta and Young Thug's ward. The rapper loudly declared himself a few years ago. He caused a stir after dropping a collaborative EP with Lil Baby.
Childhood and youth Sergio Giavanni Kitchens
Sergio Giavanni Kitchens (real name of the rap artist) was born on the territory of College Park (Georgia, United States of America). The artist's date of birth is June 14, 1993.
It is known that the guy was brought up in a large family. He grew up without a father, and acutely felt the lack of male upbringing. The mother ate made ends meet, trying to provide five children with everything they needed.
He studied at Langston Hughes High School, but school is the last thing on the guy's mind. As a teenager, he was firmly "hooked" on rap. The young man spent hours listening to tracks by Cam'ron, Chingy, Outkast and other representatives of hip-hopk.
In the same period of time, he composes the first rap compositions. In 2013, the debut mixtape was released. The work was called Hard Body. The mixtape was released under the pseudonym Yung Gunna.
Gunna's creative path
The artist's career began to develop rapidly after meeting Young Thug. The latter, took the young rap artist in charge, and began to actively promote his name.
Drip Season was released in 2016 on YSL Records. Young Thug, Lil Duke and Nechie can be heard on the guest verses. On the wave of popularity, he recorded another work. We are talking about Drip Season 2. The rapper helped promote the collection: Young Thug, Playboi Carti and Offset.
A couple of years later, the premiere of Drip Season 3 took place. In the recording of the deluxe edition, many guest artists “lit up”. In 2018, the rapper pleased with the release of a new single. We are talking about the track Sold Out Dates. This composition would not have been so "tasty" if Lil Baby had not taken part in the recording. The work received millions of views on music platforms.
On September 12, 2018, the rappers released another collaboration. Drip Too Hard - turned out to be as successful as the previous work. The presentation of the collection took place in early October. The single and mixtape peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200, respectively.
Release of full-length debut album Drip or Drown 2
In 2019, the premiere of the unrealistically cool single One Call took place. The warm reception gave the green light to the release of the rapper's debut album. Longplay Drip or Drown 2 made a lot of noise in the American rap scene. Guest verses: Lil Baby, Young Thug and Playboi Carti.
Drip or Drown 2 received positive reviews from critics. The compilation debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 with 90 album-equivalent copies (including 000 pure album sales) in its first week.
A year later, the premiere of a joint project with Nav. The composition Turks flew into the ears of music lovers with a bang. He then released a collaboration with Turbo and Young Thug. Then it became known that he was working on a second studio album.
The release of Wunna was a real discovery of the year. The album was released at the end of May 2020 by YSL Records and 300 Entertainment. On guest verses: Young Thug, Nechie, Lil baby, Roddy Rick and Travis Scott, the deluxe edition was released a month later.
The album debuted at the top of the US Billboard 200. The album was supported by several singles, namely Skybox, Wunna and Dollaz on My Head.
In mid-August 2020, Gunna, hip-hop collective and record company Internet Money released the single Lemonade featuring American singer Don Toliver and Nav. A year later, Gunna released a joint LP with Young Thug and their Young Stoner Life label. The album Slime Language 2 was warmly welcomed by the "fans".
A week after the premiere of the original version of the album, which is predicted to lead the Billboard album chart, a deluxe supplement is released. The compilation was topped by 8 fresh tracks and a dozen more guests, including DaBaby, Don Toliver and Future.
Gunna: details of the personal life of the rap artist
According to unofficial sources, as of 2022, the rapper is in a relationship with a girl named Chloe Bailey. They were seen holding hands as they left the Crypto.com arena.
Gunna: our days
In 2022, he dropped another studio album. The DS4EVER release features both Gunna's solo tracks and features with Future, Young Thug, 21 Savage and more.
On January 18, 2022, it was revealed that Gunna unexpectedly overtook The Weeknd to top the Billboard chart. The record hit the top of the Billboard Top 200 chart. In the first week, it was sold in America in the equivalent of 150 copies.