
Gunna flourished under the Young Stoner Life Records (YSL) imprint founded by Young Thug and has a number of certified street classics under his belt. Gunna dropped his fourth studio album A Gift & A Curse (stylized online as a Gift & a Curse) to measurable fanfare on Twitter, somewhat proving that the snitch allegations are not sticking.
Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, just celebrated his 30th birthday earlier this week and caps it off with the release of a Gift & a Curse. The album clocks in at 15 tracks and doesn’t have one feature. Some have speculated that was by design but also due to the fact several individuals in and outside the music business believe Gunna delivered testimony in the YSL RICO case that may have sunk Young Thug’s chances at freedom.
As he did on the track “Bread & Butter,” Gunna addresses the best-interest deal he took and the stigma that hangs over him that he ratted out the YSL outfit. He also gives Thugger a loving nod on the track “I Was Just Thinking,” revealing a message that the pair might still have a chance at a connection in the future.
If nothing else, Gunna appears confident throughout a Gift & a Curse while addressing the rumors and attacks from his peers in Hip-Hop and civilians at home on social media far outside of any sort of criminal activity.
View those reactions below.
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Photo: Prince Williams / Getty
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Too many niggas without CHEESE worrying bout who RATTING. I’m GUNNA lose it!
— maybe: anonymous (@lowbehindglass) June 16, 2023
2.
Whole industry distanced themselves from Gunna and he still delivered pic.twitter.com/NzpIhtwxO4
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod
(@big_business_) June 16, 2023
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Me & my niggas listening to Gunna https://t.co/n8S7T8jQCo pic.twitter.com/HkvJLKjgd6
— Rondo (@rondocondones) June 16, 2023
5.
Y’all was good kids man. Go ahead and listen to the Gunna album. I swear it won’t ruin your internet street credit
— The Anonymous Nobody (@el_budget) June 16, 2023
6.
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
— Hip Hop By The Numbers (@HipHopNumbers) June 16, 2023
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Twitter: I hope y’all not listening to that snitch Gunna
Me and my followers: pic.twitter.com/XrS1L6kFJR— ToMuchSi (@ToMuchSi__) June 16, 2023
8.
“Y’all listening to a rat btw” pic.twitter.com/VukcPKaiYJ
— Brian Long (@BrianLongFilms) June 16, 2023
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no features and didn’t need wheezy’s production, just gunna rapping with a chip on his shoulder. this shit means something to me pic.twitter.com/oZp3dUYpsF
— SK
(@raptalksk) June 16, 2023
10.
Durk dissed Gunna just for Gunna to drop a better album
pic.twitter.com/coUZNwuOJW
— 𝗞𝗼𝗯
(@HoopKnower) June 16, 2023
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