WUNNA
The title for Gunna’s heavily anticipated *WUNNA* album—his first full-length project since 2019’s *Drip or Drown 2*—is an acronym for “Wealthy Unapologetic N\*gga Naturally Authentic.” The Atlanta MC has also claimed that it represents an alternate identity, a chance to step away, if only momentarily, from the franchises that made his name, *Drip Season* and *Drip or Drown*. Thankfully for Gunna fans, however, the MC we get in *WUNNA* isn’t all that different from the man who taught us the meaning of drip. Across beats from a veritable wish list of can’t-miss producers including Wheezy, Turbo The Great, and Tay Keith, Gunna raps in effortless non sequitur about clothing, jewelry, and women. He’s joined by frequent collaborators Lil Baby, Young Thug, and Travis Scott, and also Roddy Ricch, who guests on “COOLER THAN A BITCH,” a song dedicated to anyone mistakenly believing that they’re operating on the same plane as he is. Across 18 tracks, *WUNNA* is everything fans could have wanted from an MC who’s dedicated his career to establishing himself as a trendsetter. In fact, the only place the drip is missing is in the title.
The 26-year-old sounds reinvigorated on his latest—the flows are crisper, his puns are more colorful, and the beats are pristine.
While close collaborator Lil Baby stacks emotive bars like trap bric-a-brac, and forefather Young Thug communicates in sporadic fragments, Gunna's strength lies in cycling rhymes.