Gunna has proved that nice music can outweigh the noise as he’s at present on tempo to have a serious first week for his fourth album A Present & A Curse regardless of snitching claims.
In line with DJ Akademiks, the Younger Stoner Life affiliate’s new album is reportedly trying like it should promote round 78,000 equal album items its first week, after being launched final Friday (June 16).
Gunna’s new album is the follow-up to 2022’s DS4EVER, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart shifting roughly 150,000 whole equal items in its first week.
Try DJ Akademiks’ tweet under:
Gunna ‘A Present & A Curse’ is on tempo to promote 78K first week.
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) June 20, 2023
Though A Present & A Curse is shaping as much as push previous the competitors on the charts, lots of Gunna’s rap contemporaries claimed that he snitched on Younger Thug in his plea deal after he was launched from jail final yr.
In a latest Instagram Story submit, YSL Mondo stated that regardless of admiring the Atlanta rapper for his abilities, none of that issues as a result of he believes Gunna let the aspect down when he allegedly “folded” on Younger Thug.
“I heard your album, lil buddy & like I at all times stated, we are able to’t take the truth that you make good music away from you, however child boy, you continue to folded in your man’s,” he wrote. “I can’t take you critical positively can’t take you critical rapping about avenue shit lol may as nicely go gospel, my boy, you accomplished within the streets.”
Again in Could, Lil Durk additionally made related claims relating to Gunna snitching on Thugga on DJ Akademiks’ Off The Report podcast. “That man instructed,” Durk instructed Ak. “You must’ve went in there and stored your mouth closed.”
Boosie Badazz additionally blasted Gunna in an interview with Vlad TV for the quantity of respect he confirmed prosecutors whereas providing statements in court docket to finalize his plea settlement.
The court docket footage, which was launched the day after Gunna accepted the plea deal and walked out of Fulton County Jail, exhibits the rapper responding as Deputy District Lawyer Adrienne Love reads by means of the settlement.
“They need to remix his shit, ‘Sure ma’am.’ I been ready on a track,” Boosie stated of Gunna’s tone through the earlier listening to. “Man these n-ggas answering with respect! They rattin’ with respect! We don’t even inform our elders ‘Sure ma’am’ like that no extra. You don’t hear folks saying ‘Sure ma’am’ like they normally do. However you inform a fuckin’ prosecutor, ‘Sure ma’am.’ That made it even worse. You set mayonnaise on the fuckin’ sandwich.”
Boosie was one of many first rappers to model Gunna a rat after he pleaded responsible to a racketeering conspiracy cost through the December listening to. He was sentenced to 5 years with one yr served in jail the place he had been since he was detained in Could 2022 as a part of the sweeping YSL indictment towards Younger Thug and his label.
However regardless of the all naysayers, Gunna himself stated on his new album that he didn’t rat on Younger Thug.
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Numerous songs on the brand new album discover Gunna addressing the “snitch” allegations head-on. On the observe “I Was Simply Pondering,” he opens up about crying over Younger Thug’s state of affairs and the “lies” individuals are saying about him.
“That’s 4 partitions talkin’ to you, tellin’ you you gone/ Solely I accomplished criеd, ’trigger this feelin’ for my bro (King Slime)/ And you recognize my thoughts, you accomplished watched that n-gga develop/ I do know you hear the lies, it’s your lil’ brother, my folks/ Yeah, I had popped out, however don’t let ’em say I instructed,” he raps.
On “Rodeo Dr,” he additionally claims he’s been approaching those that have known as him out for snitching — though it’s not clear precisely who he’s speaking about.
“I do know you heard I been pullin’ up pressin’ these n-ggas who claimin’ I ratted/ And been all on the yacht with my muthafuckin’ shirt off, take a look at it, my entire physique tatted,” he spits.
In line with Hip Hop By The Numbers, Gunna addresses the allegations 33 occasions, with 43.3 p.c of his lyrics aimed towards individuals who doubted him. 25.1 p.c of his bars allegedly converse on his vulnerability, together with his traces about oral intercourse being at its lowest at 0.9 p.c in comparison with earlier tasks.
