XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this second:
Jan. 22, 2022: On this present day, Gunna nabbed his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart together with his third studio effort, DS4Ever.
DS4Ever was initially released on Jan. 7, 2022, by way of YSL Data and 300 Leisure. The LP moved 150,300 equal album items in its first week of launch and rocketed to the highest of the Billboard 200 chart for the week of Jan. 22, 2002. In whole, the album grabbed 193.5 million on-demand streams and 4,000 pure gross sales, making it the most-streamed album of the week.
This album is the fourth and last installment of Gunna’s Drip Season sequence after Drip Season 3 in 2018. The star-studded, 20-song assortment boasts visitor appearances from Younger Thug, Future, 21 Savage, Lil Child, Drake, Kodak Black, Roddy Ricch and others. Producers embody Metro Boomin, Mike WiLL Made-It, Wheezy, Turbo and extra.
The standout observe on the LP is Gunna and Future’s shimmery entice banger “Pushin P,” that includes Thugger. The Wheezy and Juke Wong-produced observe options the rap trifecta spitting alliterative rhymes about cash, girls and jewellery. The time period “Pushin P” is now a part of the hip-hop lexicon. Moreover, Gunna additionally launched an accompanying music video, directed by Caleb Jermale.
The success of the platinum-certified track helped garner Gunna a Greatest Rap Tune nomination for the 2023 Grammy Awards. The observe additionally pushed its means up the Billboard Scorching 100 chart, spending a complete of 20 weeks and reaching its peak place of No. 7 on the tally.
At the moment, Gunna’s music profession is on maintain as he is embroiled in a racketeering case with YSL. The “Drip Too Exhausting” rapper was launched from jail after accepting a plea deal. Since then, Gunna has been accused of allegedly snitching on Younger Thug and different YSL codefendants. Though the 29-year-old rapper has vehemently denied that he is working with prosecutors, a number of of his rap friends like Lil Gotit, Boosie BadAzz and Lil Child seemingly seem to have shunned him.
However, time will inform whether or not Gunna can resume his profitable music profession after the YSL RICO trial is lastly over.
