Gunna Drops New Single ‘Whatsapp (Wassam)’ + Album Release Date
Gunna is gearing up to drop his fifth studio album One particular distinct Of Wun and he just dropped a new solitary in advance of its release.
“Whatsapp (Wassam)” hit streaming goods and solutions on Friday (Could probably three). While previewing the monitor on Instagram, the Atlanta native also declared that the album will drop on Could possibly ten.
Produced by Turbo and EVRGRN, “Whatsapp (Wassam)” follows the beforehand-released A particular person Of Wun a single “Prada Dem” with Offset.
Get into the new music beneath.
TMZ caught up with Gunna on Monday (April 29) and talked to him about Just a single Of Wun, asking him if he thinks it will key the charts.
“For sure” he responded. “The album A single of Wun — it is quantity a single distinct.”
About the forthcoming LP surpassing his usually praised 2023 presenting A Reward & A Curse, he reported with out hesitation: “For completely positive.”
Gunna’s previous album was named HipHopDX‘s Greatest Comeback of 2023.
News editor Andy Bustard wrote about the tracklist: “For a while, lots of doubted that Gunna would be equipped to climb his way once again to the heights he obtained just 11 months prior when he gained his really initial No. 1 album with DS4At any time. Some even wondered no matter if his profession was extra than fully.
“With the launch of his third album A Present & A Curse…despite the fact that, Gunna silenced the critics and proved that not even snitching allegations can drown the Drip King.”
He integrated: “Loaded with infectious, definitely tough-hitting anthems and a defiant edge which is mirrored in its deficiency of visitor options, the job peaked at No. three on the Billboard 200 chart while its platinum-accredited single “Fukumean” cracked the Major five on the Extremely hot one hundred chart, turning into just a single of the biggest (and unlikeliest) rap hits of 2023.”
Quite final month, the 30-12 months-outdated disclosed the go more than artwork for One particular distinct of Wun: a portray by artist Calvin Clausell Jr. in which the rapper’s facial region is protected by a blue-and-white floral fabric.
Even although no extra specifics about the release date have been shared as element of that preliminary announce, the YSL rapper captioned its Instagram publish: “ONE OF WUN | ALBUM OTW.”
Gunna kickstarted the rollout for the new album with with two singles.
In February, he dropped “Bittersweet,” on which he seemingly extended an olive branch to his prior Drip Tougher collaborator Lil Newborn, with whom he knowledgeable been obtaining and promoting shots in prior months.
A thirty day period afterwards, he as quickly as but once again fired back once again at allegations of staying a snitch on a collaboration with Offset, “Prada Dem.”