Who would’ve predicted Gunna providing NFL legend and University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders a shout-out on his album? He did precisely that though saluting his coaching profession. “Every b—h sniff a whole kilo/ I catch a ho like T.O./ N—a ain’t lame or a peon/ Put him on game, I coach him like Deion,” he raps. What trio is Gunna referencing due to the fact the final “big three” speak led to rap’s civil war?

No matter exactly where he travels across the globe, Atlanta will constantly be property for Gunna. A uncommon beat with a desolate texture compared to the happiness exuded by the YSL rapper all through One of Wun. Gunna reflects on his come-up, exchanging Chevy Impalas for automobiles worth $500,000. “My car is half a million dollars/ I came a long way from Impalas/ I still got some snakes and iguanas,” he raps. “Back in the A” holds toward the back of the pack.

Life’s seeking various for Gunna these days via his Dior shades. It’s all about development as the 30-year-old even references getting involved in the stock marketplace, which is anything he under no circumstances would’ve offered any believed through the Drip Season era.

Per Urban Dictionary, a treesh is a lady who bounces about to a new man each week and is extremely quick to attain through DMs. Gunna seems to be hesitant to get intimate with “treesh,” but he overcomes his fears and sneaky hyperlinks with her. Although, he’s not in enjoy and will not totally trust this romantic companion. It’s awesome that Gunna can take slang words and flip them into a catchy chorus or complete-blown song.

Multi-hyphenate Leon Bridges comes to the rescue to helm soothing chorus duties and enable Gunna to concentrate on crafting his version of a joyous enjoy song. “Runnin’ all through the mansion, we playin’ hide ‘n seek/ Love your smile, when you happy, see all 32 teeth/ New Chanel, double C/ Pushin’ it all year round, puttin’ that shit on to the T/ Bae ass phat, waist down it remind me of a P,” he rhymes with his head in the clouds.

The shortest track on the album is an intoxicating 91-second sprint to the finish line. Gunna picks up the tempo though displaying off a $200,000 AP watch acquire and showcases his higher taste level though traveling the globe. He paints a luxurious image of heading from Greece to Spain on a Eurotrip though shrewdly name-dropping the Hatteras yacht corporation. “Across the sea, huh, Hatteras in Mykonos, Greece, man, they love me in Spain,” he brags.

A guitar riff mixed with hollow drums to cleanse the palate. Gunna is not a great deal of a cards player, but he’s prepared to go all-in with his hand right here. The YSL rapper has his game face on and even when he’s really serious about life though operating up the millions and focusing on his profession, he’s nevertheless going to hit listeners with Paris trip boasting and designer outfit flossing.

Long nights lead to early days. Gunna is feeling the paranoia that comes with celebrity life and requires shots at his peers who he feels are hoping to knock him off his pedestal and take his spot in the rap game. “N—-s can’t even tell I’m high as hell, but I feel low/ I ain’t ever sad, I’ma trust the process and I let it all go,” he proclaims though exhaling a deep breath.

A extremely fitting album opener with Gunna welcoming us into One of Wun. Wunna sets the tone letting fans he ain’t going anyplace anytime quickly and declares himself as one particular of the GOATs. “I’m goin’ against all the odds/ A GOAT, no way I can hide,” he raps. Gunna touches on his physique transformation and flexes that he’s dropping $50,000 a year on his trainer. With a slim physique and reinvigorated concentrate on his profession, it is dollars nicely spent.

Gunna has observed the finest a life of luxury has to offer you and has also spent months trapped inside a jail cell. Dealing with the latter tends to make him far more appreciative of experiencing the wins and losses that come with life. He reminisces on particular instances fighting with his girl, counting up millions and joining the mile higher club. It’s pretty much as if he’s venting to a journal or cathartically speaking to a larger energy searching for guidance going forward.

Turbo relayed to Billboard that they recorded a chunk of the project on a yacht in the middle of the ocean, which Gunna alludes to right here. Surrounded by females on a yacht off the coast of Miami though generating music with your homies, it does not get far more opulent than that. And as if that is not sufficient, Gunna references instances they’d head to Florida’s mainland for a evening of generating it rain at the famed Tootsie’s gentleman’s club. Wunna’s in a wonderful head space via the album’s initially 3 tracks.

Gunna’s version of “Hakuna Matata” is a bit various than The Lion King‘s interpretation. Regardless, the YSL rapper has his feet kicked up with no worries — word to the 2012 Lil Wayne classic — and brags about counting up millions and chartering private jets to the subsequent cities on tour. “Young Wunna on tour, I BP the charter, living hakuna matata,” he raps. The laid-back track will fall someplace in the middle of the pack.

An uplifting bop from Gunna with the triumphant “Today I Did Good.” He implores fans to join him on his exercise journey. Even if he remains a single bachelor, Wunna lets it be recognized that he remains a gentleman taking the higher road via it all. Gunna is beginning to wrap the project up on a higher note.

A uncommon collab on the album with a cameo from Normani. The Fifth Harmony alum makes use of her voice as an instrument serving as far more of a hallucinogenic aide to place listeners at ease. Gunna and Normani exchanged attributes lately and it seems he got the greater of the trade-off.

Offset was one particular of the initially rappers to publicly embrace Gunna and operate with him right after coming property from prison. Many had been hesitant following his Alford Plea deal reached in December 2022 in the YSL trial, but that didn’t quit the Migos rapper from reuniting with his Atlanta comrade. Set and Gunna take liftoff for an infectious collab though flexing the piles of designer garments in their wardrobe. Between the pair of trendy rappers, the dollars they’ve spent on designer clothing could match a smaller country’s GDP.

The woozy “Still Prevail” went viral upon its release when fans speculated that Gunna was sniping at Drake when referencing other individuals getting cosmetic surgery to get their abs. “I clear all the tabs
They pay for their abs,” he raps though leaving the target up for interpretation. Kendrick accused Drake of going beneath the knife for a six-pack on the scathing “Euphoria” through their boiling feud.

Hard-hitting production courtesy of Turbo prodigy Kenny Stuntin, Gunna gets in a zone and opens up about how enjoyable his final year’s been. Looking at himself as a sex symbol of sorts, Gunna jumps from memories of an orgy with white females to bragging about getting the finest-dressed at the Met Gala. Hitting the weights is not the only exercise he’s having though reflecting on a sex session in in between sets at the fitness center.

Still, Gunna is constantly gonna appear to motivate listeners as he recalls going from a shoe box complete of money to becoming a millionaire. “2018, ‘came a millionaire, made a career, n—-s thought I’d be dead,” the YSL rapper flexes. “One of Wun” tends to make him 2/2 on the project.

The cinematic “Whatsapp (Wassam)” arrived as a potent single final week ahead of the album. For these that do not know, “wassam” is Atlanta slang for essentially saying, “What’s up?” or “What’s happening?” My translation lesson is now more than — back to the record. Turbo decoded the single for Billboard when explaining that it was inspired by a time when Gunna was wired six figures by foreigners who wanted him to give a short efficiency at a private celebration. Good small business outcomes in a superior song.

It’s been a minute because Roddy Ricch has delivered an impactful verse but he understood the assignment and candidly comes via in the clutch on “Let It Breathe.” While landing haymakers on the competitors, Gunna compares his boxing education to Creed, but there’s a deeper connection to the Michael B. Jordan-starring 2015 blockbuster than he thinks. Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) gets via to Adonis through a moving scene with a highly effective mantra that can be applied to Gunna’s One of Wun. “One Step At A Time. One Punch At A Time. One Round At A Time.” Gunna’s overcome the odds to come out on major after once again.

Gunna saves a pair of potent missiles for the final round with the two-element “Time Reveals, Be Careful What You Wish for” serving as a worthy album closer. “Time Reveals” is Wunna’s “Marvin’s Room.” He desires to be the provider in a partnership moving like a boss but realizes it is greater if they go their separate strategies. Time heals all.