Gunna

Sergio Giavanni Kitchens (born June 14, 1993), known professionally as Gunna, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.

He is signed to Young Thug's YSL Records and 300 Entertainment.

2013, Gunna released the mixtape Hard Body under the name Yung Serg.

Gunna was introduced to fellow rapper Young Thug through Keith "King" Troup, a mutual friend and community figure who died in December 2015.

He was later featured alongside rappers Travis Scott and Gucci Mane on Thug's song, "Floyd Mayweather", from his commercial mixtape Jeffery.

On October 14, 2016, Gunna released his debut mixtape Drip Season through YSL Records.

It featured members from YSL, such as Young Thug, Lil Duke, and Nechie.

He released the mixtape Drip Season 2 on May 11, 2017.

It featured many popular Atlanta and YSL artists such as Young Thug, Playboi Carti, and Offset.

From the mixtape, "YSL", featuring Playboi Carti, was on a "Grand Theft Auto" radio station.

On November 30, 2017, he released his debut extended play Drip or Drown, in which his record producer and close friend Wheezy entirely produced it, with a sole guest appearance from Young Thug.

Gunna initially rose to fame with the mixtape Drip Season 3 in 2018.

Later that year, he released the mixtape Drip Harder with Lil Baby, which spawned the single "Drip Too Hard" that reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and eventually achieved Diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

On February 2, 2018, he released the commercial mixtape Drip Season 3.

It featured notable guest appearances from Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Lil Durk, Nav, Metro Boomin, and Lil Yachty, while the deluxe edition featured additional appearances from Lil Uzi Vert, Young Jordan, Young Thug, and Lil Baby.

The regular and deluxe editions were simultaneously released together.

On April 17, 2018, Gunna released a single titled "Sold Out Dates" featuring Lil Baby, a close friend and frequent collaborator.

The song became one of his mainstream recordings and received millions of streams on platforms like YouTube and SoundCloud.

It was eventually released as a non-album single after leaks.

On August 3, Gunna also appeared alongside Nav on Travis Scott's single "Yosemite", a standout song from his third studio album, Astroworld, which happened to also be the highest-selling album of the year.

The verse in the song, which was performed by Scott mimics Gunna's verse in "Sold Out Dates".

The majority of the song's popularity went towards Gunna's appearance on the chorus.

On September 12, 2018, Gunna and Lil Baby released a collaborative single "Drip Too Hard", which would be the lead single of their collaborative mixtape Drip Harder.

The single peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The mixtape was released on October 5.

With guest appearances from Lil Durk, Nav, Young Thug, and Drake, it peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200.

Gunna released his debut studio album, Drip or Drown 2, in 2019 and followed it up with his second studio album Wunna in 2020, which debuted atop the Billboard 200.

On February 1, 2019, Gunna released the single "One Call", which was certified platinum and serves as the lead single of his debut studio album, Drip or Drown 2.

On February 11, he released the second and final single, "Speed it Up".

The album was released on February 22, featuring guest appearances from fellow Atlanta rappers Lil Baby, Young Thug, and Playboi Carti, and charted at number three on the 200 Chart.

In August 2020, he was featured on Internet Money's single "Lemonade" which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped multiple charts worldwide.

His third album DS4Ever was released in 2022, becoming his second consecutive number-one album.

On May 11, 2022, Gunna was arrested two days after alleged co-conspirator Young Thug in a 56-count RICO indictment against the YSL record label.

On December 14, 2022, Gunna took a plea deal and was released from prison.

Five months following his release, he released his fourth album, A Gift & a Curse (2023). The album contained his first top-ten solo single, "FukUMean".

Gunna was born in College Park, Georgia.

He was raised by his mother and has four older brothers.

He started making music at age fifteen.

He grew up listening to Cam'ron, Chingy and Outkast, among others.

Gunna attended North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences, Langston Hughes High School and Creekside High School (Georgia) with Playboi Carti and Jason Olivas.