Gunna (rapper)

Did You Know?

• Gunna was born in College Park, Georgia, and raised by his mother with four older brothers.
• He attended North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences, Banneker High School, Langston Hughes High School, and Creekside High School.
• In February 2022, he teamed up with Goodr to open a free grocery store at Ronald E. McNair Middle School, which he attended as a teenager.

Career

Gunna was introduced to rapper Young Thug through Keith "King" Troup, a mutual friend who died in December 2015. He later appeared alongside Travis Scott and Gucci Mane on Thug's song "Floyd Mayweather" from the mixtape Jeffery. On October 14, 2016, Gunna released his mixtape Drip Season through YSL Records, featuring YSL members Young Thug, Lil Duke, and Nechie. He released Drip Season 2 on May 11, 2017, with appearances from Young Thug, Playboi Carti, and Offset; the track "YSL" featuring Playboi Carti was included on a Grand Theft Auto radio station.

On November 30, 2017, he released his debut EP Drip or Drown, entirely produced by Wheezy with a sole guest appearance from Young Thug. On February 2, 2018, he released the commercial mixtape Drip Season 3, featuring Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Lil Durk, Nav, Metro Boomin, and Lil Yachty, with a deluxe edition adding Lil Uzi Vert, Young Jordan, Young Thug, and Lil Baby. On April 17, 2018, Gunna released the single "Sold Out Dates" featuring Lil Baby, which became a mainstream recording and was later released as a non-album single after leaks.

On August 3, he appeared alongside Nav on Travis Scott's single "Yosemite" from Astroworld; Scott's verse in the song mimics Gunna's verse in "Sold Out Dates". On September 12, 2018, Gunna and Lil Baby released the collaborative single "Drip Too Hard", which peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and served as the lead single for their mixtape Drip Harder, released on October 5 with guest appearances from Lil Durk, Nav, Young Thug, and Drake, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard 200.

Legal issues

In May 2022, Gunna and Young Thug were among 28 persons associated with YSL Records charged in a 56-count RICO Act indictment filed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Kitchens turned himself in on May 11, 2022, was denied bond, and his trial was scheduled for January 9, 2023. On December 14, 2022, he pleaded guilty to a single charge of racketeering, was sentenced to five years in prison with one year commuted to time served and the rest suspended subject to probation conditions including 500 hours of community service, and was released the same day.