Gunna (rapper)
Sergio Giavanni Kitchens (born June 14, 1993), known professionally as Gunna, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He signed with Young Thug's YSL Records, an imprint of 300 Entertainment in 2016, and rose to fame with his third mixtape, Drip Season 3 (2018). It moderately entered the Billboard 200, while his collaborative mixtape Drip Harder with fellow Georgia rapper Lil Baby, peaked at number four on the chart. Its lead single, "Drip Too Hard" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
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Birth name | Sergio Giavanni Kitchens |
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Born | College Park, Georgia, U.S. | June 14, 1993
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Years active | 2011–present |
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Website | only1gunna |
His debut studio album, Drip or Drown 2 (2019) peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, while his second, Wunna (2020) debuted atop the chart. His 2020 single, "Lemonade" (with Internet Money and Don Toliver featuring Nav) peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. His third album, DS4Ever (2022), became his second consecutive number-one album, while his fourth, A Gift & a Curse (2023) peaked at number three and spawned his second top ten single, "FukUMean".
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.