After a decade making music, the rapper is finally known for his name alone.
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But pushin P has penetrated the virtual vernacular unlike anything Gunna has experienced.
TheP(represented by the emoji online) dates back to Black American pimp culture.
Gunna has engaged with most of the chatter, regardless of which side its coming from.
Hes already gotten the tattooed.
(Were really close friends.)
I still dont care about the numbers, he tells me.
I just care about doing better than my last album.
And thats what I did.
Especially because I really didnt take no advice.
I trusted my mind first.
If I didnt like it, I didnt do it.
Their early relationship was casual, but Troups death later that year bonded them closer.
The endorsement was double-edged.
Some of the early verdict viewed Gunna as a less entertaining version of Thug.
The music, though, was nothing like Thugs sound.
It was less delicately vocalized and sparse on melodies, and there were no bars about pushing drugs.
But Gunnas music did become more fluid, and his fashion more polished lanes cleared under Thugs tutelage.
The two were pushed as an unofficial duo rather than an actual unit, individual agency established.
Baby and Gunnas joining was never endgame.
Oftentimes, theres a one-hit wonder and, once they hit the top, theres nowhere to go.
You have to build talent.
The goal isnt to be Drake in a month.
Outfitted with a clearer structure forward, Gunna flourished.
Prior to that, he was self-sufficient, booking his shows, and trying to keep everything organized.
Its really admirable that he likes to be a part of all of his conversations.
From there, his marketing leaned more methodically into his styling.
Some clown him for his auntie fashion.
Time will tell all, but I really dont care about that shit, bruh.
If I inspire, cool.
Im honored by that.
Nigga, I was shock as fuck, he says.
I dont even know her.
Im still starstruck cause I never even met her.
Like, damn, thats P giving a nigga props.
Its marketing was maximalist Gunna bathed in excess.
Musically, it washis best showing yetand debuted as his first No.
Gunna had finally arrived, but so did the pandemic.
He ended the recording, but it had already burned through social media.
The two-second mishap became one of the weeks juiciest music-news items.
Pushing all over the internet isnt Gunnas only chess move.
Hesstill teasingsomethingbetween him and Chloe.
I for sure would keep it P if she moved on, but I wouldnt like that, no.
Chloe, meanwhile,toldfans on Instagram Live, My love life is music, darling.)
The albums content is an afterthought for some fans, though theres plenty to fawn over.
I had to overcome it.
Its refreshing that I can just put that shit in a song.
He pushes back: Thatsyouropinion.
I dont feel like Im a rookie, but theres a lot more I can do, for sure.
Its really just getting started on a bigger superstar platform.
He doesnt mean Elon Musking himself off Earth.
But if part of being No.
Its how you move the culture.
If I say your name, what punch in of impact does it bring?
My name hold weight now.
