Ultimately, Gunna sticks to his guns and delivers a solid effort that lives up to all the hype. He may not be the most innovative MC, but he continues to craft great bodies of work, which is what will cement his career, at the end of the day.
A gentle, poised record: the perfect rap album for a bruised America.
Drip or Drown 2 highlights Gunna’s mesmerizing and hypnotic bars, however, it lacks the evolution and growth Gunna needed to deem it a contemporary classic.
This album is a big win for Gunna, an even bigger win for executive producers Wheezy and Turbo but a championship win for contemporary rap as a whole that should be appreciated by all.
The drowsy Atlanta rapper polishes his style and submits some of his best songs, but the same thing that makes Gunna dependable also makes him predictable.
Though it sags in places with materialism and Gunna’s melancholy flow, at its best, his charm shines through. Stronger than any of his mixtapes or EPs, Drip or Drown 2 is a promising debut album filled with hints of a talent yet to be fully realized on record.
Given how underwhelming he is on other people's tracks, it’s no wonder that full-length Gunna projects are exercises in tedium, lifted up only by producers like Metro Boomin and London on da Track.
The first leg of Drip or Drown 2 is tolerable thanks to its aquatic aesthetic, but the album quickly devolves into mega-formulaic trap rap devoid of any character.
Wouldn't say this is the same level as Drip Season 3,but this album got a couple of songs I replay the fuck out of.Don't get me started on Richard Millie Plain.
1 | Wit It 2:19 | 67 |
2 | Outstanding 3:00 | 67 |
3 | One Call 3:15 | 73 |
4 | Cash War 3:15 | 58 |
5 | Richard Millie Plain 3:20 | 76 |
6 | Yao Ming 2:29 | 60 |
7 | Idk Why 3:19 | 57 |
8 | Derek Fisher 3:09 feat. Lil Baby | 62 |
9 | Baby Birkin 3:01 | 72 |
10 | Speed It Up 2:59 | 53 |
11 | 3 Headed Snake 4:01 feat. Young Thug | 79 |
12 | Big Shot 2:57 | 59 |
13 | On a Mountain 2:55 | 59 |
14 | Out the Hood 2:35 | 61 |
15 | Same Yung Nigga 3:00 feat. Playboi Carti | 72 |
16 | Who You Foolin 2:31 | 82 |
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