Gunna is gearing up to drop his fifth studio album One Of Wun and he just dropped a new single ahead of its release. “Whatsapp (Wassam)” hit streaming services on Friday (May 3). While previewing the track on Instagram, the Atlanta native also announced that the album will drop on May 10.
Produced by Turbo and EVRGRN, “Whatsapp (Wassam)” follows the previously-released One Of Wun single “Prada Dem” with Offset.
Get into the new song below.
TMZ caught up with Gunna on Monday (April 29) and talked to him about One Of Wun, asking him if he thinks it will top the charts.
“For sure” he responded. “The album One of Wun — it’s number one.”
About the forthcoming LP surpassing his widely praised 2023 offering A Gift & A Curse, he said without hesitation: “For sure.”
Gunna’s last album was named HipHopDX‘s Biggest Comeback of 2023.
News editor Andy Bustard wrote about the tracklist: “For a while, many doubted that Gunna would be able to climb his way back to the heights he achieved just 11 months prior when he earned his first No. 1 album with DS4Ever. Some even wondered whether his career was over altogether.
“With the release of his third album A Gift & A Curse…though, Gunna silenced the critics and proved that not even snitching allegations can drown the Drip King.”
He added: “Loaded with infectious, hard-hitting anthems and a defiant edge that’s reflected in its lack of guest features, the project peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart while its platinum-certified single “Fukumean” cracked the Top 5 on the Hot 100 chart, becoming one of the biggest (and unlikeliest) rap hits of 2023.”
Last month, the 30-year-old revealed the cover art for One of Wun: a painting by artist Calvin Clausell Jr. in which the rapper’s face is covered by a blue-and-white floral fabric.
While no further details about the release date were shared as part of that initial announcement, the YSL rapper captioned its Instagram post: “ONE OF WUN | ALBUM OTW.”
Gunna kickstarted the rollout of the new album with two singles.
In February, he dropped “Bittersweet,” on which he seemingly extended an olive branch to his former Drip Harder collaborator Lil Baby, with whom he had been trading shots in the past months.
A month later, he once again fired back at allegations of being a snitch on a collaboration with Offset, “Prada Dem.”
Source – HipHopDx
In Other News – Latto Receives Honest Responses After Sharing Bathroom Confession
Latto has let her guard down regarding her bathroom habits, and her honesty has elicited equally graphic responses from several fans. The “Big Energy” rapper took to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday (April 29) and revealed a shockingly candid fact about herself, writing: “Y’all shit in front of y’all man? I sneak downstairs [hand-over-mouth emoji].”
“I be like babe PASS ME TOILET PAPERRRRR,” one user replied, while another added: “After a while of living together, it doesn’t matter anymore [crying emoji].” Read more
