A Gift & a Curse

A Gift & a Curse
A Gift & a Curse
Studio album by Gunna
Released	June 16, 2023
Length	45:08
Label	YSL; 300;
Producer	88 Krazy; Angelo; Cam Griffin; Cubeatz; Dunk Rock; Evergreen; Flo; Fresh Ayr; Jojokelete; Kenny Stuntin; Larrance Dopson; Lnk; Mario Petersen; Nils; Omar Grand; Pooh Beatz; Rick Anthony; Royal808; Sammy Haig; Sim; Slowburnz; Swiff D; Turbo; Willis Keaton; X-Plosive; Yung Talent;
Gunna chronology
Singles from A Gift & a Curse
	"Bread & Butter"; Released: June 2, 2023; "FukUMean"; Released: July 11, 2023;

A Gift & a Curse (stylized as a Gift & a Curse) is the fourth studio album by American rapper Gunna. It was released through YSL Records and 300 Entertainment on June 16, 2023. Production on the album was handled by Turbo, Omar Grand, Cam Griffin, Kenny Stuntin, Sim, Nils, Pooh Beatz, Lnk, Mario Petersen, Flo, X-Plosive, Royal808, Dunk Rock, Angelo, Yung Talent, Willis Keaton, Slowburnzz, 88 Krazy, Larrance Dopson, Swiff D, Evrgrn, Zookids, Aviator Keyyz, Rick Anthony, Sammy Haig, Cubeatz, Fresh Ayr, and Jojokelete. The album was released as a surprise and is Gunna's first project to not feature any guest appearances. It was supported by two singles, "Bread & Butter" and "FukUMean", and serves as the follow-up to his previous album, DS4Ever (2022).^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Clash	7/10^[4]
Mic Cheque	7.5/10^[5]
Pitchfork	5.9/10^[6]
Slant Magazine	6/10^[7]

A Gift & a Curse received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 68, based on six reviews.^[2]

Robin Murray of Clash wrote that the album was "succinct, finessed, and packs a punch".^[4] Writing for Mic Cheque, Hamza Riaz opined that it "shows that Gunna is YSL's most valuable asset, constantly honing his sound and this time adding a new layer to his predictable output".^[5] In a mixed review, Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork felt like the album was "too vague to have much depth and too absorbed in real-life drama to have the feel-good vibes he wants to preserve".^[6] Writing for Slant Magazine, Paul Attard felt that "Gunna gives us more of himself than he ever has before, and even if much of the lyrical substance of the album is undermined in a few weeks' time, that in and of itself is worth celebrating".^[7]

Commercial performance

In the United States, A Gift & a Curse debuted at number three on Billboard 200 chart, earning 85,000 album-equivalent units (including 1,000 in pure album sales) in its first week. This became Gunna's fifth top ten album in total, with four out of the five credited to him, on the chart. The album also accumulated a total of 112.65 million on-demand streams of the album's songs.^[8]

Track listing

*A Gift & a Curse* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Back at It"	Sergio Kitchens Chandler Durham Omar Perrin Cameron Griffin	Turbo Omar Grand Cam Griffin	3:06
2.	"Back to the Moon"	Kitchens Kenneth Redfield Jr. Simarpreet Bahia	Kenny Stuntin Sim	3:13
3.	"IDK NoMore"	Kitchens Durham Perrin Griffin Nils Noehden	Turbo Omar Grand Cam Griffin Nils	2:59
4.	"Paybach"	Kitchens Durham Darryl Clemons Leon Krol Mario Petersen	Turbo Pooh Beatz Lnk Petersen	2:53
5.	"Ca$h $hit"	Kitchens Florian Ongonga Thomas Kessler Felix Roggenkamper	Flo X-Plosive Royal808	2:11
6.	"FukUMean"	Kitchens Ongonga Lucas DiFabbio	Flo Dunk Rock	2:05
7.	"Rodeo Dr"	Kitchens Ongonga Angelo Ferraro	Flo Angelo	2:56
8.	"Bottom"	Kitchens Durham Camren Martin	Turbo Yung Talent	2:57
9.	"P Angels"	Kitchens Willis Keaton Nicholas Santos	Keaton Slowburnz 88 Krazy	2:56
10.	"Born Rich"	Kitchens Larrance Dopson Steven Thornton	Dopson Swiff D	2:52
11.	"Go Crazy"	Kitchens Redfield Amman Nurani Sacha Katz William Clarke	Kenny Stuntin Evrgrn Zookids	2:53
12.	"Bread & Butter"	Kitchens Durham Perrin Griffin	Turbo Omar Grand Cam Griffin	3:46
13.	"Turned Your Back"	Kitchens Durham Perrin Griffin	Turbo Omar Grand Cam Griffin	4:03
14.	"I Was Just Thinking"	Kitchens Kenneth Gilmore Rick Anthony Sammy Haig	Aviator Keyyz Anthony Haig	3:12
15.	"Alright"	Kitchens Tim Gomringer Kevin Gomringer Jeffery Robinson Johannes Kelete Ongonga	Cubeatz Fresh Ayr Jojokelete	3:04
Total length:				45:08

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *A Gift & a Curse*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	49
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[11]	33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[12]	45
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[13]	4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[14]	19
French Albums (SNEP)^[15]	43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[16]	36
Irish Albums (OCC)^[17]	33
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)^[18]	30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[19]	12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[20]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	7
UK Albums (OCC)^[22]	9
US Billboard 200^[23]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[24]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *A Gift & a Curse*
Chart (2023)	Position
US Billboard 200^[25]	74
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[26]	27

References

↑ Blistein, Jon (June 16, 2023). "Gunna Spurns Snitching Rumors on New Album 'A Gift and a Curse'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
1 2 A Gift & a Curse by Gunna, Metacritic, retrieved June 22, 2023
↑ Kellman, Andy. "A Gift & A Curse Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
1 2 Murray, Robin. "Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Clash. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
1 2 Riaz, Hamza (June 24, 2023). "Review: Gunna, 'A Gift & a Curse'". Mic Cheque. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
1 2 Pierre, Alphonse (June 22, 2023). "Gunna: A Gift & a Curse Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
1 2 Attard, Paul (June 16, 2023). "Gunna A Gift & a Curse Review: Playing Both Sides". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
↑ Caulfield, Keith (June 25, 2023). "Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing at a Time' Hits 14 Weeks Atop Billboard 200, Most Since Adele's '21'". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
↑ "Gunna Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
↑ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
↑ "2023 28-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
↑ "Charts.nz – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
↑ "Gunna Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
↑ "Gunna Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
↑ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

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[1] Blistein, Jon (June 16, 2023). "Gunna Spurns Snitching Rumors on New Album 'A Gift and a Curse'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

[MC-2] 1 2 A Gift & a Curse by Gunna, Metacritic, retrieved June 22, 2023

[3] Kellman, Andy. "A Gift & A Curse Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[Clash-4] 1 2 Murray, Robin. "Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Clash. Retrieved June 15, 2023.

[Mic_Cheque-5] 1 2 Riaz, Hamza (June 24, 2023). "Review: Gunna, 'A Gift & a Curse'". Mic Cheque. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[PF-6] 1 2 Pierre, Alphonse (June 22, 2023). "Gunna: A Gift & a Curse Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

[Slant-7] 1 2 Attard, Paul (June 16, 2023). "Gunna A Gift & a Curse Review: Playing Both Sides". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

[8] Caulfield, Keith (June 25, 2023). "Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing at a Time' Hits 14 Weeks Atop Billboard 200, Most Since Adele's '21'". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[ac_Australia_Gunna-9] "Australiancharts.com – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[ac_Austria_Gunna-10] "Austriancharts.at – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[ac_Flanders_Gunna-11] "Ultratop.be – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[ac_Wallonia_Gunna-12] "Ultratop.be – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Gunna-13] "Gunna Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[ac_Netherlands_Gunna-14] "Dutchcharts.nl – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[ac_France_Gunna-15] "Lescharts.com – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

[ac_Germany4_Gunna-16] "Offiziellecharts.de – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[ac_Ireland3_-17] "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[18] "2023 28-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

[ac_New_Zealand_Gunna-19] "Charts.nz – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[ac_Norway_Gunna-20] "Norwegiancharts.com – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[ac_Switzerland_Gunna-21] "Swisscharts.com – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[ac_UK2_-22] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Gunna-23] "Gunna Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Gunna-24] "Gunna Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

[25] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

[26] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

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Gunna
Discography
Studio albums	Drip or Drown 2 (2019) Wunna (2020) DS4Ever (2022) A Gift & a Curse (2023)
Compilation albums	Slime Language 2 (with YSL Records and Young Thug) (2021)
Mixtapes	Drip Season 3 (2018) Drip Harder (with Lil Baby) (2018)
Singles	"Sold Out Dates" "Drip Too Hard" "One Call" "Skybox" "Turks" "Wunna" "Dollaz on My Head" "Lemonade" "Young Wheezy" "Too Easy" "Banking on Me" "Bread & Butter" "FukUMean"
Featured singles	"Yosemite" "Space Cadet" "Heat" "Stuck in a Dream" "Hot" "Start wit Me" "Numbers" "My Oh My (Remix)" "Big" "His & Hers" "Repeat It"
Other songs	"Life Goes On" "Chanel (Go Get It)" "Never Recover" "Can't Leave Without It" "Pop Out Again" "Dior (Remix)" "Top Floor" "Solid" "Ski" "Pushin P" "P Power" "What Happened to Virgil" "Back to the Moon"