Studio Album · No. 4

A Gift & a Curse Songwriting Credits by Gunna

2023 Gunna Music, YSL, 300 15 tracks 45:08

Produced 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, Slowburnz, 88 Krazy, Larrance Dopson, Swiff D, Evrgrn, Zookids, Aviator Keyyz, Rick Anthony, Sammy Haig, Cubeatz, Fresh Ayr, Jojokelete  ·  Engineered by Gunna, Florian Ongonga, Joe LaPorta

Gunna Music, YSL, 300 Hip HopTrap
Complete Artist
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Authorship

Holds writing credit on 15 of 15 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 15 / 15 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 15 tracks with documented writers, by whether Gunna carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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15 trackswritten by Gunna 0 tracksoutside writers
Gunna's roles on this album

Share of the 15 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

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By the Numbers

15
Tracks
28
Lyricists
28
Producers
2023
Released
Data Insight

Sergio Kitchens is the only writer on all fifteen tracks, and every other name in the credits belongs to a producer who took a writing share on the beat he built. Turbo, credited as Chandler Durham, works on six of them and brings Omar Perrin and Cameron Griffin along on four, which makes that trio the closest thing the record has to a house band. Florian Ongonga takes the other block, tracks five through seven plus a writing credit on the closer, and his stretch is where "FukUMean" sits. Gunna mixed the album himself, so writing, vocals and final mix all run through one person more tightly here than anywhere else in his catalog.

Gunna announced A Gift & a Curse on his 30th birthday and put it out a day later, six months after pleading guilty to a single racketeering charge in the YSL case and walking free the same day. He mixed all fifteen tracks himself and carried the whole record without a guest verse. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and produced "FukUMean", which reached number four on the Hot 100 and became the second most successful song of his career on that chart.

Track Listing & Credits 15 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Back at It
GunnaTurboOmar GrandCam Griffin Sergio KitchensChandler DurhamOmar PerrinCameron Griffin TurboOmar GrandCam Griffin Gunna (Lead Vocals)
2
Back to the Moon
GunnaKenny StuntinSim Sergio KitchensKenneth Redfield Jr.Simarpreet Bahia Kenny StuntinSim Gunna (Lead Vocals)
3
IDK NoMore
GunnaTurboOmar GrandCam GriffinNils Sergio KitchensChandler DurhamOmar PerrinCameron GriffinNils Noehden TurboOmar GrandCam GriffinNils Gunna (Lead Vocals)
4
Paybach
GunnaTurboPooh BeatzLnkMario Petersen Sergio KitchensChandler DurhamDarryl ClemonsLeon KrolMario Petersen TurboPooh BeatzLnkMario Petersen Gunna (Lead Vocals)
5
Cash Shit
GunnaFloX-PlosiveRoyal808 Sergio KitchensFlorian OngongaThomas KesslerFelix Roggenkamper FloX-PlosiveRoyal808 Gunna (Lead Vocals)
6
FukUMean #4
GunnaFloDunk Rock Sergio KitchensFlorian OngongaLucas DiFabbio FloDunk Rock Gunna (Lead Vocals)P Litty (Background Vocals)Nechie (Background Vocals)
7
Rodeo Dr
GunnaFloAngelo Sergio KitchensFlorian OngongaAngelo Ferraro FloAngelo Gunna (Lead Vocals)
8
Bottom
GunnaTurboYung Talent Sergio KitchensChandler DurhamCamren Martin TurboYung Talent Gunna (Lead Vocals)
9
P Angels
GunnaWillis KeatonSlowburnz Sergio KitchensWillis KeatonNicholas Santos Willis KeatonSlowburnz88 Krazy Gunna (Lead Vocals)
10
Born Rich
GunnaLarrance DopsonSwiff D Sergio KitchensLarrance DopsonSteven Thornton Larrance DopsonSwiff D Gunna (Lead Vocals)
11
Go Crazy
GunnaKenny StuntinEvrgrnZookids Sergio KitchensKenneth Redfield Jr.Amman NuraniSacha KatzWilliam Clarke Kenny StuntinEvrgrnZookids Gunna (Lead Vocals)
12
Bread & Butter #48
GunnaTurboOmar GrandCam Griffin Sergio KitchensChandler DurhamOmar PerrinCameron Griffin TurboOmar GrandCam Griffin Gunna (Lead Vocals)
13
Turned Your Back
GunnaTurboOmar GrandCam Griffin Sergio KitchensChandler DurhamOmar PerrinCameron Griffin TurboOmar GrandCam Griffin Gunna (Lead Vocals)
14
I Was Just Thinking
GunnaAviator KeyyzRick AnthonySammy Haig Sergio KitchensKenneth GilmoreRick AnthonySammy Haig Aviator KeyyzRick AnthonySammy Haig Gunna (Lead Vocals)
15
Alright
GunnaCubeatzFresh AyrJojokeleteFlo Sergio KitchensTim GomringerKevin GomringerJeffery RobinsonJohannes KeleteFlorian Ongonga CubeatzFresh AyrJojokelete Gunna (Lead Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 56 contributors

G
Gunna
Writer · Vocals
On this album15 written
SK
Sergio Kitchens
Writer
On this album15 written
T
Turbo
Writer · Producer
On this album6 written
CD
Chandler Durham
Writer
On this album6 written
CG
Cam Griffin
Writer · Producer
On this album4 written
OG
Omar Grand
Writer · Producer
On this album4 written
F
Flo
Writer · Producer
On this album4 written
CG
Cameron Griffin
Writer
On this album4 written
FO
Florian Ongonga
Writer
On this album4 written
OP
Omar Perrin
Writer
On this album4 written
KS
Kenny Stuntin
Writer · Producer
On this album2 written
KR
Kenneth Redfield Jr.
Writer
On this album2 written

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Frequently Asked Questions A Gift & a Curse

Are there any guest rappers on A Gift & a Curse?
No. Gunna is the only credited lead vocalist across all fifteen tracks. The one outside vocal credit on the record is background vocals from P Litty and Nechie on "FukUMean".
Who produced A Gift & a Curse?
Turbo does the heaviest lifting with six tracks, joined by Omar Grand and Cam Griffin on four of them. Florian Ongonga, credited as Flo, produces tracks five through seven. The rest is spread across Kenny Stuntin, Cubeatz, Fresh Ayr, Larrance Dopson, Swiff D, Aviator Keyyz and more than a dozen others.
What was the biggest single from A Gift & a Curse?
"FukUMean" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to number one on both Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rhythmic Airplay. It spent thirty-two weeks on the Hot 100 and made the top ten in ten countries. "Bread & Butter", released first, peaked at number 48.
Who mixed and mastered A Gift & a Curse?
Gunna mixed the album himself. Florian Ongonga recorded it and Joe LaPorta mastered it.
How did A Gift & a Curse chart in the United States?
It entered the Billboard 200 at number three with 85,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, and reached number one on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
What was happening in Gunna's life when he made this album?
On December 14, 2022 he pleaded guilty to a single racketeering charge in the Fulton County YSL case and was released from jail the same day, with most of a five-year sentence suspended. The album followed six months later, and the first single, "Bread & Butter", speaks directly to the case and the accusations that came out of it.
Data note: Wikipedia and Discogs print several of the writers differently. Discogs has Nils Noeden with an umlaut where Wikipedia has Nils Noehden, and also Leon Kroll, Thomas Kessler with an eszett, Felix Roggenkamper with an umlaut, Amman Moosa Nuram, Sacha Saul Katz, William Paul Winter Clarke, Jeffrey Oliver Robinson, Johannes Selomun Kelete and Chandler Great. The Wikipedia spellings are used throughout so one writer does not become two. Genius carries credits that neither Wikipedia nor Discogs shows: Nils on "Bottom", Ghetto Guitar on "Turned Your Back", Turbo on "Go Crazy" and Roddy Ricch as a writer on "I Was Just Thinking". Those are left out because a single source prints them. Rick Anthony and Sammy Haig appear identically in the writer and producer columns on both Wikipedia and Discogs, so no separate legal name for either was published anywhere read. No mixing credit is published for "IDK NoMore", "Cash Shit" or "Born Rich", so those three carry no mixer rather than an assumed one. Streaming services and MusicBrainz render the album and every track title in lower case; the Wikipedia and Discogs capitalization is used here.

Sources

Wikipedia: A Gift & a Curse Wikipedia: Gunna Wikipedia: FukUMean Wikipedia: Bread & Butter Discogs release 27397572 MusicBrainz release group MusicBrainz release 778ec515 Cover Art Archive front image Genius: back at it Genius: back to the moon Genius: idk nomore Genius: paybach Genius: fukumean Genius: rodeo dr Genius: bottom Genius: p angels Genius: born rich Genius: go crazy Genius: bread & butter Genius: turned your back Genius: i was just thinking Genius: alright Cover Art Archive: A Gift & a Curse by Gunna