The measure of a man holds a lot of mythology. From ideas of character to valor and all methods of thinking around purpose, it can mean everything and nothing all at once. For Gunna, a man with the leading rap album in the country, his mythology begins and ends with the promises he has made to himself and the people he holds close.
We meet Gunna, dressed head-to-toe in cream knit cashmere alongside a small entourage, wrapping up a day-long photo shoot with famed photographer Cam Kirk. The 28-year-old's demeanor is disarming in a way that feels familial. Gunna, a brother, and a very proud son is at the top of his career and beginning to think about the next chapter. His latest release, “DS4EVER," serves as the beginning of that reflection.
Gunna unleashed "DS4EVER," the fourth and final edition of his Drip Season series, on the heels of 2020's "WUNNA" and 2021's collaborative release with Young Thug, “Slime Language 2." This release has been the rapper's most successful to date and has grabbed the national conversation on what it really means to be "pushin P," the phrasing from the album that has taken over Instagram and TikTok.
However, any and all conversations about the man should begin with how Gunna adorns himself. From his clothes to his tattoos, he is a man who takes how he presents himself to the world very seriously. Named Sergio Kitchens by his mother, Gunna illustrates how he's been Mr. Put It On all of his life. “I wasn't trying to be nobody," he says before describing his outfit for the first day of middle school, a pink-and-white ensemble that he can recount with precision.
This story is from the 2022 Music Issue edition of Inked.
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