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Gunna's life is changing. He's in the best shape of his life and feels more rejuvenated than ever before. He's a lot more mature than he was when he first entered the music industry. The world has watched him evolve throughout the course of his career, but there's still one aspect of him that can never be altered.
"I always been rare. I always stood out without trying," Gunna tells iHeartRadio. "Just different things and different ways of how I put s**t together or how I put that s**t on. It just always been one-of-one and not like no other."
The Atlanta native proves just how rare he is on his fifth studio album One of Wun, which arrives today via Young Stoner Life/300 Entertainment. Fans can hear how much he's evolved on all 20 tracks on the LP. He kicks things off by sharing how he's "living through all the changes" and reveals he dropped $50,000 on a trainer on "Collage." Gunna continues to flex on those who "pay for their abs" on "Still Prevail" and boasts about his fitness journey on "Today I Did Good."
“One of Wun is different from all of my past albums because I feel like this album is more mature,” Gunna tells iHeartRadio. “It's evolution. It's a different Gunna. It's a different Wunna. It's an elevated, updated, healthier Wunna. You can hear it in the music, the quality, the sound.”
Gunna's brand-new album is a step-up from his hit LP a Gift & a Curse. One of Wun is five tracks longer than his last project and contains fresh collaborations with old and new friends. He recruited artists he's known for years to hop on the album like Offset, who appears on the second single "Prada Dem," and Roddy Ricch, who jumps on "Let It Breathe." He also teamed up with Normani for their second collaboration of the year "$$$" and R&B singer Leon Bridges for "Clear My Rain."
"It was different recording with [Bridges]," Gunna say. "It was random, but it was fire."
Despite all the differences, there are still a couple of things Gunna hasn't switched up like his loyalty to his go-to production team. The album is executive produced by Turbo and The Playmakers with contributions from his other trusted beatmakers like Kenny Stuntin, Kizzy, Aviator Keyyz, Evrgrn and others. All of the aforementioned producers have contributed to Gunna's past albums, and he couldn't think of anyone better to cook up his latest LP with him.
"I worked with my producers... producers I've been working with," Gunna says. "The Playmakers and Turbo, of course, Kenny, Aviator. These producers I've been working with from previous albums to One of Wun."
Another thing that hasn't changed about Gunna is his knack for cooking up creative album artwork. His latest album's artwork was made by artist Calvin Clausell Jr., who's known for making incredible paintings. Gunna says he was inspired by his work and teamed up with Clausell to cook up the iconic album cover.
Fans will get to see just how much Gunna has changed during his "Bittersweet Tour" with Flo Milli. The tour kicked off last week in Columbus, Ohio and has rolled through cities like Detroit and Chicago. Following his show in Minneapolis tonight, Gunna will continue the tour in other major locations until it wraps up in Atlanta on June 11. Fans should expect to see "creative action, energy, good music and good vibes.
"I'm coming with a different element," he says. 'I'm taking everything to the next level from what I already done."
Listen to Gunna's new album One of Wun below.
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