Take second track “Outstanding,” produced by Ghetto Guitar and Turbo, for example. Whether it’s the way Gunna’s ad-libs bleed into the next line, giving the whole project a hazy, almost psychedelic feel, or the unique turns of phrase the Georgia MC conjures up to describe his opulent world, it’s clear a lot of care has gone into this album. The strength of Drip or Drown 2 lies in details like these - ones that you don’t necessarily clock at first listen but would definitely miss if they were gone. In fact, just thirty seconds into opening track “Wit It,” Wheezy has built an atmosphere that carries through the entire album. While Drip Season 3 may have boasted features from Lil Uzi Vert and production from Metro Boomin, Drip or Drown 2 makes clear from the jump that it’s the most considered Gunna record to date. However, a few tracks into the project, the real difference becomes apparent. On the surface at least, the only difference between Drip or Drown 2 and its predecessors is the style of cover art, this time a photographic riff on Nirvana’s iconic Nevermind in place of the illustrations that have covered its forebears.
It even shares a producer with the original Drip or Drown, in the form of fellow Georgian Wheezy. It’s roughly the same length as his last solo project, Drip Season 3, and it’s backed, as with all of Gunna’s recent work, by Young Thug’s YSL Records. Billed as the follow up to Gunna’s third tape, 2017’s Drip or Drown, DoD2 makes a compelling case study for what does or does not constitute an album. Case in point is Gunna’s Drip or Drown 2, the sixth full-length project from the Georgia native, including Drip Harder, his joint project with Lil Baby.
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