DS4Ever

On January 1, 2022, Gunna revealed the album's release date.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gunna-announces-release-date-for-drip-season-4-news.145501.html|title=Gunna Announces Release Date For "Drip Season 4"|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Blake|first=Cole|date=January 1, 2022|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108084409/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gunna-announces-release-date-for-drip-season-4-news.145501.html|url-status=live}} The cover art, which was created by American architect Daniel Arsham, was revealed on January 4.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.66969/title.gunna-ds4-album-cover-art-kanye-west-complex-magazine|title=Gunna Channels '808s & Heartbreak'-Era Kanye West For 'DS4' Album Cover|website=HipHopDX|last=Bustard|first=Andy|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=January 5, 2022|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106212426/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.66969/title.gunna-ds4-album-cover-art-kanye-west-complex-magazine|url-status=live}} It was followed by the tracklist, which was shared the following day.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/gunna-drip-season-4-cover-track-list-1235015813/|title=Gunna Unveils 'Drip Season 4' Cover, Track List & Star-Studded Features|magazine=Billboard|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=January 5, 2022|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107020344/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/gunna-drip-season-4-cover-track-list-1235015813/|url-status=live}}

The album's lead single, "Too Easy", a collaboration with American rapper Future, was released on September 24, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/gunna-future-too-easy|title=Gunna Enlists Future for New Single "Too Easy"|website=Complex|last=Price|first=Joe|date=September 24, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020225955/https://www.complex.com/music/gunna-future-too-easy|url-status=live}} The remix, which includes an additional feature from American rapper Roddy Ricch, was released on December 3, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/gunna-future-roddy-ricch-too-easy-remix|title=Roddy Ricch Joins Gunna and Future for "Too Easy" Remix|website=Complex|last=Cohen|first=Trace William|date=December 3, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=December 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223223627/https://www.complex.com/music/gunna-future-roddy-ricch-too-easy-remix|url-status=live}} The music video for the remix was released on January 7, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gunna-future-and-roddy-ricch-link-up-for-the-too-easy-remix-music-video-watch-new-video.46806.html|title=Gunna, Future & Roddy Ricch Link Up For The "too easy Remix" Music Video: Watch|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Hynes|first=Hayley|date=January 7, 2022|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111123911/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gunna-future-and-roddy-ricch-link-up-for-the-too-easy-remix-music-video-watch-new-video.46806.html|url-status=live}} "Too Easy" peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gunna/chart-history/hsi/|title=Gunna Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214003205/https://www.billboard.com/music/Gunna/chart-history/HSI|url-status=live}}

A music video for the song "Livin Wild" was released on January 10, 2022,{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/gunna-livin-wild-video/|title=Gunna Recounts A Harrowing Trip to the ICU In His 'Livin Wild' Video|work=Uproxx|last=Williams|first=Aaron|date=January 10, 2022|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110194534/https://uproxx.com/music/gunna-livin-wild-video/|url-status=live}} while the music video for "Pushin P" with Future featuring Young Thug, was released on January 12.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67196/title.gunna-young-thug-release-pushin-p-video-after-getting-kicked-off-private-flight|title=Gunna & Young Thug Release 'Pushin P' Video After Getting Kicked Off Private Flight|website=HipHopDX|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112234654/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67196/title.gunna-young-thug-release-pushin-p-video-after-getting-kicked-off-private-flight|url-status=live}} The songs peaked at number 61 and seven on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.

On January 13, 2022, "P Power" (originally titled "Pussy Power"), a collaboration with fellow rapper Drake, was added to the album.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/gunna-drake-p-power-stream|title=Listen to Gunna's Drake-Assisted Track "P Power"|website=Complex|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=January 13, 2022|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114004348/https://www.complex.com/music/gunna-drake-p-power-stream|url-status=live}} The song peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.

{{Music ratings

| MC = 51/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ds4ever/gunna|title=DS4EVER by Gunna Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129050821/https://www.metacritic.com/music/ds4ever/gunna|url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ds4ever-mw0003650745|title=DS4EVER – Gunna|publisher=AllMusic|last=Crone|first=David|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129051519/https://www.allmusic.com/album/ds4ever-mw0003650745|url-status=live}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/gunna_ds4ever_album_review|title=Gunna Is Best When He Stays in His Lane on 'DS4EVER'|website=Exclaim!|last=Di Gennaro|first=Michael|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113153939/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/gunna_ds4ever_album_review|url-status=live}}

| rev3 = HipHopDX

| rev3score = 3.6/5{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3829/title.gunna-ds4ever-album-review|title=Gunna 'DS4EVER' Adds Vulnerability To His Consistent Drip Season Series|website=HipHopDX|last=Sadler|first=Armon|date=January 27, 2022|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129050823/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3829/title.gunna-ds4ever-album-review|url-status=live}}

| rev4 = HotNewHipHop

| rev4score = 70%{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gunna-ds4ever-review-news.146001.html|title=Gunna "DS4EVER" Review|last=Zidel|first=Alex|website=HotNewHipHop|date=January 13, 2022|access-date=February 14, 2022|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214053009/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gunna-ds4ever-review-news.146001.html|url-status=live}}

| rev5 = Pitchfork

| rev5score = 5.0/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/gunna-ds4/|title=Gunna: DS4Ever Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=January 13, 2022|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115022502/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/gunna-ds4/|url-status=live}}

| rev6 = Rolling Stone

| rev6score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/gunna-ds4ever-review-1280940/|title=Gunna's 'DS4EVER' is Flashy, Intoxicating, and a Little Cliched|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Reeves|first=Mosi|date=January 7, 2022|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112004318/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/gunna-ds4ever-review-1280940/|url-status=live}}

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DS4Ever was met with mixed reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 51, based on five reviews.

Michael Di Gennaro from Exclaim! enjoyed the album, saying, "DS4Ever is certainly a good mainstream rap record, and fans of Gunna and the community of high-profile Atlanta artists he's aligned with will find plenty to enjoy across the album's 19 tracks". Armon Sadler of HipHopDX said, "DS4Ever is proof he presumably won't allow stardom to make him complacent, balancing improvements in song topics and technical skill, even if the drip talk has gone stale". In a lukewarm review, Rolling Stone{{'}}s Mosi Reeves wrote, "Gunna has a flashy and intoxicating vocal style, and that alone [makes] DS4 a worthy escapade. But he can't transcend the clichés that define his era".

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, David Crone stated, "After tunnelling into a very specific avenue for Wunna, DS4 loses focus, instead spreading the rapper thin across a much wider smattering of styles. The resulting project feels noncommittal: DS4 is caught between the woozy, floating sounds of Wunna and an older, heavier-hitting sound, yet nails neither". Pitchfork critic Alphonse Pierre said, "The Atlanta rapper's latest album is monotonous, short on the quirks and out-of-body experiences of his better projects".

DS4Ever debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with 150,000 album-equivalent units comprising 193.5 million on-demand streams and 4,000 pure sales, making it Gunna's second number-one album. The album notably blocked the Weeknd's album Dawn FM from the top spot by approximately 2,300 units.{{Cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=January 18, 2022|title=Gunna Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'DS4Ever'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/gunna-tops-billboard-200-chart-ds4ever-1235019775/|access-date=January 18, 2022|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118172202/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/gunna-tops-billboard-200-chart-ds4ever-1235019775/|url-status=live}}

{{Track listing

| headline = DS4Ever track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 58:07

| title1 = Private Island

| writer1 = {{hlist|Sergio Kitchens|Wesley Glass|Masamune Kudo}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Rex Kudo}}

| length1 = 2:12

| title2 = Pushin P

| note2 = with Future featuring Young Thug

| writer2 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Nayvadius Wilburn|Jeffery Williams|Glass|Juke Wong}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Wong}}

| length2 = 2:16

| title3 = Poochie Gown

| writer3 = {{hlist|Kitchens|J. Williams|Leland Wayne|Joshua Luellen|Allen Ritter}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Southside|Ritter}}

| length3 = 2:21

| title4 = Mop

| note4 = featuring Young Thug

| writer4 = {{hlist|Kitchens|J. Williams|Glass|Dylan Cleary-Krell}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Dez Wright}}

| length4 = 3:05

| title5 = Thought I Was Playing

| note5 = with 21 Savage

| writer5 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph|Michael Williams II}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Mike Will Made It|Shawn Ferrari|iWeirdo}}

| length5 = 2:47

| title6 = P Power

| note6 = featuring Drake

| writer6 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Aubrey Graham|Wayne|Barry Manilow}}

| extra6 = Metro Boomin

| length6 = 3:13

| title7 = How You Did That

| note7 = featuring Kodak Black

| writer7 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Basil von Stietencron|Stefano McNutt}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Baso|Turbo|Fano}}

| length7 = 2:40

| title8 = Alotta Cake

| writer8 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Wayne}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Chris Townsend}}

| length8 = 3:13

| title9 = Livin Wild

| writer9 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Chandler Durham|Brandon McNab}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Turbo|McNab}}

| length9 = 2:22

| title10 = You & Me

| note10 = with Chlöe

| writer10 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Chloe Bailey|Taurus Currie}}

| extra10 = Taurus

| length10 = 2:24

| title11 = South to West

| writer11 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Durham|Leutrim Beqiri}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Turbo|Byrd}}

| length11 = 2:02

| title12 = 25K Jacket

| note12 = featuring Lil Baby

| writer12 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Glass|Dejan Nikolic}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Nik Dean}}

| length12 = 2:00

| title13 = Too Easy

| note13 = with Future

| writer13 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Wilburn|Glass|Sean Momberger}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Momberger}}

| length13 = 2:18

| title14 = IDK That Bitch

| note14 = featuring G Herbo

| writer14 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Herbert Wright III|Durham|Currie|Alexander Lustig}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Turbo|Taurus|Alex Lustig}}

| length14 = 3:30

| title15 = Flooded

| writer15 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Demba Faye}}

| extra15 = Young Twix

| length15 = 2:32

| title16 = Life of Sin

| note16 = featuring Nechie

| writer16 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Ceron Lee|Glass|Cleary-Krell}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Dez Wright}}

| length16 = 2:52

| title17 = Die Alone

| note17 = with Chris Brown featuring Yung Bleu

| writer17 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Christopher Brown|Jeremy Biddle|Mathias Liyew|Leon Krol|DJ Cash}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Ambezza|LNK|DJ Cash}}

| length17 = 4:21

| title18 = Missing Me

| writer18 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Glass|Robert Richardson}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Bobby Raps}}

| length18 = 2:58

| title19 = So Far Ahead > Empire

| writer19 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Durham|Currie|Ryan Vojtesak|Alexander Bak}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|Turbo|Taurus|Charlie Handsome|Bak}}

| length19 = 5:37

| title20 = Too Easy (Remix)

| note20 = featuring Future and Roddy Ricch

| writer20 = {{hlist|Kitchens|Wilburn|Rodrick Moore, Jr.|Glass|Momberger}}

| extra20 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Momberger}}

| length20 = 3:17

}}

Notes

• "Pushin P" is stylized as "pushin P".
• "P Power" is stylized as "P power".
• All other tracks are stylized in all lowercase. For example, "Private Island" is stylized as "private island".

Sample credits

• "P Power" contains samples of "Could It Be Magic", written by Barry Manilow, as performed by Donna Summer.{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/gunna-drake-p-power/|title=Gunna And Drake's Long-Awaited 'P Power' Collaboration Adds A New Highlight To 'DS4EVER'|work=Uproxx|last=Okon|first=Wongo|date=January 13, 2022|access-date=March 28, 2022|archive-date=April 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412194754/https://uproxx.com/music/gunna-drake-p-power/|url-status=live}}
• "Livin Wild" contains samples of "Why Me Baby?", written by Keith Sweat, Teddy Riley, and James Todd Smith, as performed by Keith Sweat featuring LL Cool J.{{cite web|url=https://www.sohh.com/gunna-drops-video-for-livin-wild/|title=Gunna Drops Video For "Livin Wild" With Cameos From Lil Meech And Keith Sweat|work=SOHH|last=Henry|first=Kay-Ann|date=January 10, 2022|access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182902/https://www.sohh.com/gunna-drops-video-for-livin-wild/|url-status=live}}
• "You & Me" contains samples of "They Don't Know", written by Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, and Jonathan Buck, as performed by Jon B.; and samples from "Nice & Slow", written by Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Jr., Usher Raymond IV, and Brian Casey, as performed by Usher.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/gunna-and-chl-e-slow-things-down-on-you-and-me-new-song.1993699.html|title=Gunna & Chlöe Slow Things Down On "You & Me"|website=HowNewHipHop|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=January 7, 2022|access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-date=July 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709035429/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/369201-gunna-and-chl-e-slow-things-down-on-you-and-me-new-song|url-status=live}}

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• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• Ethan Stevens – mixing (1–3, 5–11, 13–18)
• Bainz – mixing (2, 4), recording (4), engineering assistance (16)
• Patrizio Pigliapoco – mixing (12), engineering (16)
• MixedbyAli – mixing (19)
• Aresh Banaji – mix engineering (4)
• Flo Ongonga – engineering
• Eric Manco – engineering (2, 12, 19)
• Taylor Moser – engineering (6)
• Joba Aladeselu – engineering (9)
• Mattazik Muzik – engineering (11)
• AJStayWorking – engineering (15)
• Nathaniel Alford – engineering (16)
• Chris Dennis – engineering (19)
• Braden Davies – mixing assistance (1, 3, 5–11, 13–18)
• Zack Acousta – mixing assistance (1, 3, 5–11, 13–18)
• Ashley Jackson – mixing assistance (12)
• Rosa Westfall – engineering assistance (1)
• Ernesto Carbo – engineering assistance (2)
• Rebekka Zeyfiyan – engineering assistance (2)
• Abel Wagner – engineering assistance (3, 5)
• Jim Bailey – engineering assistance (4, 18)
• Nick Poire – engineering assistance (4)
• Cameron Peterson – engineering assistance (5)
• Tanner Schmeidl – engineering assistance (6)
• Clive Coateston – engineering assistance (7)
• Jarred Barnville – engineering assistance (8)
• Raymund Sanchez Jr – engineering assistance (8)
• Paul Cho – engineering assistance (9)
• Seongho Kwak – engineering assistance (9)
• Teddrick Palmer – engineering assistance (10)
• Angie Randisi – engineering assistance (11)
• Emily Diaz – engineering assistance (12)
• Rodrigo Barahona – engineering assistance (12, 19)
• Ejaaz Collins – engineering assistance (13)
• Samuel Reyes – engineering assistance (13)
• Anand Joshi – engineering assistance (14)
• Anthony Williams – engineering assistance (15)
• ChanelGoinStupid – engineering assistance (17)
• Shaan Singh – engineering assistance (18)

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=DS4Ever|artist=Gunna|award=Silver|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|id=18939-6332-2|access-date=May 7, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=DS4Ever|artist=Gunna|award=Platinum|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|access-date=April 1, 2025}}

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