Drip too hard
When the Hot 100 refreshes next week, they'll assuredly have multiple new entries to go alongside their currently charting hit. for 3 days straight, with other cuts from the project like "Close Friends" and the Drake-infused "Never Recover" also faring very well at the platform too. At Spotify, the song has been the most streamed track in the U.S. Though "Drip Too Hard" first dropped in mid-September, the fresh release of Drip Harder at the start of October appears to have given it a healthy boost. Taken from the YSL compilation Slime Language, that track made it to No. Gunna also appears on his Young Stoner Life label boss Young Thug's "Chanel (Go Get It)", which also featured Lil Baby. He was a guest alongside Lil Uzi Vert on Lil Baby's Harder Than Ever mixtape standout "Life Goes On," peaking at No. "Drip Too Hard" marks Gunna's third Hot 100 appearance of 2018, and the highest charting of the trio. That track gave Lil Baby 3 simultaneous Hot 100 singles back in May, strongly suggesting he could potentially achieve what his Quality Control Music labelmates Migos had previously with multiple top 10 hits like "Bad & Boujee" and "Walk It Talk It." "Yes Indeed" earned RIAA platinum status in late June, and given its continued popularity at streaming sites will likely double or even triple that upon inevitable recertification. And even if they break up over some pettiness like Rich Gang, Drip Harder will be remembered as a moment that let hip-hop know it had two new superstars draped in “designer to the floor,” which, as Gunna said, “I can barely spell.Were that to happen for "Drip Too Hard," it wouldn't be Lil Baby's first time. He broke out in a big way when his single "Yes Indeed" soared to No. It’s the duo establishing themselves, knowing they have some limitations, but capitalizing on what they do well. Lil Baby and Gunna’s chemistry is a refreshing splash in an Atlanta hip-hop scene that has felt stagnant. And even the bouncy Gunna solo track “Style Stealer” features Gunna comically unaware that dressing like Willy Wonka is not a flex (“Flawless choker round my throat/Icy cane like Willy Wonka”). A few of his beats blend into one another, and he’s just not versatile enough to carry a project on his back. When Turbo doesn’t have both Baby and Gunna flowing their asses off, his monotonous drums patterns grow tiresome. Run that back, Turbo / You can get the biggest Chanel bag in the store if you want it / I gave em the. The shortcomings come to light every time Baby and Gunna separate. Their chemistry takes center stage on “Belly,” as Gunna passes his flow onto Baby who at this point is so confident he even celebrates his scent (“Spend thousands on fragrance she fuckin’ my odor”). On “Drip Too Hard,” Lil Baby finds his melodic sweet spot on the hook only for Gunna to attempt to upstage him with smooth vocals that manage to keep his rapid delivery intact, all while tossing in a few boasts that are probably lies, but those are the best ones (“TSA harass me, so I took a private plane”).
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As their idol pops in on “My Jeans,” sliding in a chorus between their two short verses and it’s like a Dad taking his two sons to the basketball court to play one-on-one.ĭrip Harder thrives when Lil Baby and Gunna are alone, in their element, battling while also making sure to fill their quota of VLONE product placement (for instance, VLONE rims?). The duo calls on Drake to go in over the Tay Keith drums he loves so much on “Never Recover” and although Drake’s borrowed flow can’t keep up with Lil Baby and Gunna, none of their guests can, except for Young Thug. This alchemy shapes Drip Harder into the rare major label collaborative mixtape that’s not on cruise control.įrom the beginning, Lil Baby and Gunna are all-in, recruiting high-profile guests like Lil Durk and Nav to follow their lead on a track definitely titled in a 2018 hip-hop name-generator, “Off White VLONE.” Gunna ushers everyone into the piano-laden world where not much matters other than if your belt buckle matches your Balenciaga runners. They revealed their world of drip earlier this year when “ Sold Out Dates” set the blueprint for Lil Baby and Gunna’s rapping style: a string-sampling instrumental from ATL mainstay Turbo, melodic Gunna hymns dedicated to his designer, and the gruffer bars of Lil Baby still acclimating to this life of showboating.
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The chemistry of Lil Baby and Gunna breeds competition as the mixtape becomes a showcase of two rappers at the top of their game attempting to out-flex the other: If Gunna just copped a new coat, Lil Baby got a superior one that cost $6,500, and if Lil Baby has a VLONE hoodie, Gunna has the same one but in every color.