Drip Harder

Drip Harder
Mixtape by Lil Baby and Gunna
Released October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Recorded 2018
Genre
Length 38:47
Label
Producer
Lil Baby chronology
Harder Than Ever
(2018)		 Drip Harder
(2018)
Gunna chronology
Drip Season 3
(2018)		 Drip Harder
(2018)
Singles from Drip Harder
  1. "Drip Too Hard"
    Released: September 12, 2018

Drip Harder is a collaborative mixtape by American rappers Lil Baby and Gunna. It was released on October 5, 2018 by YSL Records, Quality Control Music, Motown and Capitol Records. The mixtape includes guest appearances from Drake, Young Thug, Lil Durk and Nav, along with production from Turbo, Wheezy and Tay Keith, among others.

Release and promotion

The lead single, "Drip Too Hard", was released as a single on September 12, 2018 for streaming and digital download.[1] It has so far peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lil Baby's second highest-charting song and Gunna's highest-charting song.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!7/10[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Highsnobiety3.0/5.0[5]
HotNewHipHop82%[6]
Pitchfork7.6/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Drip Harder received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork praised the mixtape for the artists' chemistry, writing that "Lil Baby and Gunna’s chemistry is a refreshing splash in an Atlanta hip-hop scene that has felt stagnant. It’s the duo establishing themselves, knowing they have some limitations, but capitalizing on what they do well. 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." However, criticism was directed towards the production by main producer Turbo, whose "monotonous drums patterns grow tiresome. A few of his beats blend into one another, and he’s just not versatile enough to carry a project on his back."[7] Online hip hop publication HotNewHipHop commented: "As a groupable entity, Lil Baby & Gunna have done enough to earn themselves a hierarchical position in the pecking order. But more importantly, Drip Harder, a presumed team-building exercise, has ironically given rise to an even greater sense of autonomy within the group, for Lil Baby in particular."[6]

Clayton Tomlinson of Exclaim! concluded the mixtape is "a good effort from these two but could've been tighter. It's best when Lil Baby raps about his emotions, where the two once were and when Gunna brags about how far they've come since. But it's clear, they've still got farther to go."[3] For Consequence of Sound, Tommy Monroe complimented the stylistic production and the chemistry between the artists: "On Drip Harder, Lil Baby and Gunna make it hard to determine who shines brightest because both deliver their best most of the time. They aren’t just a duo, but a wave, a style, and a vibe." However, Monroe added "the contrasting relationship between the beat and the YSL artist’s flow makes the song sound longer than it is and consequently drag."[4]

In light of the mixtape's release, Pitchfork and Stereogum dubbed Lil Baby and Gunna "the best rap duo in years".[9] Comparing the duo to Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan, Tom Breihan of Stereogum wrote: "Once again, we’ve got a pairing of two young Atlanta rappers, both of whom are on a serious career upswing. Baby and Gunna are both melodic rappers, and they’re both studio rats, guys who will crank out one song after another in quick succession. They’ve got chemistry, and you can hear the exhilaration in both of their voices when they rap together. They’ve got a producer who understands them. They’ve got energy working for them, like all the planets are just now aligning in their favor."[9]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Off White Vlone" (featuring Lil Durk and Nav)
Turbo3:07
2."Business Is Business"
  • Jones
  • Kitchens
  • Durham
2:42
3."Belly"
  • Jones
  • Kitchens
  • Durham
Turbo3:11
4."Deep End" (performed by Lil Baby)
  • Jones
  • Chris Rosser
Quay Global2:54
5."World Is Yours" (performed by Gunna)
  • Kitchens
  • Wesley Glass
  • Branden Brown
2:37
6."Underdog"
  • Jones
  • Kitchens
  • Wesley Glass
  • Matthew Robinson
  • June James
  • Wheezy
  • Mattazik Muzik
  • June the Jenius
  • Ramy on the Beat[a]
  • Sheldon Ferguson[a]
3:31
7."I Am"
  • Jones
  • Kitchens
  • Rosser
Quay Global2:25
8."Seals Pills"
  • Jones
  • Kitchens
  • Wesley Jones
Jet2:56
9."My Jeans" (featuring Young Thug)
  • Turbo
  • Wheezy
3:16
10."Style Stealer" (performed by Gunna)
3:05
11."Close Friends" (performed by Lil Baby)
  • Jones
  • Durham
Turbo3:23
12."Drip Too Hard"
  • Jones
  • Kitchens
  • Durham
Turbo2:25
13."Never Recover" (with Drake)
3:14
Total length:38:47

Notes

  • "Off White Vlone" is stylized as "Off White VLONE"
  • ^[a] signifies an uncredited co-producer

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 121
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14] 20
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 48
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 39
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 92
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 12

References

  1. ↑ "Drip Too Hard by Lil Baby & Gunna on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Drip Harder by Lil Baby Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Clayton Tomlinson (October 9, 2018). "Lil Baby & Gunna Drip Harder". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Tommy Monroe (October 11, 2018). "Lil Baby and Gunna Share a Unique Bond on Drip Harder". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ Trey Alston (October 10, 2018). "Lil Baby & Gunna Deserve Better Beats Than the Familiar 'Drip Harder'". Highsnobiety. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Lil Baby & Gunna "Drip Harder" Review". HotNewHipHop. October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Alphonse Pierre (October 11, 2018). "Lil Baby / Gunna: Drip Harder Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ Elias Leight (October 8, 2018). "Review: Lil Baby and Gunna Join Forces on 'Drip Harder'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Tom Breihan (October 10, 2018). "Lil Baby & Gunna Are The Best Rap Duo In Years". Stereogum. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lil Baby & Gunna – Drip Harder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lil Baby & Gunna – Drip Harder" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lil Baby & Gunna – Drip Harder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Lil Baby & Gunna: Drip Harder" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 12 October 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 41 (dal 2018-10-05 al 2018-10-11)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  18. ↑ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 41, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 13, 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  20. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
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