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Drip Harder
Mixtape by
Lil Baby and Gunna
ReleasedOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length38:47
Label
Producer
Lil Baby chronology
Harder Than Ever
(2018) 		Drip Harder
(2018) 		Street Gossip
(2018)
Gunna chronology
Drip Season 3
(2018) 		Drip Harder
(2018) 		Drip or Drown 2
(2019)
Singles from Drip Harder
  1. "Drip Too Hard"
    Released: September 12, 2018
  2. "Close Friends"
    Released: February 2, 2019

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 features guest appearances from Lil Durk, Nav, Young Thug, and Drake. It includes production from Turbo, Wheezy, and Tay Keith, among others. The name Drip Harder is taken from Gunna's Drip Season series of mixtapes and from Lil Baby's Harder series of mixtapes.

Promotion

The lead single, "Drip Too Hard", was released as a single on September 12, 2018 for streaming and digital download.[1] It peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 becoming the highest-charting song for Gunna and second highest-charting song for Lil Baby.[2] The second single, "Close Friends" by Lil Baby, released as a single on February 2, 2019, peaked at number 28 on the Hot 100, becoming one of Lil Baby's best performing singles.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!7/10[5]
Consequence of SoundB[6]
Highsnobiety3.0/5.0[7]
HotNewHipHop82%[8]
Pitchfork7.6/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]

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".[4] 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."[9] 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."[8]

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."[5] 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."[6]

In light of the mixtape's release, Pitchfork and Stereogum dubbed Lil Baby and Gunna "the best rap duo in years".[11] 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."[11]

Commercial performance

Drip Harder debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 130,000 album-equivalent units (including 9,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[12] This is Lil Baby's second US top-ten debut and the first for Gunna.[12] The album also accumulated a total of 164.63 million on-demand audio streams for the album’s tracks, making it the most-streamed album of the week.[12] In its second week, the album remained at number four on the chart, earning an additional 71,000 album-equivalent units that week.[13] In its third week, the album dropped to number six on the chart, earning 56,000 album-equivalent units that week.[14] In its fourth week, the album remained at number six on the chart, earning an additional 49,000 album-equivalent units, bringing its four-week total to 306,000 album-equivalent units.[15] On September 27, 2019, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.[16]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal and BMI.[17][18]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Off White Vlone" (featuring Lil Durk and Nav)
Turbo3:07
2."Business Is Business"
2:42
3."Belly"
  • Jones
  • Kitchens
  • Durham
Turbo3:11
4."Deep End" (performed by Lil Baby)
  • Jones
  • Chris Rosser
  • Carlos Gary
  • Quay Global
  • Loso
2:54
5."World Is Yours" (performed by Gunna)
2:37
6."Underdog"
  • Wheezy
  • James
  • Mattazik Muzik
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

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[17]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[40] Gold 40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[41] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[43] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  5. ^ a b Clayton Tomlinson (October 9, 2018). "Lil Baby & Gunna Drip Harder". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Tommy Monroe (October 11, 2018). "Lil Baby and Gunna Share a Unique Bond on Drip Harder". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Trey Alston (October 10, 2018). "Lil Baby & Gunna Deserve Better Beats Than the Familiar 'Drip Harder'". Highsnobiety. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
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