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Breath of Fresh Air

Breath of Fresh Air is the sixteenth studio album by American rapper Gucci Mane. It was released through Atlantic and 1017 on October 17, 2023. The album features guest appearances from Lil Baby, the late Young Dolph, Li Rye, Sett, Key Glock, Mac Critter, J. Cole, Mike Will Made It, Kodak Black, DaBaby, 21 Savage, Roddy Ricch, and Nardo Wick. Production was handled by Mike Will Made It himself, J. White Did It, Zaytoven, Murda Beatz, and Tay Keith, among others. A double album that was supported by nine singles, it was released on the sixth wedding anniversary of Mane and his wife, Jamaican model Keyshia Ka'oir. Mane announced the album along with its title, cover art, and release date on June 26, 2023, and shared its tracklist in collaboration with Spotify hip hop playlist RapCaviar on October 11, 2023.

Breath of Fresh Air
Studio album by
Gucci Mane
ReleasedOctober 17, 2023 (2023-10-17)
Length73:52
Label
Producer
Gucci Mane chronology
1017 Up Next
(2023) 		Breath of Fresh Air
(2023) 		Choppers & Bricks
(2023)
Singles from Breath of Fresh Air
  1. "King Snipe"
    Released: January 13, 2023
  2. "06 Gucci"
    Released: March 31, 2023
  3. "Pissy"
    Released: May 5, 2023
  4. "Bluffin"
    Released: June 15, 2023
  5. "Married with Millions"
    Released: July 20, 2023
  6. "Woppenheimer"
    Released: July 28, 2023
  7. "Now It's Real"
    Released: August 10, 2023
  8. "Broken Hearted"
    Released: August 17, 2023
  9. "There I Go"
    Released: August 25, 2023

Background

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Breath of Fresh Air was released on the sixth wedding anniversary of Mane and his wife, Jamaican model Keyshia Ka'oir. Mane announced the album along with its title, cover art, and release date on June 26, 2023, and shared its tracklist in collaboration with Spotify hip hop playlist RapCaviar on October 11, 2023.[1]

Release and promotion

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On June 16, 2023, Gucci Mane announced the album and later that day, his new interview with Apple's "Zane Lowe" premiered. In it, Gucci revealed that his approach to the record was unlike his previous projects. This time around, he was more intentional about his lyrical content. He noted that the tragic killings of Young Dolph and Takeoff and the arrests of his friends/labelmates Pooh Shiesty and Foogiano led him to take a rap detour. Gucci later stated, "I'm just not in the mood to hear a whole bunch of drilling and killing and this and that", Gucci said that he has a new approach to music that will be better than before.[2][3]

Singles

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The lead single of the album, "King Snipe", a collaboration with fellow American rapper Kodak Black, was released on January 13, 2023.[4] The second single, "06 Gucci", which features rappers DaBaby and 21 Savage, was released on March 31, 2023.[5] The third single, "Pissy", which features fellow American rappers Roddy Ricch and Nardo Wick, was released on May 5, 2023.[6] The fourth single, "Bluffin", which features fellow American rapper Lil Baby, was released on June 15, 2023.[7] The fifth single, "Married with Millions", was released on July 20, 2023.[8] The sixth single, "Woppenheimer", was released on July 28, 2023.[9] The seventh single, "Now It's Real", was released on August 10, 2023.[10] The eighth single, "Broken Hearted", was released on August 17, 2023.[11] The ninth and final single, "There I Go", was released on August 25, 2023, and it features American rapper J.Cole and American record producer Mike Will Made It.[12]

Music videos

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All nine of the singles being "King Snipe", "06 Gucci", "Pissy", "Bluffin", "Married with Millions", "Woppenheimer", "Now It's Real", "Broken Hearted", and "There I Go" were all released alongside their music videos. Track 1 titled "Must Be Me" and its music video was released alongside the album while the music videos for tracks 4 and 8 being "Trap Money" and "Talking to the Streets" were released after the album, being October 27, 2023, for "Trap Money", and November 13, 2023, for "Talking to the Streets". Track 6 titled "Glizock & Wizop" has an official visualizer released alongside the album.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX3.9/5

Writing for HipHopDX, Peter A. Berry felt that the album is a throwback to the early '90s when he said, "If you're an early '90s baby, the real zinger is this: One of your favorite crunk deep cuts is officially old enough to be sampled. Like, in the same way that Dr. Dre reimagined '70s soul records. The music you grew up on is the old school." Peter A. Barry continues to talk about how the J. Cole assisted "There I Go" or the DaBaby and 21 Savage assisted "06 Gucci" are "a banger" and "slap" and he goes on to say they are "self-referential anthems with standout stanzas" meaning he really enjoyed the songs and he later continued to say that the Roddy Ricch and Nardo Wick assisted "Pissy" was an excellent throwback to Gucci's 2009 single "Lemonade" and he said that "Pissy" was just as good if not even better and he continued to talk about how good the songs are.[21]

Track listing

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Breath of Fresh Air – Disc one (Streaming release)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Must Be Me"
J. White Did It3:30
2."Bluffin" (featuring Lil Baby)
  • Davis
  • Dominique Jones
  • Zachary Mullett
  • Liam McAlister
  • Indyah McAlister
  • Alfredo Matteucci
  • Kuttabeatz
  • LMC
  • Indyah
  • ProdBySquare
2:28
3."Thank Me" (featuring Young Dolph)
Anders2:48
4."Trap Money" (featuring Li Rye and Sett)
  • Davis
  • Roderick Henderson
  • Kaimon Carwell
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Aubrey Johnson
  • Henry Zant
DKJ2:58
5."Pretty Girls" (featuring Young Dolph)
Mike Will Made It3:00
6."Glizock & Wizop" (featuring Key Glock)
Bandplay3:12
7."Internet Chatter"
Dez Wright2:19
8."Talking to the Streets" (featuring Mac Critter)
2:44
9."There I Go" (featuring J. Cole and Mike Will Made It)
  • Mike Will Made It
  • Moneygoformyles
2:52
10."Mr. & Mrs. Perfect"
  • Davis
  • Lindstrom
  • Elias Sticken
  • Bryan Allen
3:03
11."I Know"
2:15
12."Stomach Grumbling"
  • Davis
  • Anthony Holmes, Jr.
  • Tiquon Pryor
  • Hitkidd
  • TP808
3:02
Breath of Fresh Air – Disc two (Streaming release)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Business Not Personal"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8083:22
2."King Snipe" (with Kodak Black)
  • Richie Souf
  • Fourteen
3:34
3."06 Gucci" (featuring DaBaby and 21 Savage)
  • Ambezza
  • Nik Dean
2:58
4."Pissy" (featuring Roddy Ricch and Nardo Wick)
  • Koncept P
  • Avo No Sleep
  • Will No Sleep
3:38
5."Say No Mo"
  • Davis
  • Dotson
Zaytoven2:59
6."Married with Millions"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8083:19
7."Woppenheimer"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8083:21
8."Now It's Real"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8084:13
9."Broken Hearted"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8083:27
10."Hurt People"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8083:20
11."By the Water"
  • Davis
  • Dotson
Zaytoven2:52
12."Big Boy Diamonds" (featuring Kodak Black and London on da Track)
2:31
Breath of Fresh Air – CD release
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."There I Go" (featuring J. Cole and Mike Will Made It)
  • Mike Will Made It
  • Moneygoformyles
2:52
2."Bluffin" (featuring Lil Baby)
  • Davis
  • Dominique Jones
  • Zachary Mullett
  • Liam McAlister
  • Indyah McAlister
  • Alfredo Matteucci
  • Kuttabeatz
  • LMC
  • Indyah
  • ProdBySquare
2:28
3."King Snipe" (with Kodak Black)
  • Richie Souf
  • Fourteen
3:34
4."06 Gucci" (featuring DaBaby and 21 Savage)
  • Ambezza
  • Nik Dean
2:58
5."Pissy" (featuring Roddy Ricch and Nardo Wick)
  • Koncept P
  • Avo No Sleep
  • Will No Sleep
3:38
6."Glizock & Wizop" (featuring Key Glock)
Bandplay3:12
7."Stomach Grumbling"
  • Davis
  • Anthony Holmes, Jr.
  • Tiquon Pryor
  • Hitkidd
  • TP808
3:02
8."Married with Millions"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8083:19
9."Woppenheimer"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8083:21
10."Now It's Real"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8084:13
11."Broken Hearted"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8083:27
12."Hurt People"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8083:20
13."Business Not Personal"
  • Davis
  • Pryor
TP8083:22
14."Big Boy Diamonds" (featuring Kodak Black and London on da Track)
2:31

Notes

  • "Big Boy Diamonds" features background vocals by Vaughn Biggs and also appears on Gucci Mane's fourteenth studio album, Woptober II (2019).
  • "Talking to the Streets" is stylized as "Talkin to the Streets" on Gucci's YouTube channel.

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal and Genius.[22]

Artists

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  • Gucci Mane (Primary Artist all tracks)
  • Kodak Black (Primary Artist track 2, disc 2 Featured Artist track 12, disc 2)
  • Lil Baby (Featured Artist track 2, disc 1)
  • Young Dolph (Featured Artist track 3 & 5, disc 1)
  • Li Rye (Featured Artist track 4, disc 1)
  • Sett (Featured Artist track 4, disc 1)
  • Key Glock (Featured Artist track 6, disc 1)
  • Mac Critter (Featured Artist track 8, disc 1)
  • J. Cole (Featured Artist track 9, disc 1)
  • DaBaby (Featured Artist track 3, disc 2)
  • 21 Savage (Featured Artist track 3, disc 2)
  • Roddy Ricch (Featured Artist track 4, disc 2)
  • Nardo Wick (Featured Artist track 4, disc 2)

Credited production

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Record Producers

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  • J. White Did It (Record Producer track 1, disc 1)
  • Kuttabeatz (Record Producer track 2, disc 1)
  • LMC (Record Producer track 2, disc 1)
  • Indyah (Record Producer track 2, disc 1)
  • ProdBySquare (Record Producer track 2, disc 1)
  • Anders (Record Producer track 3, disc 1)
  • DKJ (Record Producer track 4, disc 1)
  • Mike Will Made It (Record Producer track 5, 8 & 9, disc 1)
  • Bandplay (Record Producer track 6, disc 1)
  • Dez Wright (Record Producer track 7, disc 1)
  • Zaytoven (Record Producer track 8, disc 1 & track 5, disc 2)
  • Moneygoformyles (Record Producer track 9, disc 1)
  • Murda Beatz (Record Producer track 10, disc 1)
  • Elyas, BMC (Record Producer track 10, disc 1)
  • Tay Keith (Record Producer track 11, disc 1)
  • Eza (Record Producer track 11, disc 1)
  • Hitkidd (Record Producer track 12, disc 1)
  • TP808 (Record Producer track 12, disc 1 & track 1,6,7,8,9 & 10, disc 2)
  • Richie Souf (Record Producer track 2, disc 2)
  • Fourteen (Record Producer track 2, disc 2)
  • Ambezza (Record Producer track 3, disc 2)
  • Nik Dean (Record Producer track 3, disc 2)

Charts

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Chart performance for Breath of Fresh Air
Chart (2023) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[23] 141

References

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  1. ^ "Breath of Fresh Air by Gucci Mane". Genius. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gucci Mane says new album, 'Breath of Fresh Air,' strays from superficial topics". REVOLT. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Espinoza, Joshua (January 13, 2023). "Gucci Mane and Kodak Black Unleash New Song and Video "King Snipe"". Complex. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  5. ^ A., Aron (March 31, 2023). "Gucci Mane Returns To His Old Ways On "06 Gucci" Ft. 21 Savage & DaBaby". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Grant, Noah (May 5, 2023). "Gucci Mane Taps Roddy Ricch & Nardo Wick For Single "Pissy"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  7. ^ Renshaw, David (June 16, 2023). "Gucci Mane kicks off his inspirational era with Lil Baby collaboration "Bluffin"". The Fader. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Bernstein, Elaina (July 21, 2023). "Gucci Mane Is Indeed "Married with Millions"". Hypebeast. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  9. ^ Alexandria, Lavender (July 28, 2023). "Gucci Mane Turns A Fans Viral Tweet Into New Single "Woppenheimer"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  10. ^ Oatman, Alexis (August 11, 2023). "Gucci Mane Reflects On Life With "Now It's Real"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  11. ^ Powell, Jon (August 22, 2023). "Gucci Mane unveils new visual for "Broken Hearted"". Revolt. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  12. ^ Darville, Jordan (August 25, 2023). "Gucci Mane enlists J. Cole and Mike WiLL Made-It for "There I Go"". The Fader. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  13. ^ King Snipe (feat. Kodak Black) by Gucci Mane on Apple Music, January 13, 2023, retrieved December 31, 2023
  14. ^ 06 Gucci (feat. DaBaby & 21 Savage) by Gucci Mane on Apple Music, March 31, 2023, retrieved December 31, 2023
  15. ^ Pissy (feat. Roddy Ricch, Nardo Wick) by Gucci Mane on Apple Music, May 5, 2023, retrieved December 31, 2023
  16. ^ Bluffin (feat. Lil Baby) by Gucci Mane on Apple Music, June 16, 2023, retrieved December 31, 2023
  17. ^ Married with Millions by Gucci Mane on Apple Music, July 31, 2023, retrieved December 31, 2023
  18. ^ Woppenheimer by Gucci Mane on Apple Music, July 28, 2023, retrieved December 31, 2023
  19. ^ Now It's Real by Gucci Mane on Apple Music, August 11, 2023, retrieved December 31, 2023
  20. ^ There I Go (feat. J. Cole & Mike WiLL Made-It) by Gucci Mane on Apple Music, August 25, 2023, retrieved December 31, 2023
  21. ^ "Gucci Mane Transitions To A Gleeful Elder Statesman 'Breath Of Fresh Air'". HipHopDX. November 16, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  22. ^ "Breath of Fresh Air by Gucci Mane". Genius. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  23. ^ "Gucci Mane Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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