Breath of Fresh Air

Breath of Fresh Air
Studio albumby Gucci Mane
Released	October 17, 2023(2023-10-17)
Length	73:52
Label	Atlantic 1017
Producer	Ambezza Avo No Sleep Bandplay BMC Dez Wright DKJ Elyas Eza Fourteen Hitkidd J. White Did It Indyah Koncept P Kori Anders Kuttabeatz LMC Mike Will Made It Moneygoformiles Murda Beatz Nik Dean ProdBySquare Richie Souf Tay Keith TP808 Will No Sleep Zaytoven
Gucci Manechronology
1017 Up Next (2023) Breath of Fresh Air (2023) Choppers & Bricks (2023)
SinglesfromBreath of Fresh Air
"King Snipe" Released: January 13, 2023 "06 Gucci" Released: March 31, 2023 "Pissy" Released: May 5, 2023 "Bluffin" Released: June 15, 2023 "Married with Millions" Released: July 20, 2023 "Woppenheimer" Released: July 28, 2023 "Now It's Real" Released: August 10, 2023 "Broken Hearted" Released: August 17, 2023 "There I Go" Released: August 25, 2023

Breath of Fresh Airis the sixteenth studio album by American rapperGucci Mane.It was released throughAtlanticand1017on October 17, 2023. The album features guest appearances fromLil Baby,the lateYoung Dolph,Li Rye, Sett,Key Glock,Mac Critter,J. Cole,Mike Will Made It,Kodak Black,DaBaby,21 Savage,Roddy Ricch,andNardo Wick.Production was handled by Mike Will Made It himself,J. White Did It,Zaytoven,Murda Beatz,andTay Keith,among others. Adouble albumthat 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 withSpotifyhip hopplaylist RapCaviar on October 11, 2023.

Background

Breath of Fresh Airwas 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 withSpotifyhip hopplaylist RapCaviar on October 11, 2023.

Release and promotion

On June 16, 2023, Gucci Mane announced the album and later that day, his new interview withApple'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 ofYoung DolphandTakeoffand the arrests of his friends/labelmatesPooh ShiestyandFoogianoled 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.

Singles

The lead single of the album, "King Snipe",a collaboration with fellow American rapperKodak Black,was released on January 13, 2023.The second single, "06 Gucci",which features rappersDaBabyand21 Savage,was released on March 31, 2023.The third single, "Pissy",which features fellow American rappersRoddy RicchandNardo Wick,was released on May 5, 2023.The fourth single, "Bluffin",which features fellow American rapperLil Baby,was released on June 15, 2023.The fifth single, "Married with Millions", was released on July 20, 2023.The sixth single, "Woppenheimer", was released on July 28, 2023.The seventh single, "Now It's Real", was released on August 10, 2023.The eighth single, "Broken Hearted", was released on August 17, 2023.The ninth and final single, "There I Go",was released on August 25, 2023, and it features American rapperJ.Coleand American record producerMike Will Made It.

Music videos

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	3.9/5

Writing forHipHopDX,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 musicyougrew up on is the old school. "Peter A. Barry continues to talk about how theJ. Coleassisted "There I Go"or theDaBabyand21 Savageassisted "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 theRoddy RicchandNardo Wickassisted "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.

Track listing

Breath of Fresh Air– Disc one (Streaming release)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Must Be Me"	Radric Davis Anthony White Ed Townsend	J. White Did It	3:30
2.	"Bluffin"(featuringLil Baby)	Davis Dominique Jones Zachary Mullett Liam McAlister Indyah McAlister Alfredo Matteucci	Kuttabeatz LMC Indyah ProdBySquare	2:28
3.	"Thank Me" (featuringYoung Dolph)	Davis Adolph Thornton Khayree Shaheed Jamal Ester Kori Anders	Anders	2:48
4.	"Trap Money" (featuring Li Rye and Sett)	Davis Roderick Henderson Kaimon Carwell Daniel Johnson Aubrey Johnson Henry Zant	DKJ	2:58
5.	"Pretty Girls" (featuring Young Dolph)	Davis Thornton Michael Williams II	Mike Will Made It	3:00
6.	"Glizock & Wizop" (featuringKey Glock)	Davis Markeyvius Cathey Krishon Gaines	Bandplay	3:12
7.	"Internet Chatter"	Davis Shane Lindstrom Dylan Cleary-Krell	Dez Wright	2:19
8.	"Talking to the Streets" (featuring Mac Critter)	Davis Daniel Bates Williams Xavier Dotson	Mike Will Made It Zaytoven	2:44
9.	"There I Go"(featuringJ. ColeandMike Will Made It)	Davis Jermaine Cole Williams Myles Harris	Mike Will Made It Moneygoformyles	2:52
10.	"Mr. & Mrs. Perfect"	Davis Lindstrom Elias Sticken Bryan Allen	Murda Beatz Elyas BMC	3:03
11.	"I Know"	Davis Brytavious Chambers Alexander Monro	Tay Keith Eza	2:15
12.	"Stomach Grumbling"	Davis Anthony Holmes, Jr. Tiquon Pryor	Hitkidd TP808	3:02

Breath of Fresh Air– Disc two (Streaming release)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Business Not Personal"	Davis Pryor	TP808	3:22
2.	"King Snipe"(withKodak Black)	Davis Bill Kapri Tony Son Fourteen Hongmahasak	Richie Souf Fourteen	3:34
3.	"06 Gucci"(featuringDaBabyand21 Savage)	Davis Jonathan Kirk Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph Mathias Liyew Dejan Nikolic	Ambezza Nik Dean	2:58
4.	"Pissy"(featuringRoddy RicchandNardo Wick)	Davis Rodrick Moore Jr. Horace Walls III Paul Penso William Benoit Avery Halliburton	Koncept P Avo No Sleep Will No Sleep	3:38
5.	"Say No Mo"	Davis Dotson	Zaytoven	2:59
6.	"Married with Millions"	Davis Pryor	TP808	3:19
7.	"Woppenheimer"	Davis Pryor	TP808	3:21
8.	"Now It's Real"	Davis Pryor	TP808	4:13
9.	"Broken Hearted"	Davis Pryor	TP808	3:27
10.	"Hurt People"	Davis Pryor	TP808	3:20
11.	"By the Water"	Davis Dotson	Zaytoven	2:52
12.	"Big Boy Diamonds" (featuring Kodak Black andLondon on da Track)	Davis Kapri London Holmes Nick Seeley	London on da Track Seeley	2:31

Breath of Fresh Air– CD release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"There I Go"(featuringJ. ColeandMike Will Made It)	Davis Jermaine Cole Williams Myles Harris	Mike Will Made It Moneygoformyles	2:52
2.	"Bluffin"(featuringLil Baby)	Davis Dominique Jones Zachary Mullett Liam McAlister Indyah McAlister Alfredo Matteucci	Kuttabeatz LMC Indyah ProdBySquare	2:28
3.	"King Snipe"(withKodak Black)	Davis Bill Kapri Tony Son Fourteen Hongmahasak	Richie Souf Fourteen	3:34
4.	"06 Gucci"(featuringDaBabyand21 Savage)	Davis Jonathan Kirk Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph Mathias Liyew Dejan Nikolic	Ambezza Nik Dean	2:58
5.	"Pissy"(featuringRoddy RicchandNardo Wick)	Davis Rodrick Moore Jr. Horace Walls III Paul Penso William Benoit Avery Halliburton	Koncept P Avo No Sleep Will No Sleep	3:38
6.	"Glizock & Wizop" (featuringKey Glock)	Davis Markeyvius Cathey Krishon Gaines	Bandplay	3:12
7.	"Stomach Grumbling"	Davis Anthony Holmes, Jr. Tiquon Pryor	Hitkidd TP808	3:02
8.	"Married with Millions"	Davis Pryor	TP808	3:19
9.	"Woppenheimer"	Davis Pryor	TP808	3:21
10.	"Now It's Real"	Davis Pryor	TP808	4:13
11.	"Broken Hearted"	Davis Pryor	TP808	3:27
12.	"Hurt People"	Davis Pryor	TP808	3:20
13.	"Business Not Personal"	Davis Pryor	TP808	3:22
14.	"Big Boy Diamonds" (featuring Kodak Black andLondon on da Track)	Davis Kapri London Holmes Nick Seeley	London on da Track Seeley	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

Credits adapted fromTidalandGenius.

Artists

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

Credited production

• Mike Will Made It(Credited Record Producertrack 9, disc 1)
• London on da Track(Credited Record Producertrack 24, disc 2)

Record Producers

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

Charts

Chart performance forBreath of Fresh Air

Chart (2023)	Peak position
USBillboard200	141