''Guns'' is a solo studio album by American rapper and record producer

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. It was released on March 29, 2019 through

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with distribution via

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was handled by Chris Keys, Dane, and Quelle himself. It features

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s from

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, Cavalier,

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, Jonathan Hoard,

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, and Ugly Boy Modeling.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Paul Simpson of

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gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it Quelle Chris' "best, most enjoyable work." Kyle Mullin of ''

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'' gave the album a 7 out of 10, writing, "While this is an album with no shortage of ambition, and one that will certainly make demands on its listeners, their patience will certainly be rewarded by the multitudes that Quelle brings forth on ''Guns''."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * Gavin Christopher Tennille – main artist, producer (3–13), artwork, layout *

– featured artist (9, 10), additional vocals (1) * Tsidi Ibrahim – featured artist (12), additional vocals (2) * Ugly Boy Modeling – featured artist (5) * Mach-Hommy – featured artist (6) *

– featured artist (7) * Maurese – additional vocals (7) * Ronnie "Hands" Palmolive – additional vocals (7) * Shaka King – additional vocals (7) * Cavalier – featured artist (10), layout *

– featured artist, piano (10) *

– featured artist, additional vocals (10) * Jonathan Hoard – featured artist (12) * Dane – additional guitar (7), bass guitar and mixing (12), producer (1) * Chris Keys – keyboards (10), additional keyboards (11), producer (2), co-producer (10, 11) * Paul "Bae Bro" Wilson – keyboards and organ (12), mixing, mastering * Daoud – piano (12)

References

External links

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