Ganger is the debut studio album by American rapper Veeze, released on June 27, 2023, through Navy Wavy and Warner Records. It follows his 2019 debut mixtape Navy Wavy and features collaborations with Lucki, Babyface Ray, Icewear Vezzo, Lil Yachty, and Lil Uzi Vert. The album received acclaim from critics, several of whom ranked it as one of the best albums of the year. It peaked at number 97 on the US Billboard 200.
Matthew Ritchie of Pitchfork wrote that Veeze "wield[s] vocal oddities and chuckle-inducing, stream-of-consciousness bars" and "oscillates between laid-back joints fit for an evening smoke session (the penultimate 'Tony Hawk' and dreamy 'Safe 2') and boisterous, percussive beats that could soundtrack a late-night car chase ('OverseasBaller')". Reviewing the album for HipHopDX, Yousef Srour noted that "at no point on Ganger [...] does he lend himself to any singular subgenre, theme, or era within Hip Hop", describing it as a "drug-induced coma of shit-talking, flexing, reflections on an assortment of lovers, and babbles of unusually mundane banter with Lil Uzi Vert". AllMusic's Fred Simpson felt that "Veeze's entire style seems to be centered around trying hard to sound unfazed, yet he does appear to be putting effort into his witty rhymes and clever pop culture references. His delivery on Ganger is even more mush-mouthed than it was before, but it fits the syrupy, not-quite-trap beats".
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