Atlanta rapper Belly Gang Kushington has long been a mainstay in the city’s underground, but a 2024 label deal with LVRN and the breakaway success of his summer 2026 single “WTF GOIN” with 21 Savage has elevated him to a new status within ATL and across the country. Now, on GOOD DOPE SELL ITSELF, the rapper reckons with his place in the ecosystem, adjusting to a life he never expected. On opener “Intro,” he raps with a nearly palpable pain. Over a simple piano melody and a sampled vocal accent, he recalls dealing weed and crack, getting robbed by people he considered partners, and getting hurt by exes. “My rap life is taking over and it’s starting to show,” he raps, before adding, “I can’t go to the mall or to the fucking store.” Our Favorite Beat: The old-school soul chop of “Doctor Mama.”