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HIPHOPDX Young Thug

Gunna's YSL Status Called Into Question As Label Scrubs Him From Their Social Media

Gunna’s YSL Status Called Into Question As Label Scrubs Him From Their Social Media

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Young Thug Wants To Quit Rapping To Make Streaming Money

Young Thug Confirms New Album ‘UY Scuti’ With Cover Reveal & Merch Drop

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Diddy Looking To Beef Up Legal Team By Hiring Young Thug's Lawyer

Diddy Looking To Beef Up Legal Team By Hiring Young Thug’s Lawyer

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Young Thug Billboards Hint That New Album Will Arrive Next MonthYoung Thug Billboards Hint That New Album Will Arrive Next Month

Young Thug Billboards Hint That New Album Will Arrive Next Month

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Young Thug Premieres New Song At Summer Smash

Young Thug Questions Billboard’s Best Female Rappers List Over This One Snub

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Young Thug Announces First US Concert Since Jail Release

Young Thug Reacts To Fan Accidentally Getting Tattoo Of Wrong ‘Digits’ Lyrics

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DDG Addresses Young Thug 'Curving' Him At Nipsey Hussle's Marathon Burger Restaurant

DDG Addresses ‘Curving’ Young Thug At Nipsey Hussle’s Marathon Burger Restaurant

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Young Thug: Judge Denies Prosecutors' Motion To Revoke His Probation

Young Thug: Judge Denies Prosecutors’ Motion To Revoke His Probation

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Young Thug Speaks Out After Prosecutors Attempt To Revoke His Probation Over 'Threats'

Young Thug Speaks Out After Prosecutors Attempt To Revoke His Probation Over ‘Threats’

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Young Thug Raises Questions About Young Scooter's Death As 911 Caller Identified As 'Baddies' Contestant

Young Thug Questions Young Scooter’s Death As 911 Caller Identified As ‘Baddies’ Contestant

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Young Thug Claps Back At Playboi Carti Comparison After Making Fans 'Beg' For New Album

Young Thug Claps Back At Playboi Carti Comparison After Making Fans ‘Beg’ For New Album

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Lil Baby, Young Thug & Future - 'Dum, Dumb, and Dumber'

Lil Baby, Young Thug & Future – ‘Dum, Dumb, and Dumber’

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Young Thug Settles Long-Running Lawsuit With AEG Over Touring Agreement

Young Thug Settles Long-Running Lawsuit With AEG Over Touring Agreement

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Young Thug Laments Losing His Lamborghini In Snippet Of New Quavo Collab

Young Thug Laments Losing His Lamborghini In Snippet Of New Quavo Collab

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Rap On Trial: Hip Hop's Most Notorious Criminal Cases

Rap On Trial: Hip Hop’s Most Notorious Criminal Cases

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Young Thug’s Jewelry Seized In YSL RICO Raid To Be Returned

Young Thug’s Jewelry Seized In YSL RICO Raid To Be Returned

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Real Name: Jeffrey Lamar Williams

Aliases: Thugger

Young Thug
BORN:
Aug 16, 1991
AGE:
33
NET WORTH:
$8 Million
HEIGHT:
6'3

BIO

Atlanta native super star Young Thug is making plenty of history with his ever-expanding discography, inventive rap style and bold fashion sense. His debut mixtape, I Came From Nothing, was released in 2011. In 2013 he signed to Gucci Mane’s 1017 label and released his debut studio project 1017 Thug which raised him to public acclaim. Thanks to his 2014 hit single, “Stoner,” Young Thug became a staple on the airwaves. In 2015 he released the Barter 6 mixtape, along with 2 Slime Season installments. In 2016 he released Slime Season 3, and landed his first No. 1 single with Camilla Cabello featuring on her hit “Havana." In 2018, fans were given his first compilation album called Slime Language. During 2019, Young Thug gifted fans So Much Fun, which debuted at No. 1 via Billboard 200. He also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with releases Slime Language 2 and Punk. The 13x platinum, 10x diamond selling artist is well on his way to ever-lasting notoriety.

PROPS

  • Young Thug was initially signed to Gucci Mane’s “1017” label. 
  • Thugger began his label YSL Records in 2016.
  • Young Thug won a Song Of The Year Grammy in 2019 for his writing on Childish Gambino’s “This Is America.”

Top Young Thug Questions

What does YSL stand for?

YSL - Young Stoner Life.

Where did “Slime Language 2” chart?

It charted No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Why did Young Thug name his album Barter 6?

It was initially going to be named The Carter 6. But there was controversy in the title since it would have looked like a continuation of Lil Wayne’s The Carter album series.

Why does Young Thug wear women’s clothes?

Because they are slimmer.

What is Young Thug’s breakthrough hit?

Young Thug’s breakout hit was “Danny Glover.”

Did Young Thug sign Gunna?

Young Thug signed Gunna and also paid Lil Baby to get in the studio and leave the streets.

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