Young Thug

At 32 years old, Young Thug has this physical status:

Jeffery Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.

Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, he first received attention for his collaborations with rappers Rich Homie Quan, Birdman, and Gucci Mane.

Young Thug initially released a series of independent mixtapes beginning in 2011 with I Came from Nothing.

In early 2013, he signed with Gucci Mane's 1017 Records, and later that year he released his label debut mixtape 1017 Thug to critical praise.Young Thug received mainstream recognition in 2014 with the singles "Stoner" and "Danny Glover" in addition to appearances on several singles, including T.I.'s "About the Money", Tyga's "Hookah", and Rich Gang's "Lifestyle." That year, he also signed to Lyor Cohen's 300 Entertainment and collaborated on the mixtape Rich Gang: Tha Tour Pt. 1.

In 2015, he released a number of mixtapes, including Barter 6 and two installments of his Slime Season series.

These were followed in 2016 by the commercial mixtapes I'm Up, Slime Season 3, and Jeffery.

In 2018, he released a compilation album Slime Language showcasing the artists he has signed to his own label YSL Records.Young Thug also became known for his feature on the 2017 hit song "Havana" by pop singer Camila Cabello, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2018, becoming Young Thug's first number one single.

Williams was awarded the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for his songwriting contributions to "This Is America" along with Donald Glover and Ludwig Göransson.

In May 2019, he released the single, "The London" (featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott)–becoming his second highest charting song on the Hot 100 as a lead artist, debuting and peaking at number 12.

The song was featured on his debut album, So Much Fun, released later that year, which included his highest charting song on the Hot 100, Hot, featuring Gunna, peaking at number 11 (boosted by the remix with Travis Scott).

Early life

Jeffery Lamar Williams was born in Atlanta, the tenth of eleven children. He is from Sylvan Hills, a neighborhood in Atlanta (Zone 3), and grew up in the Jonesboro South projects. Other rappers from the neighborhood include Waka Flocka Flame, 2 Chainz, Ludacris and Williams's childhood friend PeeWee Longway, from whom Williams lived four doors down. Young Thug has told interviewers that he was expelled in the sixth grade for breaking a teacher's arm. He was sent to juvenile prison for four years.

Personal life

Young Thug has six children by four women (three sons and three daughters). He became a father at the age of 17. In April 2015, he became engaged to Jerrika Karlae, who runs a swimsuit line and whose mother managed the late Young Dolph. Thug bought his first home in September 2016 after the release of his mixtape Jeffery. The home, based in Buckhead, Atlanta, is more than 11,000 square-feet, has six bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a full bar, a theater room and a four-car garage.

During his childhood, one of Thug's older brothers was shot and killed in front of the family home.

In April 2020, during a concert livestream, Thug revealed a recent brush with death, stating:

In December 2016, Thug joined the #fightpovertyagain campaign. On June 29, 2017, Thug donated all proceeds of a sold-out concert to Planned Parenthood, stating on Twitter that "I was a teenage parent. Planned+unplanned parenthood is beautiful."

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Career

Young Thug debuted on stage in 2010 as a guest on rapper TruRoyal's album "She Can Go." Young Thug captured the attention of fellow Atlanta-based rapper Gucci Mane, who went on to sign Young Thug to his Asylum/Atlantic imprint in 2013. Thug's first project on the label, 1017 Thug, was later released, and his fourth mixtape. Music critics praised the mixtape for its original design. Thug's Pitchfork Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention and Complex's The 50 Best Albums of 2013. FACT named it the best mixtape of 2013 and the Guardian named it number five on their Top Mixtapes of 2013 and ranked it at number five on their list of the Top Mixtapes of 2013. Young Thug's album "Picacho" was listed as one of the best songs from the mixtape, although it was not released as a single on a number of 2013 year-end lists, such as Rolling Stone's Top 100 Tracks of 2013, and Spin's 50 Best Songs of 2013.

Complex included him in their list of 25 New Rappers to Watch Out For in July 2013. Young Thug's "Stoner" was his first commercial release in October 2013. Wale, Jim Jones, Jadakiss, Iamsu! The song spawned a number of unofficial remixes by a number of rappers, including Wale, Jim Jones, Iamsu! Among other things, there were tricks-tricks and trick-trick. Thug expressed disapproving of the remixes by stating, "If you feel that my song isn't good enough to make it to the point where you have to freestyle," says the artist. I'm set for war." Waka Flocka Flame and Nicki Minaj, among others, remixed his album "Danny Glover." Young Thug appeared on 19 & Boomin's first album, "Some More," his first song with Alex Tumay, who became his go-to engineer for almost every part from then to "Slime Season 2" in October 2013. Thug appeared at Fool's Gold Day Off show in Miami in December 2013, alongside Danny Brown, Trick Daddy, and Travis Scott.

Pitchfork ranked 1017 Thug as one of the best albums of the first half of the 2010s decade, ranked #96.

Young Thug revealed on January 18, 2014, that he had been charged $8.5 million to sign Future's Freebandz record label. Young Thug's relationship with Cash Money Records and its chief executive officer (CEO) Birdman (CEO) Birdman (CEO) Birdman caused a lot of rumors about him being signed to the brand in March 2014. Nevertheless, the brand's publicist later stated that this was inaccurate. Young Thug signed a master contract with Birdman's Rich Gang, not a record contract, and is now signed to 1017 Brick Squad, Ronald "Caveman" Rosario, producer of Urban Music at 1017 Distribution, announced on March 28, 2014, stating that the case is not about a record contract.

Thug also recorded several songs with Kanye West in 2014, who lauded him for his ability to make songs so quickly. Thug revealed that he would be working with Rich Homie Quan, Chief Keef, and Bloody Jay. Young Thug will be on the front page of The Fader in March 2014. Asylum and Atlantic Records served his debut single, "Stoner," on March 11, 2014. Thug revealed on March 24, 2014 that he would be named Carter 6, referring to American hip hop superstar Lil Wayne's critically acclaimed Tha Carter album collection, who has had the most influence on Young Thug's music career. Young Thug was discovered on a joint album with American record producer Metro Boomin, titled Metro Thuggin and scheduled for release in spring 2014. The first song from the project, "The BLanguage," features elements from Drake's "The Language," which was released on the same day. Young Thug launched "Eww," a new 808 Mafia-produced song that was voted one of the top songs of the week by XXL in April 2014. A remix of the song was supposed to be on Thug's debut album, with verses from Lil Wayne and Drake, but it didn't happen.

Young Thug had officially joined his and Lyor Cohen's label 300 Entertainment on June 17, 2014. Young Thug's 2013 fan-favorite song "Danny Glover" was officially released by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records on July 1, 2014, re-naming it "2 Bitches." Mass Appeal Records' "Old English," the first single from their compilation album Mass Appeal Vol. 1, was released on July 1, 2009. Young Thug appears alongside fellow American rappers ASAP Ferg and Freddie Gibbs in their 1st album, which is available in French and German. Young Thug and Lil Wayne appeared in "Take Kare," the first single from Cash Money Records Rich Gang 2 compilation, on October 16, 2014. Young Thug, Rolling Stone's "most fresh voice of hip-hop" and "hip-hop's new crown prince" in the December 4, 2014 issue. Robert Christgau, a music critic, praised Black Portland—Young Thug's collaborative mixtape with Bloody Jay as the fourth best album of 2014.

A string of data leaks from Young Thug's archives to the internet in 2015 revealed hundreds of unreleased tracks. Young Thug's planned debut album was supposed to be published in 2015, but Lil Wayne's forthcoming album, Tha Carter V. Lil Wayne, was not thrilled about the tribute, advising the audience of a show in April 2015 not to "stop listening" to Young Thug. Young Thug revealed that he was referring to Barter 6 rather than his debut album after claiming he's been threatened with lawsuits. Young Thug's official debut album, which translates to "HiTunes," will be released on April 18, 2015. Young Thug revealed "I manage myself" in May 2015, amid much rumors about who he was signed to and managed by, Gucci Mane's 1017 Records, Future's Freebandz, Lyor Cohen's 300 Entertainment, and Birdman's Rich Gang. I'm signed to Atlantic. I have a big, special contract with Atlantic, but it is not limited to Atlantic. "My homie is a birdman." He also revealed that he would be dropping another mixtape before the album, titled Tha Carter V.

Thug unveiled the well-received compilation mixtapes Slime Season and Slime Season 2, to discourage the further dissemination of leaked music. Young Thug revealed in late June 2015 that he and Kanye West had discussed the possibility of a joint album together, with both agreeing after a meeting in the spring. Kanye was impressed after hearing the first time details about his unreleased music, but Thug said he was captivated. "I was allowing him to hear all the songs." Then he said I was like Bob Marley and he wanted to do an album with me.

I was like, 'Let's roll!'"

According to the rapper, he said. Young Thug appeared on West's album The Life of Pablo in 2016, and West announced that further collaborations with Young Thug would be announced on Tidal. 300 Entertainment released "Pacifier," a promotional single for Young Thug's debut album HiTunes in July 2015 (stylized as 'Unreal.' Mike Will Made-It's production was praised by critics for its experimentation with more severe vocal scatting. Young Thug unveiled a mixtape named I'm Up on February 4, 2016. He launched the final installment of the Slime Season 3 series on March 26, 2016, announcing the mixtape's end of a period of leaked information. On his May 2016 Hi-Tunes tour, Young Thug featured artists Dae Dae, TM88, and Rich The Kid.

Young Thug was included in Calvin Klein's Fall 2016 fashion preview, as well as Frank Ocean and others. Jeffery, a self-titled mixtape, was due to be out soon. Thug revealed on August 16, 2016, the week before the unveiling of the Jeffery mixtape. Young Thug was photographed by Garfield Lamond in an androgynous dress created by Italian designer Alessandro Trincone. The artwork went viral, triggering a variety of reactions on social media. In November 2016, he declared that he was launching his own record label imprint called YSL records.

Thug appeared on Drake's songs "Sacrifices" and "Ice Melts" on his former's commercial mixtape, More Life, in March 2017. He appeared on Calvin Harris' album "Heatstroke" alongside Ariana Grande and Pharrell Williams, who were unveiled in March 2017. Young Thug launched Beautiful Thugger Girls in April 2017, originally named E.B.T.G. Drake's executive produced the project and it was announced on June 16, 2017. He appeared on Camila Cabello's single "Havana," which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August, becoming his first number one hit. Young Martha, his brother, was released in September 2017. Thug and Future collaborated on a compilation called Super Slimey in October 2017. It includes tracks from each of the artists individually as well as both together, as well as both together, as well as all together, as well as a mix of both artists. rapper Offset's guest vocals were included in the collection.

Young Thug launched the single "Ride for Me" in 2018, a project by A-Trak, Falcons and 24hrs via A-Trak's record label Fool's Gold. Hear No Evil debuted in April 2018. Young Thug co-wrote and provided background vocals on Childish Gambino's "This Is America," which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for May 19, 2018. Slime Language, his second compilation album, was released in August 2018.

Young Thug released the single "The London" on May 23, 2019, starring American rapper J. Cole and Travis Scott. Gold Mouf Dog was released on the same day as his forthcoming debut studio album. Young Thug revealed on July 19, 2019 that the album had been renamed to So Much Fun. Young Thug announced the album's release date and cover art on August 10, 2019. On August 15, the track listing was revealed. The album was released on August 16, 2019, the rapper's 28th birthday. Future, Machine Gun Kelly, Gunna, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Duke, 21 Savage, Doe Boy, Lil Keed, Quavo, Juice Wrld, Travis Scott, and Travis Scott appear on it. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.

Young Thug appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon alongside Gunna on October 20, 2019. Due to a remix featuring Travis Scott's second single on October 31, 2019, a song from the album called "Hot" starring American rapper and fellow labelmate Gunna became the album's second single on the album. On the Billboard Hot 100, "The London" peaked at number 12 and 11, respectively. On December 20, 2019, the Deluxe Edition of the album was released with additional guest appearances from Gunna and Travis Scott separately, as well as the remix of "Hot."

Young Thug and American singer Chris Brown revealed their joint mixtape, Slime & B, on April 29, 2020. It was published on May 5, 2020, the former's 31st birthday. It features guest appearances from Major Nine, Gunna, Lil Duke, Too Short, E-40, HoodyBaby, and Future. "Go Crazy," the mixtape's lead single, debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Thug's highest-charting single as a lead artist. Thug performed with British rapper M.I.A. on September 25, which was a collaboration. Travis Scott's single "Franchise," which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making Thug's second number one single. He had fourteen chart entries on the Hot 100 during the year, owing to numerous collaborations with other artists.

YSL Records, along with Young Thug and Gunna, released their second compilation album Slime Language 2 on April 16, 2021. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, featuring guest appearances from Travis Scott, Drake, Rowdy Rebel, Lil Baby, YTB Trench, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Uzi Vert, Coi Leray, Coi Leray, Big Sean, NAV, Skepta, and Kid Cudi, with production mainly handled by Southside, Wheezy, and Turbo. "Take It to Court" and "That Go!" two singles supported it. On April 23, a deluxe version was released, which featured eight new songs. DaBaby and Don Toliver were among the artists on Thug's deluxe, which included artists such as DaBaby and Don Toliver.

Young Thug's second studio album Punk debuted in July 2021, with a release date of October 15, 2021. The album was first revealed in August 2019 and was released just after So Much Fun's debut. On August 20, 2021, "Tick Tock" was released as the album's intended lead single, but it was omitted from the final track chart. Thug's debut on the Billboard Hot 100 for the third time in his career, as he appears alongside Future on "Way 2 Sexy," Drake's lead single off his album Certified Lover Boy. Thug's album Punk debuted on October 15, 1990.

Kobalt Music Group announced a new global publishing contract with Young Thug in November 2021, 2021, following the introduction of Punk. Young Thug's press room, global synch, and creative services will be handled by Kobalt in this agreement.

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