History Music / YoungThug

[floatboxright: Influences: Music/LilWayne, Music/Future, Music/ChiefKeef]

[Floatbox: Influences: Music/LilWayne, Music/Future, Music/ChiefKeef]

* LyricalTic: Expect Slime, Slat, Thugger, and YSL for life to be said on many of his songs.

* ''Super Slimey'' (with Music/Future) (2017)

* ''Punk'' (2020)

* ''Super Slimey'' (with Future) (2017)

'''The {{Main/Cloudcuckoolander}}''' of Main/TrapMusic, '''Jeffrey Lamar Williams''' (born August 16, 1991), better know by his stage name '''[[StageName Young Thug]]''', is a rapper from Atlanta, Georgia known primarily for his [[Main/WidgetSeries quirky, eccentric, offbeat vocal and rapping technique]] and fashion style. He first received attention from collaboration with Birdman and Music/GucciMane, along with his collaboration with other rappers such as Rich Homie Quan, Lil Baby, and Gunna. Thug initally 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 [[note]] who he left in 2014 after Gucci was imprisoned for the last time around that year [[/note]], and later that year he released his label debut mixtape 1017 Thug to critical praise.

* TheRival: Had a beef with his idol Music/LilWayne around the time of Wayne's beef with Birdman, the co-founder and CEO of his then-label Cash Money Records, for not releasing the widely anticipated and frequently delayed ''Tha Carter V''. During this time, Birdman primarily focused on the short-lived Rich Gang collective alongside Thug and fellow Atlanta-based rapper Rich Homie Quan. It didn't help that Thug allegedly had ties with Wayne's tour bus shooting in April 2015, in which one of Birdman's and Thug's affiliates Jimmy Winfrey, better known as Peewee Roscoe, was arrested and later convicted of the shooting and was later sentenced to 10 years in prison and probation. To add insult to injury, Thug was originally going to call his debut commercial mixtape ''Tha Carter 6'' before renaming it to ''Barter 6'' following a legal action by Wayne during his beef with Birdman and his label. The beef with Wayne was eventually settled, and Wayne confirmed that they recorded a track together in 2020. Thug and Quan's friendship eventually soured, and they are no longer on speaking terms.

* DreamTeam: with his mentor Music/TI on songs such as "About The Money" and "Off Set", with {{Music/Future}} on their joint mixtape "Super Slimey" and numerous other songs, with Rich Homie Quan on the mixtape "The Tour Part 1" until their falling out, with his proteges Lil Baby and Gunna on any song they're on together, with Music/GucciMane on multiple mixtapes and songs such as "Guwop Home" and "Freakiest In The World", with Music/TravisScott on songs such as "The London", Skyfall", "Pick Up The Phone" and "Out West".

* DreamTeam: with his mentor Music/TI on songs such as "About The Money" and "Off Set", with {{Music/Future}} on their joint mixtape "Super Slimey" and numerous other songs, with Rich Homie Quan on the mixtape "The Tour Part 1" until their falling out, with his proteges Lil Baby and Gunna on any song they're on together, with Music/GucciMane on multiple mixtapes and songs such as "Guwop Home" and "Freakiest In The World".

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* TheStoner: On his song "Stoner" and other songs where he discusses about drug abuse.

* RhymingWithItself: On songs such as ''Check'' and ''Halftime'', where he rhymes dick with dick and bitch with bitch respectively.

* TheStoner: On his song ''Stoner'' and other songs where he discusses about drug abuse.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Was infamously this early in his career, due to his social media antics and his penchant of saying things that questioned his sexual preferences, to the point that certain people on DJ Akademiks videos had compared him to Gangstalicious from WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks.

* CampStraight: Frequently has a flamboyant vocal style and personality but is heterosexual and has six children from four different women and is engaged to Jerrika Karlae.

* CelebritySong: Some of his songs, such as ''Creator/DannyGlover'' and almost all the songs on his album ''Jeffery'', such as ''Music/KanyeWest'' and ''Wyclef Jean''.

* TheRival: Had a beef with his idol Music/LilWayne around the time of Wayne's beef with CEO of Cash Money Records Birdman for being unable to release his widely anticipated and frequently delayed album ''Tha Carter V'' until he was released from his contract with the label in 2018, Birdman focused on the short-lived Rich Gang collective with Thug and fellow Atlanta-based rapper Rich Homie Quan, and having ties with Wayne's tour bus shooting in April 2015, in which one of Birdman's and Thug's affiliates Jimmy Winfrey, better known as Peewee Roscoe, was arrested and convicted of the shooting and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and probation. To add insult to injury, Thug was originally going to call his debut commercial mixtape ''Tha Carter 6'' before renaming it to ''Barter 6'' following a legal action by Wayne during his beef with Birdman and his label.
The beef with Wayne was eventually settled, and Wayne confirmed that they recorded a track together in 2020.
Thug and Quan's friendship eventually soured, and they are no longer on speaking terms.

* SelfBackingVocalist: Is famous for having a very wide vocal range, frequently having many different vocal inflections and cadences throughout many of his songs.

* TheStoner: On his song ''Stoner''.
* TheUnintelligible: To the point that it borders on scat singing. ''All'' his verses on ''Lifestyle'' are pretty much this.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: To the point that he admited that he preferred wearing women's clothing at a young age in one of his interviews.

Young Thug received mainstream recognition in 2014 with the singles "Stoner" and "Danny Glover" in addition to appearances on several singles, including {{Music/TI}}'s "About the Money", Tyga's "Hookah", and Rich Gang's "Lifestyle." After getting the attention of many label-heads such as his then-manager Birdman, he was later signed to Lyor Cohen's 300 Entertainment and later collaborated with Birdman's Rich Gang 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 Music/CamilaCabello, 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 Music/JCole and Music/TravisScott)–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 as a lead artist, "Hot", featuring Gunna, peaking at number 11 (boosted by the remix with Travis Scott).

* AmbiguouslyGay: Was infamously this early for his career, due to his socially media antics and his penchant of saying things that questions his sexual preferences, to the point that certain people on DJ Akademiks videos had compared him to Gangstalicious from WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks.

* CampStraight: Frequently has a flamboyant vocal style and personality but is heterosexual and has six children from four different women.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Slime.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: His ''I Came From Nothing'' series of mixtapes lack his unique vocal and rapping style and was more akin to Music/LilWayne, who was his idol and primarily influence early in his career.

* IntercourseWithYou: Very prevelant in almost all of his songs.
* LyricalTic: Expect Slime, Thugga, and YSL for life to be shout out on many of his songs.

* MotorMouth: Some of his songs had verses where his raps must faster than his usual tempo.

* TheRival: Had a beef with his idol Music/LilWayne around the time of Wayne's beef with CEO of Cash Money Records Birdman for unable to release his widely anticipated and frequently delayed album ''Tha Carter V'' until he was released from his contract with the label in 2018, Birdman focusing on the short-lived Rich Gang collective with Thug and fellow Atlanta-based rapper Rich Homie Quan, and having ties with Wayne's tour bus shooting in April 2015, in which one of Birdman's and Thug's affiliates Jimmy Winfrey, better known as Peewee Roscoe, was arrested and convicted of the shooting and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and probation. To add insult to injury, Thug was originally going to call his debut commercial mixtape ''Tha Carter 6'' before renaming it to ''Barter 6'' following a legal action by Wayne during his beef with Birdman and his label.

* SirSwearsALot: As with most rappers, many of his verses are drench in profanity.

* TheUnintelligible: To the point that it's borders on scat singing. ''All'' his verses on ''Lifestyle'' are pretty much this.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: To the point that he admit that he preferred wearing women's clothing at a young age in one of his interviews.
* AWildRapperAppears: On any pop song where he is guest features, most notably on Music/Havana.

'''The {{Main/Cloudcuckoolander}}''' of Main/TrapMusic, '''Jeffrey Lamar Williams''' (born August 16, 1991), better know by his stage name '''[[StageName Young Thug]]''', is a rapper from Atlanta, Georgia known primarily for his [[Main/WidgetSeries quirky, eccentric, offbeat vocal style]] and fashion style. He first received attention from collaboration with Birdman and Music/GucciMane, along with his collaboration with other rappers such as Rich Homie Quan, Lil Baby, and Gunna. Thug initally 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 {{Music/TI}}'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.

Shortly after the release of his debut album, Young Thug announced a follow-up project titled ''Punk'' to be released in 2020.

* RhymingWithItself: On the songs ''Check'' and ''Halftime'', where he rhymes dick with dick and bitch with bitch respectively.

* AutoTune: On most of his songs.
* CampStraight: Frequently has a flamboyant vocal style and personality but is heterosexual and has 6 children from four different women.

* CelebritySong: Some of his songs, such as ''Creator/DannyGlover'' and most of the songs on his album ''Jeffery'', such as ''Music/KanyeWest'' and ''Wyclef Jean''.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Is this for mainstream rap in general.

* OneTakeWonder: Almost all of his of songs are composed and written in less than ten minutes and are still very damn catchy in of itself.

* TheUnintelligible: To the point of Main/MemeticMutation.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: To the point that he admit that he liked wearing women's clothing at a young age in on of his interviews.
* AWildRapperAppears: On any pop song where he is guest features, most notably on Music/Havana

** AmbiguouslyGay: Was infamously this early for his career, due to his socially media antics and his penchant of saying things that questions his sexual preferences, to the point that certain people on DJ Akademiks videos had compared him to Gangstalicious from WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks.
** AutoTune: On most of his songs.
** CampStraight: Frequently has a flamboyant vocal style and personality but is heterosexual and has 6 children from four different women.
** {{Catchphrase}}: Slime.
** CelebritySong: Some of his songs, such as ''Creator/DannyGlover'' and most of the songs on his album ''Jeffery'', such as ''Music/KanyeWest'' and ''Wyclef Jean''.
** {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Is this for mainstream rap in general.
** ClusterFBomb: Frequently, as typical from most rappers.
** EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: His ''I Came From Nothing'' series of mixtapes lack his unique vocal and rapping style and was more akin to Music/LilWayne, who was his idol and primarily influence early in his career.
** GutturalGrowler: Pops out many times in his songs due to his unpredictable vocal style.
** IHaveManyNames: Jeffery, Thugger, Thugga, and SEX.
** IntercourseWithYou: Very prevelant in almost all of his songs.
** LyricalTic: Expect Slime, Thugga, and YSL for life to be shout out on many of his songs.
** {{Mondegreen}}: Almost all of his lyrics are heard as something completely different due to his nigh-unintelligible vocal style.
** MotorMouth: Some of his songs had verses where his raps must faster than his usual tempo.
** NWordPrivileges: As typical of most rappers.
** OneTakeWonder: Almost all of his of songs are composed and written in less than ten minutes and are still very damn catchy in of itself.
** RhymingWithItself: On the songs ''Check'' and ''Halftime'', where he rhymes dick with dick and bitch with bitch respectively.
** SelfBackingVocalist: Is famous for having a very wide vocal range, frequently having many different vocal inflections and cadences throughout many of his songs.
** SirSwearsALot: As with most rappers, many of his verses are drench in profanity.
** TheStoner: On his song ''Stoner''.
** TheUnintelligible: To the point of Main/MemeticMutation.
** WholesomeCrossdresser: To the point that he admit that he liked wearing women's clothing at a young age in on of his interviews.
** AWildRapperAppears: On any pop song where he is guest features, most notably on Music/Havana

** ClusterFBomb: Frequently, as typical from most [[Music/Trap trap artists]].

** AmbiguouslyGay: Was infamously this early for his career, due to his socially media antics and his penchant of saying things that questions his sexual preferences, to the point that certain people had compared him to Gangstalicious from WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks.

** WholesomeCrossdresser: To the point that he admit that he liked wearing women's clothing at a young age in on of his interviews.

** ClusterFBomb: Frequently, as typical from most Music/Trap artists.

** RhymesWithItself: On the songs ''Check'' and ''Halftime'', where he rhymes dick with dick and bitch with bitch respectively.

** AmbiguouslyGay: Was infamously this early for his career, due to his socially media antics and his penchant of saying things that questions his sexual preferences, to the point that certain people had compared him to Gangstalicious from WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks.
** CampStraight: Frequently has a flamboyant vocal style and personality but is heterosexual and has 6 children from four different women.
** ClusterFBomb: Frequently as typical from most Music/Trap artists.
** EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: His ''I Came From Nothing'' series of mixtapes lack his unique vocal and rapping style and was more akin to Music/LilWayne, who was his idol and primarily influence early in his career.
** IntercourseWithYou: Very prevelant in almost all of his songs.
** Mondegreen: Almost all of his lyrics are heard as something completely different due to his nigh-unintelligible vocal style.
** MotorMouth: Some of his songs had verses where his raps must faster than his usual tempo.
** TheUnitelligible: To the point of Main/MemeticMutation
** WholesomeCrossdresser: To the point that he admit that he liked wearing women's clothing at a young age in on of his interviews.

** AmbigiouslyGay: Was infamously this early for his career, due to his socially media antics and his penchant of saying things that questions his sexual preferences, to the point of certain people comparing this to Gangstalicious from WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks.
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Young Thug received mainstream recognition in 2014 with the singles "Stoner" and "Danny Glover" in addition to appearances on several singles, including Music/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 as a lead artist, "Hot", featuring Gunna, peaking at number 11 (boosted by the remix with Travis Scott).

Jeffrey Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), better know by his stage name Young Thug, is a rapper from Atlanta, Georgia known primarily for his eccentric, offbeat vocal style and fashion style. He first received attention from collaboration with Birdman and Music/GucciMane, along with his collaboration with other rappers such as Rich Homie Quan, Lil Baby, and Gunna. Thug initally 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.