Rapper, Young Thug has announced that his next album, So Much Fun, will be out 8/16, on his 28th birthday. That’s next week! And he’s also shared the cover artwork, which is an aerial shot of dozens of tiny Young Thugs forming an image of his own face with the title mowed into the grass on the side.
Young Thug shared So Much Fun’s lead single “The London,” which features Travis Scott and J. Cole, back in May. J. Cole is reportedly executive producing the entire album, which will be Young Thug’s first full-length since 2017.
Young Thug is heading out on tour with Machine Gun Kelly in the fall. He’s also reportedly working with Future, Lil Baby, and Gunna on Super Slimey 2, a sequel to his 2017 collaborative mixtape with Future.
Jeffery Lamar Williams is known professionally as Young Thug is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, he first received attention for his collaborations with rappers Rich Homie Quan, Future, Birdman, Cash Out, Shawty Lo 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” 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.
