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Young Thug performs throughout 2025 Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash

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Key Takeaways:

• Young Thug hinted at a brand new “YSL YN Tape” which will spotlight the subsequent wave of Young Stoner Life Records expertise.
• The announcement arrives amid anticipation for UY SCUTI.
• His historical past of co-signing artists like Yung Kayo and Nine Vicious suggests who may seem on the challenge.

Young Thug has his sights set on one other Young Stoner Life Records compilation. On Thursday (Aug. 7) evening, the rapper revealed he desires to place collectively a mixtape that includes “young kids” within the style.

“Young kids [are] putting in work. [I] think I need to do a YSL YN tape,” he tweeted. While he didn’t share a timeline — or which artists he has in thoughts — Thugger has been steadily rebuilding his label imprint with newcomers. Over the years, he’s co-signed acts like Nine Vicious, 1300SAINT and Yung Kayo, so it wouldn’t be too stunning to see them concerned.

Coincidentally, Yeat confirmed in a Grailed cover story printed earlier that very same day that he’s been within the studio with Young Thug.

The BUSINESS IS BUSINESS creator rapper delivered a extremely nice compilation with 2021’s Slime Language 2, his closing challenge earlier than getting arrested the next yr. The 23-song effort spawned hits like “Ski,” the Lil Baby-assisted “Paid the Fine” and “Solid” that includes Drake. Alongside then–Young Stoner Life signees like Gunna, Lil Keed, Karlae and Yak Gotti, the album additionally boasted visitor appearances from Meek Mill, Big Sean, Coi Leray and extra.

It goes with out saying that we might not see that actual lineup once more, or a minimum of not anytime quickly, particularly with Gunna seemingly parting ways with YSL Records. That being mentioned, Thugger pivoting to deal with a more recent era is smart, even when it’s not fairly the identical roster followers keep in mind from again within the day.

Young Thug additionally has his forthcoming solo album, UY SCUTI, on the way in which. While the one official launch thus far is April’s “Money On Money” with Future, the Grammy Award-winning rapper teased extra from the challenge throughout his Summer Smash set, together with an unreleased collaboration with Ken Carson.

While we wait, Young Thug has saved followers fed with options on Lil Baby’s “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber” and, extra just lately, Metro Boomin’s “Birthday.”