Key Takeaways:

• UY SCUTI marks Young Thug’s return with a daring mixture of courtroom audio, emotional options, and lyrical pressure.
• The challenge options Cardi B, Travis Scott, 21 Savage, and a shock reunion with YFN Lucci.
• Thug addresses previous tensions, together with disses aimed toward Gunna and a lacking Rod Wave verse.

UY SCUTI, Young Thug’s first album since final 12 months’s jail launch, has lastly arrived. Released on Friday (Sept. 26) at midnight, the challenge stretches throughout 20 songs and delivers a few of his most compelling work in years.

Appropriately, it begins with audio of one of many prosecutors from his RICO case, grounding the report within the very circumstances that just about ended his profession. However, the tune “Ninja,” for higher or worse, doesn’t maintain that gravity. In its latter half, which went viral almost immediately, Thugger raps, “I’m callin’ my opps n**ger / They better not play with me, n**ger.”

From there, the challenge segues into the Ken Carson-assisted “Yuck,” first previewed at Summer Smash in June, and “On The News” with Cardi B. Originally, Young Thug was slated to drop on the same day because the Bronx rapper’s AM I THE DRAMA?, so maybe one of many tradeoffs of UY SCUTI coming every week later was this monster of a collaboration.

“But how the f**k you laughin’ when I heard you gettin’ beat on? / Gotta pay a n**ga way every trip y’all be on,” Cardi takes a shot at a sure somebody. Other options on the LP embody acquainted faces like Future (“Money On Money”), Travis Scott (“Pipe Down”), and 21 Savage (“Walk Down”). Lil Baby additionally makes an look on “Pardon My Back,” which is attention-grabbing contemplating Thug implied that Wham wasn’t selecting up his calls on “Miss My Dogs” earlier this month.

On the extra surprising facet, Thug and YFN Lucci momentarily set their differences apart for “Whaddup Jesus.” What’s left of YSL Records comes collectively for “Revenge,” and the challenge sprinkles in much more collaborations throughout its expansive tracklist.

Mariah the Scientist, Young Thug’s longtime associate, is the one artist featured greater than as soon as throughout UY SCUTI. On “Dreams Rarely Do Come True,” her honey-hued vocals carry the tune’s first half. On the second, Young Thug revisits his leaked jail calls and as soon as once more disses Gunna: “We was talkin’ ’bout somethin’ serious and it just made me sad / Why would I cry over a b**ch, I gave to Gunna police a**?”

Although it’s unsure whether or not Young Thug goes to tour afterward, followers can anticipate a minimum of one replace to UY SCUTI. The “Digits” hitmaker confirmed by way of X (previously Twitter) that Rod Wave’s verse was mistakenly left off the album by his crew. “Doin’ some firing in the a.m. and the song will be fixed tomorrow,” Thugger tweeted. Regardless, the challenge is a formidable comeback for him.