Key Takeaways:

• The UY SCUTI cowl reveals Young Thug with a noticeably lighter complexion, sparking intense on-line dialogue.
• The opening monitor, “Ninja,” options repeated use of the exhausting “-er,” igniting debate over intent and supply.
• Fans have been nothing wanting vocal about Thug’s artistic selections on social media.

Young Thug’s UY SCUTI dropped on Friday (Sept. 26), marking his first full-length launch since being free of jail final yr. The 20-track album is famous for weaving courtroom audio, leaked jail calls, and pointed disses all through. The LP additionally boasts a heavyweight function lineup that features Cardi B, Lil Baby, Future, Travis Scott, 21 Savage, and (to everybody’s shock) YFN Lucci, an artist with whom Thugger has lengthy had a unstable relationship.

Still, what had listeners on-line speaking wasn’t simply the collaborations, however two very particular selections: The album art work and the opening monitor, “Ninja.”

The cowl reveals a close-up of Thug together with his fingers pressed over his ears, although the element grabbing probably the most consideration was his noticeably lightened complexion. Fans instantly voiced confusion, with one writing, “It’s already too much going on in America, and now, Young Thug is light-skinned.” Another joked, “Imagine being in a worst album covers contest and your opponents are Young Thug and Gucci Mane.” A 3rd added, “Thug is out here living his Vybz Kartel circa 2009 fantasies with that album cover.” Peers like Jacquees, Stunna 4 Vegas, and Ty Dolla $ign shared jokes concerning the picture within the YSL frontman’s Instagram feedback.

The music itself didn’t escape scrutiny. “Ninja” begins with audio of a prosecutor from Thug’s RICO trial earlier than switching into verses filled with bravado. But it’s the closing strains that went viral. Thugger rapped: “I’m not fake, you n**ger, black diamonds today, I’m a n**ger, I’m callin’ my opps ‘n**ger.’” The repeated use of the exhausting “-er” left followers questioning whether or not it was a deliberate alternative or an uncommon enunciation.

Some shortly linked each controversies. One person requested, “[What the f**k] is Young Thug doing, bro. Is this a humiliation ritual? [This man is] dropping hard Rs on his album intro and has that weird cover.” Another put it extra bluntly: “This n**ga Young Thug bleached his skin white for the album cover and dropped the hard ‘ER’ like 15 times on the intro.”

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