Killer Mike is reflecting on the long-awaited truce between Young Thug and YFN Lucci, two of Atlanta’s most polarizing rap figures whose almost decade-long beef lastly got here to an in depth after each served time behind bars.

Speaking on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast, the Grammy-winning rapper and activist revealed that he and T.I. tried to mediate the battle years in the past, however their efforts had been ignored.

“Violence is not good for money,” Mike stated. “You guys who think that you run the streets — God bless our souls ’cause I been one of those guys — we don’t run s###.”

The feud, which erupted in 2015 after Lucci’s supervisor was allegedly killed by associates of Young Thug’s YSL crew, escalated into probably the most publicized rap rivalries in Atlanta.

It spiraled into social media threats and finally prison expenses. Lucci was arrested in January 2021 for alleged involvement in a drive-by taking pictures.

Thug was taken into custody in May 2022 on RICO expenses tied to an alleged prison group.

Killer Mike stated “very powerful people” requested him and T.I. to step in and persuade each artists to “cut the b#######,” however the warnings didn’t cease both from touchdown in jail.

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After Young Thug and YFN Lucci’s respective releases in late 2024 and early 2025, one thing shifted. Instead of reigniting the feud, the 2 rappers selected collaboration over battle.

Young Thug featured Lucci on his observe “Whaddup Jesus,” whereas Lucci returned the favor with “Still Waiting” on his personal album.

YFN Lucci Addresses Young Thug Reconcilliation

YFN Lucci explained the change of coronary heart throughout a SiriusXM interview.

“We been through a lot,” he stated. “Everybody lost people. We lost people. Most important, we lost our time. We had to be away from our family.”

He added, “Come home, it’s like, damn, what the hell can a n#### do to grow? We gon’ keep doing this s### and end up back in jail… or we gon’ fix this s### and make [it] look good for the A?”

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Killer Mike praised their choice to maneuver ahead, calling it a sensible shift in priorities.

“I just want to tell the athletes and the entertainers to take yourself more seriously than the homies around you take you,” he stated. “‘Cause they want you to be the top of the streets, and I’m telling you, you can be top of the suites if you play it right.”

Both rappers dropped new tasks on September 26. Young Thug launched UY SCUTI and YFN Lucci unveiled ALREADY LEGEND, every that includes the opposite as a visitor artist—a transparent sign that the meat is behind them.

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