Key Takeaways:

• A leaked jail name reveals Young Thug expressing frustration with Lil Durk over delayed verses and lack of assist.
• The dialog could also be related to a 2023 name that noticed Thugger reaching out to Lil Durk and Lil Baby to contribute to BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.
• Young Thug later tweeted that he paid for Lil Durk’s lawyer, pushing again on rumors of a falling out.

Young Thug has clarified his stance on Lil Durk after leaked jail calls sparked questions on their relationship.

Over the previous week, the web was flooded with a seemingly limitless assortment of audio clips allegedly recorded whereas Thugger was behind bars. In one conversation, the Atlanta rapper appeared to vent frustration over Lil Durk not responding to requests or sending verses for potential collaborations. “I done sent him a few songs … he just taking four, five days … man, a n***a done too much s**t for you,” Thug says. He additionally accused the Chicago drill star of talking negatively about him on-line.

The clip appeared so as to add context to another call that leaked in 2023, across the launch of BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. In that audio, Thug requested each Lil Durk and Lil Baby to reply to Gunna on his LP moderately than individually. “I’m dropping a surprise album on the same day that f**k n**ga dropping. Send your verse in, bro. I want you and Wham on the same song,” the Young Stoner Life Records frontman mentioned.

While neither artist ended up on the venture, BUSINESS IS BUSINESS did function appearances from Drake, 21 Savage, Travis Scott and Future, amongst others.

The resurfacing of the newer name fueled hypothesis that Young Thug and Lil Durk’s working relationship had cooled. The “Digits” rapper famous within the dialog that he beforehand performed a job in boosting Lil Durk’s profession, which added weight to his obvious disappointment. His remarks recommended that collaborations between the 2 had been mentioned however by no means materialized.

Following the renewed consideration, Young Thug took to X to insist he’s been supporting Lil Durk, not feuding with him. He directed one message to the Chicago rapper’s crew, stating, “All y’all new junkies in OTF, just know I’m the one [that] sent Brian Steel to help him on my dime.” He took a broader method in one other tweet: “Bashing me [is] only [going to] f**k that rap community up more. I’m the [glue] to this fake a** game.”