Stereogum — Last year, Young Thug was finally freed from jail after he accepted a plea in his incredibly long RICO trial. Thug will now face a 15-year probation, but he’s back to the business of making music and, now, performing. Earlier this year the Chica... more info

Stereogum — Young Thug would like to formally announce that he is all the way back. Since he finally got out of jail on a plea deal last year, Thug has only made sporadic appearances — with Future on Lil Baby’s “Dum, Dumb, And Dumber” and with Ty Doll... more info

Stereogum — Today marks the 10th anniversary of Young Thug’s masterpiece Barter 6, and we here at Stereogum are celebrating. Thugger has chosen to observe this hallowed date by officially announcing Uy Scuti, his first new album since the end of his endless... more info

Stereogum — One of the most bizarre videos that Young Thug ever posted to Instagram — and that is saying a lot — is one where he promotes the imminent release of Barter 6 by threatening his idol, Lil Wayne. The video begins with Thug in the studio, pourin... more info

Stereogum — Last October, Young Thug finally walked free. The Atlanta rap star was arrested, along with a large group of his associates, in a 2022 RICO case. Prosecutors claimed that YSL, Thug’s rap crew and label, was really a criminal street gang. Thug wa... more info

Stereogum — Lyrical Lemonade is bringing back its annual hip-hop festival Summer Smash this June 20-22 at SeatGeek Stadium in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview. (It’s where the Chicago Fire used to play back when they were good.) The fest has lined up its us... more info

Antimusic Rock — Lil Baby (Quality Control Music/Motown) enlists Future and Young Thug for his visually stunning new video 'Dum, Dumb, and Dumber.' more info

Stereogum — Sometime over the last few years, Playboi Carti’s new album became a kind of urban myth, a promise that seemed as if it would never be fulfilled. Carti is quite possibly the most influential rapper on the scene today, and his blown-out, faded ex... more info

Stereogum — Gunna’s lawyer from the YSL RICO cased has weighed in on the snitching allegations against his former client. more info

Stereogum — Our first big-statement album of 2025 has arrived. Atlanta rap star Lil Baby was relatively quiet in 2024. He got namechecked on Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” which he didn’t like, and he lost a lot of money gambling. There was a weapon ... more info