Young Thug is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He has been one of the most distinctive contemporary rap artists since attaining his chart debut with “Stoner” (2014).
Jeffery Lamar Williams was born in Atlanta, the tenth of eleven children. He is from Sylvan Hills, a neighborhood in Atlanta (Zone 3), and grew up in the Jonesboro South projects.
Other rappers from the neighborhood include Waka Flocka Flame, 2 Chainz, Ludacris, and Williams’s childhood friend PeeWee Longway, from whom Williams lived four doors down.
Young Thug has told interviewers that he was expelled in the sixth grade for breaking a teacher’s arm. He was sent to juvenile prison for four years.
Young Thug began his musical career in 2010, debuting as a guest appearance on rapper TruRoyal’s song “She Can Go”.
After releasing the first three installments of his mixtape series I Came from Nothing throughout 2011 and 2012, Young Thug caught the attention of fellow Atlanta-based rapper Gucci Mane, who went on to sign Young Thug to his label 1017 Brick Squad Records, an Asylum/Atlantic imprint, in 2013.
Thug subsequently released his first project on the label, his fourth mixtape, 1017 Thug. The mixtape was met with positive reviews from music critics, which noted it for its original style.
1017 Thug was included in a number of year-end lists for 2013, such as the Pitchfork Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention[ and Complex’s The 50 Best Albums of 2013.
FACT called it the best mixtape of 2013, Rolling Stone placed it at number five on their 10 Best Mixtapes of 2013 and The Guardian placed it among The Five Best Mixtapes of 2013.
Young Thug’s song “Picacho” was noted as one of the standout tracks from the mixtape; although it was not released as a single, the song was included on a number of 2013 year-end lists, such as Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Songs of 2013, Pitchfork’s The Top 100 Tracks of 2013, and Spin’s 50 Best Songs of 2013.
Full Name: Jeffery Lamar Williams
Date of Birth: August 16, 1991
Age: 30
Birth Place: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S
Nationality: American
Profession: Rapper, Singer, Songwriter
Genre: Hip hop Trap Pop Rap, Mumble Rap, Progressive Rap
Net-worth: $3 million
Career:
Young Thug began his musical career in 2010, debuting as a guest appearance on rapper TruRoyal’s song “She Can Go”.
After releasing the first three installments of his mixtape series I Came from Nothing throughout 2011 and 2012, Young Thug caught the attention of fellow Atlanta-based rapper Gucci Mane, who went on to sign Young Thug to his label 1017 Brick Squad Records, an Asylum/Atlantic imprint, in 2013.
Thug subsequently released his first project on the label, his fourth mixtape, 1017 Thug. The mixtape was met with positive reviews from music critics, which noted it for its original style.
1017 Thug was included in a number of year-end lists for 2013, such as the Pitchfork Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention and Complex’s The 50 Best Albums of 2013.
FACT called it the best mixtape of 2013, Rolling Stone placed it at number five on their 10 Best Mixtapes of 2013 and The Guardian placed it among The Five Best Mixtapes of 2013.
Young Thug’s song “Picacho” was noted as one of the standout tracks from the mixtape; although it was not released as a single, the song was included on a number of 2013 year-end lists, such as Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Songs of 2013, Pitchfork’s The Top 100 Tracks of 2013, and Spin’s 50 Best Songs of 2013.
Personal Life:
Young Thug has six children by four women (three sons and three daughters). He became a father at the age of 17.
In April 2015, he became engaged to Jerrika Karlae, who runs a swimsuit line and whose mother manages Young Dolph. Thug bought his first home in September 2016 after the release of his mixtape Jeffery. The home, based in Buckhead, Atlanta, is more than 11,000 square-feet, has six bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a full bar, a theater room, and a four-car garage.
During his childhood, one of Thug’s older brothers was shot and killed in front of the family home.
In December 2016, Thug joined the #fightpovertyagain campaign. On June 29, 2017, Thug donated all proceeds of a sold-out concert to Planned Parenthood.
Awards: 2017:
Video of the Year
Best Urban Video
Best Editing in a Video
2018:
Video of the Year
Favorite Pop/Rock Song
Collaboration of the Year
Songs:
So Much Fun (2019)
Punk (2021)
Social Media:
Facebook: Young Thug
Twitter: Young Thug ひ (@youngthug)
Instagram: SAUDABE (@youngthug)
