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84-624: Death Race for Love includes the Nick Mira -produced lead single, " Robbery ", which was released on February 13, and the Purps -produced " Hear Me Calling ", which was released on March 1. While the album received a generally lukewarm response from critics, it was a commercial success. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 , earning 165,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. It became Juice Wrld's first US number-one album. In October 2021,

168-726: A 56-count Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act indictment filed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis . Following a search of his home, he was charged with seven additional felonies related to possession of illegal substances and illegal firearms. He was held at the Fulton County Superior Court . He was denied bond several times and remained in the Cobb County Jail until his release on October 31st, 2024. His state RICO criminal trial began on November 27, 2023, Five of his co-defendants stood trial with him. On December 12, 2023, it

252-1192: A collaboration with Gunna featuring Don Toliver and Nav , produced and released with Internet Money. The track later become a hit single worldwide, peaking at number one in the United Kingdom and the top ten of the Hot 100 . Later during 2020, Mira contributed to the production of 10 songs on the collaborative Internet Money album B4 the Storm , which peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album included frequent collaborators Lil Tecca , TyFontaine, and 24kGoldn , all of whom Mira has continued to produce for to date. While Mira has generally created beats for hip-hop artists, he has ventured into other styles and genres as well, and has produced on Machine Gun Kelly 's pop-punk album Tickets to My Downfall . Mira has described his production style as "melodic", "dynamic", and "spacious". He has credited inspiration to artists Pharrell Williams , Kanye West , Metro Boomin , Lex Luger , and Sonny Digital , who have each made

336-634: A collaborative mixtape with Future titled Super Slimey . It includes tracks recorded by each of the artists individually as well as both together, and features guest vocals from rapper Offset . In 2018, Young Thug released the single " Ride for Me ," a collaboration by A-Trak , Falcons, and 24hrs via A-Trak's record label Fool's Gold . He released the EP Hear No Evil in April 2018. Young Thug co-wrote and provided background vocals on Childish Gambino 's " This Is America ," which debuted at number one on

420-643: A collective label that would become what is now known as Internet Money, whose mission is to bring awareness to lesser known producers while uniting them with potential collaborators and artists. While Mira began his producing career by primarily selling beats online, he has noted that his methods have changed over time, stating that creating a "good time and vibe" removes pressure from the creation of music. In 2017, he, along with Taylor and Dex Duncan, got his first major placement in XXXTentacion 's Trippie Redd -assisted single " Fuck Love ". It entered at number 41 on

504-656: A concert. Thug was cleared of battery in April 2017 after reportedly slapping a woman outside a nightclub the previous month. The woman was arguing with Thug's fiancée, Jerrika Karlae, when Thug allegedly stepped in and struck the woman. The charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence. Young Thug's gun and drug charges were dropped in April 2017 following a raid of his home in Sandy Springs, Georgia , which resulted in him being charged with felony cocaine possession, felony marijuana possession, and three counts of felony gun possession. Thug's lawyers argued that police conducted

588-408: A dynamic balance of raw charisma and profound anxiety... While his melodrama tends to grow old over the course of a 22-track, 72-minute album, it is captivating in small doses". The Guardian ' s Kate Hutchinson stated: "It's slim on features (only Young Thug , Clever and Brent Faiyaz ) but big on misanthropic head-nodders that put Juice's Fall Out Boy -style whine or raspy flow to the fore: he

672-464: A fashion sense as unconventional as his rapping, Young Thug can regularly be seen on his Instagram account rocking painted fingernails, skintight jeans or a kids-size dress as a shirt, which, along with his habit of regularly referring to close male friends as 'hubbie' or 'lover' has led to rumors about his sexual orientation." In an advertisement for Calvin Klein , Thug proclaimed "In my world, you can be

756-407: A gangsta with a dress or you can be a gangsta with baggy pants." Fusion described him as "defying gender stereotypes and agitating the way hip-hop defines black masculinity , through his eccentric sense of style." He has been compared to David Bowie , Prince , and Little Richard . The media has called him gender fluid and androgynous . GQ called him "at once a hero and an outsider and

840-504: A hook." Young Thug has been noted for his fast working method, with several collaborators observing his tendency to freestyle tracks live in the studio or quickly develop lyrics on the spot. He doesn't write down lyrics on paper, but has been known to plan lyrics by drawing shapes and signs. Consequence of Sound stated that "his work is constantly rooted in improvisation , an inherently thrilling concept that's embedded itself in black music." Discussing his work, Williams has claimed

924-471: A leader of the psychedelic fashion movement of rap hippies." In February 2018, Young Thug rebranded himself as " SEX ". 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 managed the late Young Dolph . Thug bought his first home in September 2016 after

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1008-459: A little too long and leads to another one that struggles to connect stylistically or emotionally". Death Race for Love debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 165,000 album-equivalent units (including 43,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week. This became Juice Wrld's first US number-one album. In its second week, the album remained at number one on the chart, moving an additional 74,000 units. In its third week,

1092-525: A messianic creative. This will be the moment that solidifies his status as one of rap's most exciting new stars". Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX gave the album a 3.9 out of 5, and argued that; "Genre-blending albums (no matter how commonplace they might be these days) are not easy to pull off and for that, Juice Wrld should be given credit. From the seemingly sincere lyrics to the equally candid delivery, Juice truly goes with his gut in whichever way (rap, sing, hum, sob)". Most reviewers, however, took issues with

1176-727: A mixtape titled I'm Up . On March 26, 2016, he released the final installment of the Slime Season series in Slime Season 3 , declaring the mixtape the end of a phase marked by leaked material. Young Thug toured the United States on his May 2016 Hi-Tunes tour, which featured artists Dae Dae , TM88 , and Rich The Kid . Young Thug was featured in Calvin Klein 's Fall 2016 fashion campaign, along with Frank Ocean among others. On July 9, 2016, he announced his self-titled mixtape Jeffery

1260-423: A new way to distress and warp his tone, to burrow resourcefully into rhythmic cracks and crevices." Complex noted his aptitude for creating catchy, melodic hooks . XXL called him a "rap weirdo", stating that "Thug's charisma, unhinged flow and hooks make his music intriguing." Critic Sheldon Pearce wrote that "Thug understands the modern pop song construction better than anyone: anything and everything can be

1344-541: A number of remixes by Waka Flocka Flame and Nicki Minaj , among others. In October 2013, Young Thug appeared on a few tracks on 19 & Boomin by Metro Boomin , including "Some More", the first song he made with Alex Tumay , who became his go-to engineer for almost everything from then until "Slime Season 2". In December 2013, Thug performed at Fool's Gold Day Off show in Miami, among Danny Brown , Trick Daddy and Travis Scott . Pitchfork ranked 1017 Thug as one of

1428-409: A number of unofficial remixes by several rappers, including Wale , Jim Jones , Jadakiss , Iamsu! and Trick-Trick , among others. Thug expressed his disapproval for the remixes, commenting "If you feel like my song isn't tough enough to the point where you have to freestyle... Don't think I'm happy that you're doing it because of who you are. I'm ready for war." His song "Danny Glover" received

1512-414: A producer by selling his beats as if they were standalone tracks, but noted that he had very little knowledge about selling music. Mira first came in contact with producers Taz Taylor and DT through a Twitch stream in 2016, forming relationships with them based on their common method of selling and promoting their beats on platforms such as YouTube and SoundCloud . The trio proceeded to join forces in

1596-412: A significant impact on hip-hop production. Influence: Along with other fellow Internet Money members, Mira has been credited by some with the rise in popularity of "type beats", which aim to increase the popularity of an instrumental by associating it with well-known artists. While this has sparked some controversy around Internet Money's marketing methods, Mira has explained that his creative process

1680-402: A solo recording contract with 300 Entertainment , an imprint of Atlantic Records . In 2015, he amassed a number of mixtapes to critical acclaim, including Barter 6 and two installments of his Slime Season series. Throughout 2016, Williams saw continued success with the release of his commercial mixtapes I'm Up , Slime Season 3 , and Jeffery . In 2017, Williams guest performed on

1764-525: 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 released his first project on

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1848-401: Is Business was released with features from Drake, Travis Scott, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, and more, making for Thug's first project released since his May 2022 arrest. Young Thug has received both praise and criticism for his eccentric vocal style, which has been described as departing from traditional rap lyricism and sometimes intelligible meaning. Jeff Weiss of BBC called him

1932-459: Is an American rapper. Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, he is considered an influential figure in modern hip hop and trap music , and a pioneer of the mumble rap microgenre. Williams embarked on a musical career in 2011, releasing a series of mixtapes beginning with I Came from Nothing . In 2013, he signed with fellow Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane 's 1017 Records and gained further attention and praise for his debut mixtape with

2016-487: Is certified 12-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . He was accused of plagiarizing "Lean wit Me" (performed by Juice Wrld), which he denied and later demonstrated the production of the song through a video published by his Internet Money record label on YouTube. Mira said "I created Juice WRLD's 'Lean Wit Me' beat from scratch. I played the guitar live in the beat, I programmed

2100-522: Is focused mainly on what he finds appealing, and that the "type beat" method used to tag artists is only based on artists he feels would fit on his instrumental. As someone who began producing at a young age, Mira has commented on the popularity of Digital Audio Workstation software among the youth population, stating that "producing is the new video game." Mira has advocated for the importance of working with smaller, up-and-coming artists, in order to build their fan bases and allow them to grow along with

2184-439: Is more versatile than his peers and also more gifted... But ultimately, the suicide references of songs such as Empty and casual misogyny in the tauntingly violent Syphilis leave an uncomfortable taste.", and gave the album 3 stars out of 5. Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews said at the end of his 6.5 out of 10 review that while he enjoyed the "catchy tunes" at times, that it was "hard to call them rap songs and even harder to ignore

2268-626: The Billboard Hot 100 . The deluxe edition of the album was released on December 20, 2019, with extra guest appearances from Gunna and Travis Scott, separately and including the remix of "Hot." On April 29, 2020, Young Thug and American singer Chris Brown announced their collaborative mixtape, Slime & B . It was released on May 5, 2020, which was the latter's 31st birthday. It features guest appearances from Major Nine , Gunna , Lil Duke, Too Short , E-40 , HoodyBaby, and Future . The mixtape's lead single, " Go Crazy ," peaked at number three on

2352-464: The Billboard 200 and included guest appearances from notable non-YSL Record members Travis Scott, Drake , Rowdy Rebel , Lil Baby, YTB Trench, Lil Uzi Vert, Coi Leray , Big Sean , NAV, Skepta , Future, YNW Melly , BSlime, Sheck Wes , and Kid Cudi , with production mainly handled by Southside , Wheezy , and Turbo . It was supported by two singles "Take It to Trial," and "That Go!" A deluxe edition

2436-460: The Billboard Hot 100 chart for May 19, 2018. In August 2018, he released another compilation album, Slime Language . On May 23, 2019, Young Thug released the single " The London ," featuring American rappers J. Cole and Travis Scott . On the same day, also announced his forthcoming debut studio album, which was originally called Gold Mouf Dog . On July 19, 2019, Young Thug announced that

2520-651: The Billboard Hot 100, becoming Thug's highest-charting single as a lead artist. On September 25, Thug was featured alongside British rapper M.I.A. on fellow American rapper and singer Travis Scott 's single " Franchise ," which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making Thug's second number-one single. Throughout the year, he had fourteen chart entries on the Hot 100, due to several collaborations with other artists. On April 16, 2021, YSL Records, along with Young Thug and Gunna, released their second compilation album Slime Language 2 . The album debuted at number one on

2604-602: The "most influential rapper of the 21st century." According to The Fader , "in a typical Young Thug verse, he slurs, shouts, whines and sings, feverishly contorting his voice into a series of odd timbres like a beautifully played but broken wind instrument." Pitchfork called his style "extraordinarily distinctive" and "a weird, experimental approach to rapping" while praising his "presence, persona, mystique, and, potentially, star power". Billboard wrote that "Thug uses this multiplicative vocal delivery to his advantage: where another rapper might lapse into repetition, he finds

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2688-457: The Internet Money label. He has also discussed the value of working with artists in the studio as opposed to virtually, regardless of the size or success of the artist. G-Eazy - B-Sides Young Thug Jeffery Lamar Williams Jr. (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug (retroactively rendered as a backronym for T ruly H umble U nder G od) and Sex ,

2772-552: The March 2014 cover of The Fader . On March 11, 2014, his debut single "Stoner", was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States by Asylum and Atlantic Records. On March 24, 2014, Thug stated his debut album would be titled Carter 6 , referencing the highly acclaimed Tha Carter album series by American hip hop superstar Lil Wayne , who has been the biggest influence in Young Thug's music career. Two days later, it

2856-567: The Road " (featuring Meek Mill and Lil Baby ) from his album Hollywood's Bleeding (2019), peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2020, Mira produced several songs on Juice WRLD's first posthumous album, Legends Never Die , including " Smile " with the Weeknd , which was added to updated version of the album in August 2020. Mira also produced tracks for other artists including " Lemonade ",

2940-504: The Scientist . In December 2016, Thug joined the #fightpovertyagain campaign. On June 29, 2017, Thug donated all proceeds of a sold-out concert to Planned Parenthood , stating on Twitter that "I was a teenage parent. Planned+unplanned parenthood is beautiful". In April 2015, after a Lil Wayne tour bus was fired at by members of the Bloods street-gang, Young Thug was among those sued by

3024-512: The Slump God . On March 4, he revealed the official tracklist for the album. Juice Wrld appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform " Hear Me Calling " on April 8. The album's lead single, " Robbery ", was released on February 13, 2019. The song was produced by Nick Mira and peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The album's second single, "Hear Me Calling",

3108-406: The US Billboard 200 . On October 20, 2019, Young Thug appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon alongside Gunna. On October 31, 2019, a song from the album called " Hot ," featuring American rapper and fellow labelmate Gunna , became the album's second single due to a remix with an additional feature from Travis Scott. "The London," which peaked at number 12 and 11, respectively, on

3192-413: The US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 28 after X's death. On March 29, 2019, the song became the most streamed song ever on the streaming platform SoundCloud with 206 million streams. Mira began working with Chicago rapper Jarad Higgins , known professionally as Juice WRLD, in 2016 through their mutual friend and fellow producer Sidepce, also known as DT. Mira stated at the time that he believed

3276-736: The United States. Credits adapted from iTunes and Tidal . Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Nick Mira Nicholas Warren Mira (born August 25, 2000) is an American record producer . He is co-founder and flagship member of the hip hop production collective and record label Internet Money Records , which he formed with fellow producer Taz Taylor in 2015. He worked with late American rapper Juice Wrld to produce his songs " Lucid Dreams ", " Robbery ", " Bandit ", and " Lean wit Me ". He also worked with rapper Lil Tecca to produce his 2019 hit song " Ransom ," and co-produced Internet Money's 2020 single " Lemonade ." Mira released his first collaborative album with

3360-407: The ability to write a hit song in ten minutes and said "I'm in the studio so much, I'll just try stuff. I just think and try, think and try. I don't really know how to sing, but I've been trying for years." Young Thug has cited American rapper Lil Wayne , as his biggest idol and influence. In an interview with Complex magazine he says, "I want to get in the studio with Wayne more than anybody in

3444-491: The album dropped to number three on the chart, earning another 54,000 units. In its fourth week, the album dropped to number five on the chart, earning 44,000 more units. As of May 2019, the album has earned 515,000 album-equivalent units in the US. On October 29, 2021, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over two million units in

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3528-486: The album had been renamed to So Much Fun . On August 10, 2019, Young Thug announced the album's release date and cover art. The track listing was revealed on August 15. The album was released on August 16, 2019, the rapper's 28th birthday. It features guest appearances from Future , Machine Gun Kelly , Gunna , Lil Baby , Lil Uzi Vert , Lil Duke, 21 Savage , Doe Boy , Lil Keed , Quavo , Juice Wrld , Nav , J. Cole, and Travis Scott. The album debuted at number one on

3612-409: The album received an average score of 61, based on 11 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 5.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Reviewers generally praised the album's sound and blend of genres. Thomas Hobbs of NME gave a positive 4 star (out of 5) review, stating "Juice Wrld is far less indulgent than XXX[Tentacion] , not getting lost in the idea that he's

3696-434: The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On February 7, 2019, Juice Wrld announced the album on Twitter , writing: "I'm losing my mind and loving every minute of it... Just in time for the drop of the album... MARCH 8th..." On February 20, Juice Wrld revealed that he would be headlining a North America concert tour in support of the album with fellow rapper Ski Mask

3780-403: The album's length and what was seen as poor writing, even in positive reviews. Pitchfork ' s Alphonse Pierre wrote, "Fifty percent of the lyrics are bad ("Back on my bullshit, devil emoji") and the other 50 percent are also bad, but then they get stuck in your head and ultimately turn good ("Tell me your darkest secret shit you wouldn't even tell Jesus"). ... Death Race For Love feels like

3864-496: The bed and I was like, 'Yo, call the ambulance. I can't move my body, then later, when the ambulance came, I couldn't get out of bed. They had to get me out of the bed, basically. I felt like my whole body was numb and I couldn't move. I went to the hospital and I had found out that I had liver and kidney failure. And I kinda had sorta passed away, like I kinda died. In December 2020, Young Thug broke up with his fiancée Jerrika Karlae. In 2021, Thug began to date Atlanta singer Mariah

3948-426: The best albums of the first half of the 2010s decade, at number 96. In January 2014, Young Thug revealed that he had been offered $ 8.5 million to sign to Future 's Freebandz record label. In March 2014, Young Thug's affiliation with Cash Money Records and its chief executive officer (CEO) Birdman , resulted in much speculation in the media about him signing to the label. The label's publicist later stated this

4032-517: The bus driver alongside Cash Money Records , Young Money Records , and Birdman . A lawsuit was filed against Thug in January 2017 after he failed to show up at a concert in Sahlen's Stadium after he signed a $ 55,000 contract. This was not the first time a lawsuit was filed against him for not appearing at a concert, as a Texas production company had done the same in April 2016 after he failed to perform at

4116-709: The chart and became his first top-ten single as a lead artist. That same year, he peaked the chart once more for his guest appearance alongside M.I.A. on Travis Scott's single " Franchise ". In 2021, he did so for a third time with his guest appearance alongside Future on Drake 's " Way 2 Sexy ". His second studio album, Punk was released in October of that year to continued success, followed by his third studio album, Business Is Business , in 2023. In addition to his solo career, he has released two compilation albums with his record label, YSL Records : Slime Language (2018) and Slime Language 2 (2021) to concurrent success;

4200-439: The commercial mixtape Beautiful Thugger Girls , originally titled E.B.B.T.G . The project was executive-produced by Drake and was released on June 16, 2017. In August, Thug featured on Camila Cabello's single " Havana ," which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming his first number-one hit. In September 2017, he released a joint EP with DJ Carnage titled Young Martha . In October 2017, Thug released

4284-411: The compilation mixtapes Slime Season and Slime Season 2 , which were well-received. Young Thug revealed in late June 2015 that he and Kanye West discussed the prospect of a joint album together. Thug said Kanye was impressed after previewing his unreleased music. "I was letting him hear all the music. Then he said I was like Bob Marley and he wanted to do an album with me. I was like, 'Let's roll!'"

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4368-469: The drums and then I sent the beat for Juice to record to and make the song — just like how we always do." In April 2018, Mira and Taylor signed Internet Money to a joint-venture distribution deal with Alamo and Interscope Records . Mira and Juice WRLD's working relationship continued on the 2019 commercial project Death Race for Love . After the success of Goodbye and Good Riddance , Mira continued to frequently create and send collections of beats to

4452-533: The end of the year, music critic Robert Christgau named Black Portland —Young Thug's collaborative mixtape with Bloody Jay—the fourth best album of 2014. In 2015, a series of data breaches resulted in the release of hundreds of tracks from Young Thug's archives to the Internet. Young Thug's planned debut album was set for release in 2015, and was said to be named Carter 6 , in homage to Lil Wayne's upcoming album, Tha Carter V . Lil Wayne, however, wasn't happy about

4536-463: The first single from their compilation album Mass Appeal Vol. 1 , which features Young Thug alongside fellow American rappers ASAP Ferg and Freddie Gibbs . On October 16, 2014, the first single from Cash Money Records Rich Gang 2 compilation, was released titled "Take Kare", featuring Young Thug and Lil Wayne. The December 4, 2014, issue of Rolling Stone called Young Thug the "most exciting new voice of hip-hop" and "hip-hop's new crown prince". At

4620-399: The intended lead single from the album, on August 20, 2021, but was excluded from the final track listing. In September 2021, Thug reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the third time in his career with his feature alongside Future on " Way 2 Sexy ," the lead single off Drake's album Certified Lover Boy . On October 15, Thug released his album Punk . In November 2021, after

4704-400: The label, B4 the Storm (2020), to positive reception. As a child, Mira played the guitar and later learned to play the piano. He began to focus on producing at the age of 13, and he cites Pharrell Williams as an influence. Mira describes his musical style as "melodic" and "ambient". He graduated from James River High School in 2019. Initially, Mira had held the goal of becoming

4788-516: The label, 1017 Thug , released in February of that year. Williams first received mainstream recognition in 2014 for his singles " Stoner " and "Danny Glover," in addition to his guest appearances on numerous singles, including T.I. 's " About the Money ", Tyga 's " Hookah ", and Rich Gang 's " Lifestyle ". That same year, he released a mixtape with Rich Gang titled Rich Gang: Tha Tour Pt. 1 , and signed

4872-672: 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"

4956-778: The latter debuted atop the Billboard 200. Williams was arrested in May 2022 alongside 27 members of YSL and was charged with 63 counts of illegal substance trafficking or firearm possession and for violating the Georgia RICO Act . He was held without bail in the Fulton County Jail on remand and his trial began in November 2023. Williams was released in October 2024 after accepting a deal which saw him plead no contest to several charges: it resulted in him being sentenced to time served and 15 years of probation. Jeffery Lamar Williams

5040-438: The occasional clever turn of phrase and moment of profundity is sure to bubble up, most of it is simple self-indulgence, an onslaught of pure emotion whose sincerity is never in question, but all of which starts to blur together after a mere few pages or songs". Fred Thomas was also critical of the album in the review for AllMusic , stating "There's no shortage of highlights, but the lack of editing or focus means every song goes on

5124-512: The rapper "had like 300 followers on SoundCloud". Mira began to send beats to Juice WRLD online, and landed production credits on his singles " All Girls Are the Same ," "Lucid Dreams," " Lean Wit Me ," "I'm Still, Candles," "Used To," "Hurt Me," "End Of the Road," and "I'll Be Fine" from his 2018 debut album Goodbye and Good Riddance . " Lucid Dreams " peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, has sold over 14 million certified units worldwide and

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5208-504: The rapper said. Young Thug appeared on West's 2016 album The Life of Pablo , and West tweeted that he would release further collaborations with Young Thug on Tidal . In July 2015, 300 Entertainment released a promotional single, "Pacifier," in support of Young Thug's debut album HiTunes (stylized as Hy!£UN35). The song features production from Mike Will Made-It , and was noted by critics for its experimentation with more extreme vocal scatting. On February 4, 2016, Young Thug released

5292-399: The rapper, and estimated that the duo had over 100 unreleased songs in 2019. Mira noted that the project represented a step forward in both Juice WRLD's and Mira's artistry, and attributed the development of their sound to the experience they had gained by working with each other. He also credited hardcore rock bands as influences for the album's sound. On March 8, 2019, Death Race For Love

5376-423: The real Juice Wrld, wearing his influences and heart on his sleeve, putting his ups and downs into the music in real time", and gave the album a 6.8 out of 10. Danny Schwartz of Rolling Stone said in his 3 and half star (out of 5) review that, " Death Race succeeded in its most fundamental mission, which was to prove that " Lucid Dreams " was not a fluke. Songs like " Fast ", "Ring, Ring", "Hear Me Calling" strike

5460-542: The release of Punk , Kobalt Music Group announced a new global publishing deal with Young Thug. In this deal, Young Thug's publishing administration, global synch, and creative services will be handled by Kobalt. In June 2023, Young Thug's social media accounts posted a QR code which led to a countdown which was set to conclude on June 23. Many of Thug's peers reposted the code, with Metro Boomin confirming that he executive produced his upcoming album shortly after. On June 23, Young Thug's third studio album, Business

5544-465: The release of his mixtape Jeffery . The home, 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 his family's home. In April 2020, during a concert livestream, Thug revealed a recent brush with death, stating: I kinda just stayed in

5628-493: The search without a warrant which led to the D.A. dropping all charges except felony marijuana possession. It was reported in April 2017 that Thug was being sued by Heritage Select Homes for owing almost $ 2.2 million in house payments. On September 24, 2017, Thug was arrested in Brookhaven, Georgia , on multiple drug possession charges and possession of a firearm. He was released on bond three days later. On September 7, 2018, he

5712-550: The subtext that drugs are both the cause of and solution to his problems. Irresponsible abuse of powerful narcotics or prescription medications solves nothing. It's easy to pretend Juice WRLD is just a fiction [sic] character Jarad Higgins portrays for the sake of music, but too many of his peers have died over the years for me to safely assume it's all just a gimmick." PopMatters critic Mike Schiller said, "The ratio of bangers to duds...is not great, and Death Race for Love feels an awful lot like an unabridged teenage diary; while

5796-458: The tribute, telling the audience of a show in April 2015 to "stop listening" to Young Thug. After claiming he's been threatened with lawsuits, Young Thug announced that he was changing the title to Barter 6 and clarified that it would be a mixtape rather than his debut album. Young Thug announced April 18, 2015, that his official debut album will be titled Hy!£UN35 , which translates to "HiTunes." In May 2015, after much confusion as to who he

5880-426: The world." He has cited mentor Gucci Mane and Kanye West as influences. Vibe Magazine called Young Thug "one of the most unpredictable, charismatic, and outlandish personalities in hip hop today." Rovi called him a "fashion icon". His wardrobe has been described as eccentric and consists predominantly of women's clothing, which he has preferred to wear since age 12. The Seattle Times wrote that "with

5964-743: The worldwide hit " Havana " by singer Camila Cabello , which became his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 . The following year, he won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for his contributions to Childish Gambino 's " This Is America ". Williams' debut studio album, So Much Fun (2019) peaked atop the US Billboard 200 and yielded the Billboard Hot 100 top-20 singles " The London " (featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott ) and " Hot " (featuring Gunna ). The following year, his single " Go Crazy "—with Chris Brown , from their collaborative mixtape Slime & B (2020)—peaked at number three on

6048-467: Was agreed that the continuation of the trial would be delayed until January 2024 after his co-defendant Shannon Stillwell was stabbed multiple times during a fight that occurred in the Fulton County Jail. The trial resumed on January 2, 2024. On October 31, 2024, Williams was released from jail after he accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to 40 years: 5 years in prison, 15 years of probation, and

6132-516: Was born on August 16, 1991, in Atlanta , Georgia , and is the tenth of 11 children. He is from Sylvan Hills , but grew up in the Jonesboro South projects near Cleveland Avenue. Other rappers from Jonesboro South include Waka Flocka Flame , Ludacris and Williams' childhood friend Peewee Longway , from whom Williams lived four doors down. Williams was expelled in the sixth grade for breaking

6216-450: Was charged with possession and intent to distribute meth, hydrocodone , and marijuana. He was also charged with possession of amphetamine , alprazolam , codeine (2 counts), and a firearm; this indictment was related to his 2017 arrest. On May 9, 2022, Thug was arrested in Atlanta on gang-related charges. Thug and Gunna were among the 28 people associated with YSL who were charged in

6300-488: Was coming out soon. On August 16, 2016, Thug announced he would change his name to Jeffery for one week, the week during the release of the Jeffery mixtape. The album artwork features Young Thug dressed in an androgynous dress designed by Italian designer Alessandro Trincone, and was photographed by Garfield Lamond. The artwork went viral and prompted a wide range of responses on social media. In November 2016, he announced he

6384-587: Was named one of the five best songs of the week by XXL . A remix of the song was supposed to be on Thug's debut album with verses from Lil Wayne and Drake, but that never happened. On June 17, 2014, Kevin Liles confirmed that Young Thug had been officially signed to his and Lyor Cohen 's label 300 Entertainment . On July 1, 2014, Asylum Records and Atlantic Records officially released Young Thug's 2013 fan-favorite song "Danny Glover", re-titling it "2 Bitches". Also on July 1, Mass Appeal Records released "Old English",

6468-487: 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. In July 2013, Complex included him in their list of 25 New Rappers to Watch Out For. In October 2013, Young Thug released his commercial debut single " Stoner ". The song spawned

6552-486: Was officially released, on which Mira contributed production for four tracks, including hit songs Empty and Robbery . The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart on March 14, 2019, with first-week sales of 165,000 album equivalents sold. In 2019, he produced Lil Tecca 's " Ransom " with Taylor, which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. Later that year, he worked with Post Malone on his song " On

6636-399: Was released on April 23, containing eight new songs. Thug later released a deluxe, which featured artists including DaBaby and Don Toliver . In July 2021, Young Thug advertised his second studio album Punk with a release date of October 15, 2021. The album was originally announced in August 2019 and was expected shortly after the release of So Much Fun . " Tick Tock " was released as

6720-482: Was released on March 1, 2019. The song was produced by Purps and peaked at number 38 on the Hot 100 following the album's release. The album's artwork and title are inspired by the Twisted Metal series of video games for the original PlayStation console. Death Race for Love was met with a mixed reception. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications,

6804-410: Was revealed that Young Thug was working on a collaborative album with American record producer Metro Boomin, which is titled Metro Thuggin and set for release in spring 2014. The first song from the project, titled "The BLanguage", uses elements from Canadian rapper Drake 's " The Language ", was released the same day. In April 2014, Young Thug released a new 808 Mafia-produced song titled "Eww", which

6888-430: Was signed to and managed by, having been aligned with Gucci Mane's 1017 Records, Future's Freebandz, Lyor Cohen's 300 Entertainment and Birdman's Rich Gang, Young Thug revealed "I manage myself. I'm signed with Atlantic. I have a big, special deal with Atlantic, and it's only Atlantic. Birdman is my homie." He revealed he would be releasing another mixtape prior to the album, titled Tha Carter V . In 2015, Thug released

6972-459: Was starting his own record label imprint called YSL records. In March 2017, Thug was featured on Drake 's songs "Sacrifices" and "Ice Melts" on the former's commercial mixtape, More Life , the former song being alongside 2 Chainz . He was featured on Calvin Harris ' song " Heatstroke " along with Ariana Grande and Pharrell Williams , released in March 2017. In April 2017, Young Thug announced

7056-522: Was untrue. On March 28, 2014, Ronald "Caveman" Rosario, director of Urban Music at 1017 Distribution, cleared the situation, stating that Young Thug signed a management deal with Birdman's Rich Gang , not a record deal, and is still signed to 1017 Brick Squad. In 2014, Thug also recorded several songs with Kanye West , who praised him for his ability to make songs so fast. Thug announced that he had upcoming mixtapes with Rich Homie Quan , Chief Keef and Bloody Jay. Young Thug would go on to be featured on

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