So Young Thug appeared in Friday’s (Oct 9) New York Times.
It’s was a fairly interesting account of a typical day in the life of … It made no effort to dodge how his debut, Hy!£UN35, has a seemingly elastic release date. It also didn’t avoid his recent squabbles with other rappers, misunderstandings with his girlfriend and the obvious gaggle of family members always in close orbit. But let Thug tell, when it comes to his public perception, “There’s nothing that they think that’s right.”
One thing he specifically elaborated on was his involvement of the recent tour bus shooting of Lil Wayne.
“I got millions to get, I’m not running around shooting no damn bus.”
He also touched on the release of “Barter 6,” what he described as a continuation of Lil Wayne’s “Carter” mixtape series, to Lil Wayne’s displeasure of course: “I’m not just being lame or trying to do something smooth. I told the whole world you my idol, and whenever you stop I’m gonna keep going.
“Both of us grew up the same thing, the same gang man — Y.M.C.M.B.,” he continued, referring to the empire Baby built. “Why should you ever in your life even feel like we against each other?
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