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Young Thug

(1991) Rapper United States

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Young Thug is a rapper from the United States, best known for Havana Sheet Music.

Quick Facts About Young Thug

Born: August 16, 1991
Nationality: United States
Profession: Rapper
Notable works: Havana Sheet Music

About Young Thug

Jeffery Lamar Williams II, known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his eccentric vocal style and fashion, he is considered an influential figure in modern hip-hop and trap music, and a popularizer of the mumble rap microgenre. Williams began his 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 the label, 1017 Thug, released in February of that year.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Young Thug · Page 2

It was stressful [to live as a child in a Sylvian Hills]. It's always been complicated, honestly... I do not really want…

Bother

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I'm signed to Atlantic through 300 Entertainment [Lyor Cohen's label]. That is my only contractual relationship.

Entertainment

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This is where the guys who copy me are planted: I do not use auto-tune, I sing. That's my advice!

Advice

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I never write. Never! I do not even remember if I can write.

I can

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This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry.

Industry

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I don't want my kids saying, 'My dad was a gangster, so I need to be a gangster. I would rather mine…

Dad

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I never write. Never! I do not even remember if I can write … This is a true freestyle in general. I…

Beats

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I do my stuff, my "mixtapes," as you say. We just need time to capture. After that, I do not know what…

Capture

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I spend more time with Gucci [Mane] or Birdman than 300, but all this is just family. Who cares [about] contracts?

Care

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When you see them be successful, however small, you say to yourself, wow. And everything becomes possible. Never denigrate, to say we…

Being successful

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It was [Kanye West] who spoke, and then we met and recorded some songs. After, you know what it is: we all…

Bumps

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I just put anything on my back. I take what I have on hand.

Hands

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I know that everybody listens to me, but only my true fans will go and buy my album.

Albums

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Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD.

Cds

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I'm pretty sure JAY Z don't wanna rap right now.

Funny

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I am always with London On Da Track, Wheezy, 808 Mafia Mike Will Made It, Ricky Racks.

London

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For a long time I heard rap without paying attention, but it is still a way of life, even when you're a…

Attention

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Mixtapes, it's for everyone and you throw them in the trash quickly. While an album is an object that only your real…

Albums

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