BRIEF TALE OF THE ATLANTA RAPPER YOUNG THUG RISE TO STARDOM

BRIEF TALE OF THE ATLANTA RAPPER YOUNG THUG RISE TO STARDOM

Jeffery Lamar Williams also known as Young Thug was born on August 16, 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia, the tenth of eleven children. He is from Sylvan Hills, a neighbourhood in Atlanta (Zone 3), and grew up in the Jonesboro South projects.

Other rappers from the neighbourhood include Waka Flocka Flame, 2 Chainz, Ludacris and Williams's childhood friend PeeWee Longway, from whom Williams lived four doors down .

The Atlanta rapper Young Thug whose rise to popularity started in 2013 following the release of his first major hit,“Stoner.” He continued this outstanding streak in 2014 after being featured on multiple high-profile singles, including T.I.’s “About The Money” and Rich Gang’s “Lifestyle.”

Young Thug is an innovative trap artist who’s shown his versatility from his signature rapping to crooning over pop type beats. Along with other Atlanta artists Gucci Mane and Future , Thug has an impressive work ethic dropping a series of mixtapes and albums, switching up his flow throughout his career.

On January 18, 2014, Young Thug revealed that he was offered $1.5 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. However, the label's publicist later stated this 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 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 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 was named one of the five best songs of the week by XXL.[37] 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", 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 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. Thug’s 2016 single “Best Friend” went platinum, but “pick up the phone” is Young Thug’s highest charting song, which peaked at 43 on Billboard Hot 100.

In 2016, Thugger released Jeffery, originally called No My Name is Jeffery titled after his birth name to signify a change in his persona, and a more authentic version of himself. Thug has been cited as an inspiration to legendary artists like Kanye West, who co-signed Thug, saying he’s like Bob Marley and featured Thug on his 2016 album The Life of Pablo on “Highlights.”

Thug is best known for his auto-tuned warbling, charismatic flow, and generally experimental approach to rapping, dubbing Lil Wayne his biggest idol and influence. Young Thug frequently collabs with Migos, Travis Scott, Gucci Mane, and Future. Thug works with producers like Metro Boomin, TM88, Southside, and LondonOnDaTrack.

Young Thug has six children by four women, three boys and three girls, his first child being born when Thug was 17 or 14. 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 theatre room and a four-car garage