Young Thug

Released: December 20, 2011

Songwriter: Young Thug

Producer: DJ Swamp Izzo

[Intro]
Yeah, ayy, ayy
Buss a move, Young Thugga
'Bout to rock the 'Rari, ayy

[Chorus]
I'm one step over you you try to knock me down I'ma shoot back
You know, you know, you know
You know, you know, you know
All these motherfuckers screaming behind me I can't help but look back
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know...

[Verse 1]
You wanna be right here with the Young Thug but you can't
And I'm black but I fuck with Asia
And if you blink, you'll get a shot
Or ten letters after A, you might get that K-shot
'Cause you're too tough, I'm too rough
No crew cut but I will give your crew cuts
He used to be buff, and now he's too snuff
I used to be broke, but now I'm too up
'Cause I do stuff like fuck on hoes
And I'll fuck his ho, then she'll fuck my ho
Then they are on gold 'til I don't want no more
And I don't want no more of your bitch's hours
Bring her to the loaf and get it right back sour
And we snort it like some whiff 'til she don't know vowels
We know her name but she don't know ours
But she fuck for hours, but she fuck for hours (Eat her alive)

[Chorus]
I'm one step over you you try to knock me down I'ma shoot back
You know, you know, you know
You know, you know, you know
All these motherfuckers screaming behind me I can't help but look back
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know..

[Verse 2]
And I'ma purple syrup sipper, I get cash to my niggas and it ain't 'cause they some killers
Man I fuck with them niggas, they like y'all
No hunter, but I stay with them niggas them my dawgs
For real
If you not with us they'll get shot
Kidnap them niggas and go fuck on they wall
Big bruh just got a L so motherfuck the law
Cuz keep on talkin' shit like he forgettin' them flaws, ooh
Rent low means he got another one
Levi's they lookin' like Louis, I got the Tommy Gun
This is for the niggas with L's my brother got one
Got me wonderin' why this cracker die and he got shot one
Woah

[Chorus]
I'm one step over you you try to knock me down I'ma shoot back
You know, you know, you know
You know, you know, you know
All these motherfuckers screaming behind me I can't help but look back
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know..

Jeffery Lamar Williams (b. August 16, 1991), popularly known as Young Thug, is an innovative trap artist from Atlanta known for his experimental vocal styles on versatile production ranging from hard trap beats to experimental pop records. Thug is known as a pioneer for much of the 2010s generation of rap, and his constant cosigns, features, and chart presence cement his status as a leader in the streaming era and current rap scene.

While Young Thug released his first mixtape in 2011, it wasn’t until fellow ATL trap artist Gucci Mane took Thug under his wing in 2013 that he began to see great success as an artist. That year, Thug released his first major hit, “Stoner,” which quickly gained viral traction on social media, then “Danny Glover,” which propelled him to an even larger scale of success. After Gucci Mane went to prison in 2013, Thug saw success by re-aligning himself with Cash Money Records’s own Birdman and his newly-formed Rich Gang collective with the hit single “Lifestyle” and a collaborative mixtape before officially signing to 300 Ent. in 2015. Under 300, Thug continued to release many more singles, mixtapes, and features, gradually boosting his popularity before releasing his debut album, So Much Fun, which topped the Billboard 200 on August 31, 2019.

After 2015’s “Best Friend” became Thug’s first platinum single, his 2016 collaboration with Travis Scott, “pick up the phone,” became his new highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100. This would later be succeeded by “Havana” with Camila Cabello, the best-selling single of 2018. However, his current highest-charting song as lead artist is “Hot,” which topped the Rolling Stone 100 and peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing his previous biggest hit, “The London,” which peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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