Young Thug

Released: June 8, 2011

Songwriter: Young Thug

Producer: DJ Swamp Izzo

[Verse 1: Young Thug]
I ball in multiple ways, which means I'm athletic
You been hustling for ten years, which means you bad at it
If a million was nine feet, you wouldn't grab at it
But a cracker got five thousand, you would snag at it
I ball in multiple ways, which means I'm athletic
You been hustling for ten years, which means you bad at it
If a million was nine feet, you wouldn't grab at it
But a cracker got five thousand, you would snag at it
You niggas stupid dumb, which makes me stupid smart
And they be waiting for one play while I be playing my part
My diamonds ricochet, them diamonds lookin' dark
I be in the crowd with my fans, I have a groupie heart
Bitch I be goin' in, but I ain't naked though
And I be flexed up, I own the beau tux', yo!
Them niggas wifin' them, we be on the next hoes
And I kick the super shit, but Boots leg broke
Yeah! And this beat crazy
But I've been fucking beats, that's how I got two babies
Yay, shouts out to real lil' Haiti
What are babies born with rabies, ugh

[Hook: ???]
Cleveland Ave is a concrete jungle (It is)
It's a jungle (It is)
It's a jungle (It is)
Niggas from the ave don't fumble
They can't fumble (Yeah)
They won't fumble
Cleveland Ave is a concrete jungle (It is)
It's a jungle (It is)
It's a jungle (It is)
Niggas from the ave don't fumble
They can't fumble (Yeah)
They won't fumble

[Verse 2: Young Thug]
What's the beefing about? And niggas say they shooting?
Shit, they snuck and shot me, what's the sneaking about?
What's the cheating about? Or they eating what 'bout
Shit, I don't sneak, I don't cheat, I just see and hop out
Then I start gunnin'
Then they start runnin'
And I start runnin'
You know how that go
Where I'm from, niggas might buy a deuce or four
And then later, I'm kicking the door
Big Jumbo fo' sho'
Yeah! Shouts out to the ROC crew
Unfunk I got us, I mean I got you
You like a new pair of shoes, I gotta cop you
And when you get home, I swear they ain't gonna stop you
From doing nothing, shouts out to 2011
Shouts out to all 11 of the kids
And when I talk to my momma, I still sit on her like a kid
And if you have them racks, my ho will sit on you like a wig
Ya dig?

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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