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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2018
  • Atlanta rapper Young Thug has transformed hip-hop since releasing his earliest mixtapes in 2011. His impact on the genre is undeniable, whether it’s his distinct sound, unmistakable flow, or fashion sense. Not only have many rappers tried to copy Thug’s musical style, they’ve also taken cues from his relentless work ethic, too.
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  • @brandonlane4385
    @brandonlane4385 5 лет назад +1432

    Everybody been biting Thug for a minute, they finally giving him the recognition now.

    • @Ro-uu1es
      @Ro-uu1es 5 лет назад +18

      Brandon Lane u mean Thug been bitin Wayne foe awhile .. n ion even fuck wit Wayne

    • @ALIEN-of7so
      @ALIEN-of7so 5 лет назад

      Listen to MLK young thug

    • @tyjamal13
      @tyjamal13 4 года назад

      Ro 2 u said he been taking Wayne flow NEVA 😂💯

    • @Datboyjoc
      @Datboyjoc 4 года назад

      Jaylen Bahati thug learned grow Lil Wayne Dedication 3 blueprint

    • @thamonster
      @thamonster 4 года назад

      He was my main inspiration

  • @lilfenditv
    @lilfenditv 5 лет назад +2233

    thug gonna be ahead of everyone one day

  • @hilmarulfars1550
    @hilmarulfars1550 5 лет назад +1076

    “How would you describe your style?”
    “Im pickle”

    • @grindsmarter9984
      @grindsmarter9984 5 лет назад +36

      Hilmar Ulfars impeccable*

    • @grindsmarter9984
      @grindsmarter9984 5 лет назад +13

      Is tht not in ur vocabulary?

    • @chrisroc1415
      @chrisroc1415 5 лет назад +131

      @@grindsmarter9984 Bro do you not get jokes? Like this one is so obvious it annoys me. Plus your like 7 months late.

    • @LaggerLB
      @LaggerLB 5 лет назад +2

      @@grindsmarter9984 ROFL idiot I literally had to have captions on to understand that one word that he had to say, because I'm pretty sure everyone heard it "I'm pickle" or some other shit

    • @possibilityoflifesdestruction
      @possibilityoflifesdestruction 4 года назад +3

      Big reveal I'm pickle thuuuuug

  • @zaiyirsmith
    @zaiyirsmith 5 лет назад +432

    Im glad Genuis can understand how great thug is... He is more than just a catchy hit-maker

    • @iamhexoronii
      @iamhexoronii 5 лет назад +1

      Yes

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 5 лет назад +5

      He trash

    • @thanasisxx2524
      @thanasisxx2524 5 лет назад +21

      @@midfie1 ur mum is trash

    • @ALIEN-of7so
      @ALIEN-of7so 5 лет назад +3

      @@midfie1 listen to MLK by young thug

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 5 лет назад +2

      @@ALIEN-of7so no way I'm about to listen to that low life desecrating the great name of MLK. NEVER

  • @xxxtentacionscellmate3144
    @xxxtentacionscellmate3144 5 лет назад +911

    Wayne influenced thug. Thug and future influenced new school rappers

    • @201LiLE201
      @201LiLE201 4 года назад +70

      Playboi Carti’s Intern Wayne influenced all of them. And Keef did more than Thug did. Keef created these new rappers.

    • @SB-gs4fp
      @SB-gs4fp 4 года назад +87

      LV Da Great yeah you dont listen to music. keef for sure had an impact but way more artists sound like thug and if you cant agree then you simply DONT LISTEN to him

    • @thenavigator2559
      @thenavigator2559 4 года назад +12

      @@201LiLE201 kanye and sgp, kray too

    • @nyosrevenge7332
      @nyosrevenge7332 4 года назад +2

      Plus Keef an migos

    • @RaphaelShitpostsakaBlaze
      @RaphaelShitpostsakaBlaze 4 года назад +20

      wayne, kanye, thugger. the top 3.

  • @bradley1721
    @bradley1721 5 лет назад +49

    Thugger,Sosa,Wayne and GMane. You see,these guys are the pioneers of the modern rap.

  • @hhamdan959
    @hhamdan959 5 лет назад +164

    Thug is so versatile...he’s got so many different flows

  • @Juicerosemusic
    @Juicerosemusic 5 лет назад +21

    3:05 had me crying lmfao

    • @char4588
      @char4588 8 месяцев назад +1

      Bro who edited that

  • @kayklash
    @kayklash 5 лет назад +241

    Legendary impact.. Including Wayne and Future!

  • @RoeyR
    @RoeyR 5 лет назад +346

    young thug can literally start going in public wearing a mini skirt and it'll be trending the next week, this man is next level godly.

    • @cali1187
      @cali1187 5 лет назад +22

      Wearing a dress whatever the trend is as a man does not make you next level godly. Idc how cool the drip is I aint wearing women's clothes. Rich or not

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 5 лет назад +6

      @@cali1187 it's not even cool or drip

    • @cali1187
      @cali1187 5 лет назад +5

      @@midfie1 facts

    • @MM-gp9mb
      @MM-gp9mb 5 лет назад +5

      Not anymore. He wore a skirt in a recent video but it didn't go viral cuz people don't care anymore. It was shocking when he did it the first few times cuz rap had never seen anything like that before. But now everyone is used to it

    • @ItsALLCAP
      @ItsALLCAP 3 года назад

      Check out my shit?? just tryna get some viewer support, would appreciate it😷thanks

  • @PicolloRun
    @PicolloRun 5 лет назад +451

    List of Young Thug sons :
    -Gunna
    -Lil Baby
    -Sah Babii
    -Lil Uzi Vert
    -Uno The Activist
    -Playboi Carti (3.0)
    -Lil Keed
    -Yung Bans
    -XXTentacion (R.I.P)
    -Kyyng
    -12TilDee

  • @devoncraigjohnson
    @devoncraigjohnson 5 лет назад +128

    Did they ever actually answer why everyone sounds like Young Thug?

  • @nineteen8576
    @nineteen8576 5 лет назад +43

    I can't believe lifestyle only reached 16 on the hot 100

    • @ionconnor1991
      @ionconnor1991 4 года назад +4

      Nineteen 85 lifestyle was everywhere right ?

  • @GothPrime
    @GothPrime 5 лет назад +15

    Young thug is a genius when I first heard stoner in 2015 my mind was set on flames

  • @rushard5079
    @rushard5079 5 лет назад +587

    Yaaay Young Thug being talked about on Genius
    Edit:Omfg over 300 likes😱thanks y'all😁😁

    • @culture236
      @culture236 5 лет назад +10

      Rashard Osbourne RECOGNITION

    • @rushard5079
      @rushard5079 5 лет назад +3

      @@culture236 it's about time🐍

    • @alexls62
      @alexls62 5 лет назад +5

      HE DA GOAT

    • @rushard5079
      @rushard5079 5 лет назад +1

      @@alexls62 Fr🐍

    • @alexls62
      @alexls62 5 лет назад +1

      @youngthugpix SLATT 🐍, I'm @thuggathugger1 on IG!

  • @zaylortv4586
    @zaylortv4586 5 лет назад +13

    Finally they showing thug recognition 💯 Biggest impact on the wave 🚫🧢

    • @RetroEternal
      @RetroEternal 5 лет назад

      ZaylorTV I think you mean Wayne is

  • @vaderswank
    @vaderswank 5 лет назад +30

    This Man Is a Legend Seeing Him Live Was Life Changing 👌🏻

  • @haiderh042
    @haiderh042 5 лет назад +45

    Young thugs slimes 🐍🐍🔥🔥

  • @brandon4391
    @brandon4391 5 лет назад +499

    Jaden Smith gives him credit cuz they both wear dresses lol

    • @cottony4dr
      @cottony4dr 5 лет назад

      Lol

    • @eddutome
      @eddutome 4 года назад

      Lol

    • @VQ.Family
      @VQ.Family 4 года назад

      Lol

    • @plansk8r
      @plansk8r 4 года назад +13

      they both do that cuz they get it,black and gender liberation working together can only be stronger

    • @fienddream7437
      @fienddream7437 3 года назад +1

      Yeah they got more money and goes and success than you can fathom big dawg

  • @Toosii2times
    @Toosii2times 5 лет назад +21

    Thug my absolute favorite with Future comfortably in 2nd place.
    He just changes the sound of any song he gets on

  • @arnopisspot5115
    @arnopisspot5115 5 лет назад +10

    0:48 that Lil Baby’s young thug impersonation is on point

  • @Osiris064
    @Osiris064 5 лет назад +11

    3 years ago, people thought I was dump listening to Young Thug. 3 years later, they listening too

  • @yuhyuhyuh6873
    @yuhyuhyuh6873 5 лет назад +16

    He's a legend...SIMPLE 💪💯

  • @Theanoguydontjudge
    @Theanoguydontjudge 5 лет назад +110

    Young thug & rich homie quan where the best duo in the game

    • @godebby5753
      @godebby5753 5 лет назад

      Yea Dem Boys Did They Thing On That Mixtape Fr

    • @danjr130
      @danjr130 5 лет назад

      sam GINGO Big facts bruh folks sleep on Rhq so hard bruh

    • @Pclub4ever
      @Pclub4ever 5 лет назад

      Thugger and La flame go way harder

    • @danjr130
      @danjr130 5 лет назад +1

      This_is_Patrick You buggin

    • @MrDbzking123
      @MrDbzking123 5 лет назад +1

      sam GINGO *Gunna & Lil Baby

  • @JorgeReyes-yb9pr
    @JorgeReyes-yb9pr 5 лет назад +223

    Man Young Thug is noticed on the rap game but he doesn’t get good views & hit songs

    • @ddemouchet1
      @ddemouchet1 5 лет назад +2

      Facts bro not personal hits

    • @mimeblood4
      @mimeblood4 5 лет назад +60

      lol "best friend" has 200m+ views, "check" has 78m, "with that" has 142m, and has dozens of more vids with 10m+ views. He also does good on streams. So idk what you mean by hit songs and good views, obviously when you compare him to Drake he isn't gonna do crazy numbers but he's up there with Migos, future, etc..

    • @unknownman1035
      @unknownman1035 5 лет назад +7

      T biscuit yeah bro but we talking bout recently

    • @mimeblood4
      @mimeblood4 5 лет назад +9

      Kyaun Harris wym.. he never said "recently" in the original comment. But if we are talking recently as in 2017-2018 then yea he hasn't had a huge single in that time.

    • @sukka4pain
      @sukka4pain 5 лет назад +4

      barter 7 coming. dw, the next hit is on the way.

  • @MilezAwxy
    @MilezAwxy 5 лет назад +28

    I've been fucking with the Slime God since 2014. Thugga been my fav artist ever since!
    p.s. I miss old Thugga and Rich Homie Quan days, they really should reunite back together... slatt

    • @MM-gp9mb
      @MM-gp9mb 5 лет назад +2

      Me too but even if they do reunite it wont be the same. They're era was lit tho. 2013-2015

  • @0000AFLX
    @0000AFLX 4 года назад +35

    I feel like on “Best Friend” & “Digits” a lot of songs were inspired with a similar flow, also can you give me a list of actual songs that song like those ones please 👌🏻 I wanna compare

    • @Yslpatty
      @Yslpatty 4 года назад +1

      memo, chanel, F cancer, surf, wyclef jean

    • @ItsALLCAP
      @ItsALLCAP 3 года назад

      Check out my shit?? just tryna get some viewer support, would appreciate it😷thanks

  • @RandomBlackGamer
    @RandomBlackGamer 5 лет назад +59

    Coca Vango is the biggest Thugga clone. When I heard Sauce All On Me I thought that was Young Thug.

  • @quentinrobinson9537
    @quentinrobinson9537 5 лет назад +429

    Thank lil wayne and future

  • @williamizm3745
    @williamizm3745 5 лет назад +16

    Thugger Jackson the most influential of this new generation.

  • @kevintjeownzu
    @kevintjeownzu 5 лет назад +8

    Young Thug's musical abilities are the GOAT, can't deny that!

  • @malikdaprince
    @malikdaprince 5 лет назад +317

    1:44 When you walk into the special kids room by accident on the first day of school.

    • @boistired6825
      @boistired6825 5 лет назад +26

      Malik Da Prince That’s funny because one of my friends who was a former special kid but now in regular classes is a SoundCloud rapper. He’s trash but he’s nice.

    • @bigfatthiccdaddy717
      @bigfatthiccdaddy717 5 лет назад +4

      Lola Green wtf lmao

    • @malikdaprince
      @malikdaprince 5 лет назад +6

      Lola Green yea u gon have to slide that link

    • @boistired6825
      @boistired6825 5 лет назад

      Malik Da Prince I’ll ask him I don’t have SC.

    • @malikdaprince
      @malikdaprince 5 лет назад

      @@boistired6825lol we gonna have to collaborate 😂😂😂

  • @majestymxnt7384
    @majestymxnt7384 5 лет назад +12

    Let us please acknowledge this more often. So many rappers want to sound like Thug and it's crazy 😂. He'll be legend in a few more years.

  • @MM-gp9mb
    @MM-gp9mb 3 года назад +4

    "How would u describe your sound?"
    Thug: uh... impeckle

  • @borasengul6600
    @borasengul6600 5 лет назад

    So glad y’all made this vid, young thug will forever be my favorite rapper

  • @riyadkarimmahrez8923
    @riyadkarimmahrez8923 5 лет назад +2

    1945 : In the future there will be flying cars.
    2018: Nigga horses don't stop
    they keep going

  • @prodbymercury
    @prodbymercury 4 года назад +3

    This man made every song that i jammed in the car on the radio when i was like 8 and im just now realizing

  • @hurusii9005
    @hurusii9005 5 лет назад +3

    Thug is a very important piece in Atlanta rap or hip hop in general

  • @babyluwop4448
    @babyluwop4448 5 лет назад +12

    Damn I never knew wtf he was saying in lifestyle til now 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @ghoul_lyfe
    @ghoul_lyfe 5 лет назад

    y’all snapped.

  • @RomanoOnTheBeat
    @RomanoOnTheBeat 5 лет назад +4

    *That on the rvn tape crazy 🐍🐍🐍 and if anyone is looking for beats lmk*

  • @swagastaunite
    @swagastaunite 5 лет назад +3

    It’s so amazing that you guys did this because I feel like thug does not always get the credit he deserves by brining such uniqueness to the game can’t wait for barter 7 tho and I also hope he and Wayne not beefin no more (should not be)

  • @cjfrench5401
    @cjfrench5401 5 лет назад +3

    Ah that classic Young Thug lyric: Livinlifelikavocanothisonlythebeginneeennn

  • @HoodieAdam
    @HoodieAdam 5 лет назад +2

    Felt like I was the only one backing young thug in 2013/14 when he first popped up in the mainstream. Shout out the old fans

  • @kid_dolla_the_goatkid_doll5622
    @kid_dolla_the_goatkid_doll5622 5 лет назад +5

    Young thug evolved modern day trap
    He the father
    Love from Namibia

  • @aryaman61
    @aryaman61 5 лет назад +4

    3:13 DJ GHOST GANG

  • @aryaman61
    @aryaman61 5 лет назад

    3:14 DJ GHOST INTRO GANG GANG AYYYY

  • @heardandtested
    @heardandtested 5 лет назад

    I still listen to Young thug check 10/1/2018

  • @tfos993
    @tfos993 4 года назад +17

    Without the high pitch voice, Young Thug sounds like Lil Wayne

    • @Dagucc10
      @Dagucc10 10 месяцев назад

      But lil Wayne could never flow like thug and I love Wayne he is in my top 5

  • @MecP3000
    @MecP3000 5 лет назад +35

    Why does everyone sound like wayne.....

  • @Flipitmixit
    @Flipitmixit 5 лет назад +2

    3:07 I laughed so hard at the timing of this

  • @savenification237
    @savenification237 3 года назад +1

    " why not risk life when its gonna keep going " that shit hit different

  • @slimpapiiiii
    @slimpapiiiii 5 лет назад +11

    Ahhh remember the days ppl commenting on Jeffrey like "when will he learn how to speak english".

  • @22calibeatz
    @22calibeatz 3 года назад +17

    This statement of Young Thug clones is 5x more relevant today

  • @sixtyfivewatts65
    @sixtyfivewatts65 2 года назад +1

    im in the year 2021 . He Goat level now

  • @ronhenson6716
    @ronhenson6716 5 лет назад

    Been fuckin with thug since 2011 fuckin GOAT

  • @SlimeGoatfied
    @SlimeGoatfied 5 лет назад +3

    True 🐐 #slatt 🐍

  • @Schnapperlol_
    @Schnapperlol_ 2 года назад +3

    thugger the most influential artist of all time 🙏🏽

  • @dragondoses5965
    @dragondoses5965 5 лет назад +1

    I love Young thug!!!!!!

  • @Samura5555
    @Samura5555 3 года назад +1

    Everybody needs to see this.

  • @jessemondragon9276
    @jessemondragon9276 5 лет назад +6

    LondonOnDaTrack don’t get credit but he real influence

  • @M1key1.0
    @M1key1.0 3 года назад +3

    Thugger's flow legendary

  • @leileaa
    @leileaa 5 лет назад

    I love young thugger thug so much mannn💞

  • @dito0242
    @dito0242 5 лет назад

    The first song when I listen of young thug is lifestyle that Is my first time when I listen hem in 2014 legend for life 🐍🐍🐍🐍🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @yl2962
    @yl2962 5 лет назад +9

    0:15
    "how would you describe your style?"
    "Uh... Lil wayne"

    • @fe3871
      @fe3871 5 лет назад +4

      Yami Libamba You wish

  • @jesusmarmolejo2726
    @jesusmarmolejo2726 5 лет назад +3

    There's Dj ghosts intro

  • @ln6076
    @ln6076 5 лет назад

    bro when he says.... *impeccable* i FUCKIN DIED

  • @riesl406
    @riesl406 5 лет назад

    There was this time last year where i listened to Lifestyle for 3 weeks straight, all day through work, in the car, while showering... great times.

  • @SniperSenpai-
    @SniperSenpai- 5 лет назад +85

    They sound like thug because he sounds like Wayne

  • @ayosmd2096
    @ayosmd2096 2 года назад +4

    The newest son of thug is yeat

  • @XaviorJordan
    @XaviorJordan 5 лет назад +1

    3:13 DJ Ghost lol

  • @cxrdz6037
    @cxrdz6037 5 лет назад +1

    I was actually thinking about this the other day how young thug, changed the rappers community and platform

  • @AtlantaHoodHistorian
    @AtlantaHoodHistorian 5 лет назад +3

    Thug I came from nothing 1,2,3 make sure y’all listen to them angelic tapes

  • @thedon8913
    @thedon8913 5 лет назад +34

    2:29 thug sounds kinda suspect 👀

  • @leeanncharles4523
    @leeanncharles4523 5 лет назад

    And that’s THAT on THAT.

  • @hollywoodseanhendrix
    @hollywoodseanhendrix 5 лет назад +1

    Barter 7 finna go hard

  • @Berkan290
    @Berkan290 5 лет назад +4

    🐐🐐🐐

  • @trippybeatzz7946
    @trippybeatzz7946 3 года назад +5

    Genius should do this for Future

  • @ryen7462
    @ryen7462 5 лет назад +1

    Young Thug changed my life lol

  • @AndrewLeonard46
    @AndrewLeonard46 5 лет назад

    Thug give us happy uzi back

  • @benballernojohnnydang
    @benballernojohnnydang 5 лет назад +5

    Wayne influenced everything

  • @PopOutPaulie
    @PopOutPaulie 5 лет назад +6

    Its funny cause Thug def sounds like 08 wayne

  • @jord3nc263
    @jord3nc263 5 лет назад

    0:18 got me weak

  • @rockree3929
    @rockree3929 4 года назад

    Bout fuckin time!!!!!

  • @MohamedHassan-nm8rk
    @MohamedHassan-nm8rk 5 лет назад +3

    Who peeped dj ghost intro. Ghost gang

  • @TokaNtjana
    @TokaNtjana Год назад +3

    Free the Goat

  • @neosname1074
    @neosname1074 5 лет назад

    1:45 “the only people who can explain what he was saying” 😂

  • @congobee14
    @congobee14 3 года назад

    Young Thug came in the game with future sound and some of future image

  • @da_capone
    @da_capone 5 лет назад +41

    Tunechi Is The Real King Thugga Is The Real Prince.

  • @mixercap8546
    @mixercap8546 4 года назад +5

    Whole time he said “hustles”? Bruh wtf

  • @bigdraco3152
    @bigdraco3152 5 лет назад

    That ICFN 3 is fiii 💯

  • @lov4570
    @lov4570 5 лет назад

    I had no idea what he was saying on lifestyle, thanks genius!😁👍

  • @gwb.302
    @gwb.302 4 года назад +20

    Young Thug really just said "If cops pull up, I put that crack in my crack" and yall still wondering about who's the goat.
    As a race, we humans should be ashamed of ourselves

  • @inmate411
    @inmate411 5 лет назад +11

    I dont think you're goin back far enough... every rapper including young thug can thank lil wayne for that sound

    • @youngchristian4540
      @youngchristian4540 5 лет назад

      don bod fr I could name so many Wayne songs he took from

  • @itsAC9O8
    @itsAC9O8 5 лет назад

    Flow n Lyrics , outta this world

  • @rfm7785
    @rfm7785 5 лет назад

    One of The Best

  • @_xoham
    @_xoham 4 года назад +3

    Me:Talking
    Teacher:shut up
    Me:young thug

  • @le9799
    @le9799 5 лет назад +3

    What about future

  • @COVNTCASH
    @COVNTCASH 3 года назад

    The goat 🐐 he is different fasho🔥⚡

  • @kgotla5563
    @kgotla5563 3 года назад +1

    Young Thug in one word = Impeccable