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Nicki Minaj Responds To Young Thug’s “Business” Call

June 26, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Young Thug’s new album BUSINESS IS BUSINESS had plenty of fantastic guest appearances- but not enough, apparently. Moreover, the Atlanta trap pioneer took to social media to make some “business calls,” sending messages to other MCs to hop on for what many assume will be a deluxe. Regardless of what shape they take, fans are excited for these potential collabs nonetheless. Furthermore, the most recent rapper to get name-dropped by Thugger on Instagram is none other than Nicki Minaj on Monday (June 26). Given that this would be the most high-profile collaboration between the two so far, both fanbases are salivating at the prospect.

On that note, the two were notably both featured on Rae Sremmurd’s hit, “Throw Sum Mo.” In addition, Young Thug has a song with Nicki Minaj titled “Anybody” and they share a few more credits as features on the same track or remix. “Where @nickiminaj ???: Thug wrote on his IG story. “IT’S [briefcase emojis],” or in other words, business. “@thuggerthugger1 bout to stand on that business right along wit u my bruva,” the New York legend replied. “Time to check these b!ches temperature, tonight just might be the night.”

Nicki Minaj’s Response To Young Thug

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With that in mind, some fans pray that their collaboration comes out tonight. While that may seem like wishful thinking, anything could happen when it comes to this album rollout. Also, another big name that Young Thug tried to tap for the post-album celebration is Kanye West. “KANYE ANSWER THE F***ING PHONE, ITS BUSINESS,” he expressed via his Instagram Story. Although Ye isn’t on Twitter, Thug still tried to get his attention through there. “Kanye doesn’t have a Twitter but somehow he’ll see this Tweet,” the 31-year-old wrote.

Meanwhile, Nicki has had a stellar year so far ahead of her new album release, and put out no shortage of collabs. Her most recent one was the Ice Spice-assisted “Barbie World” in support of the soon-to-be-released blockbuster flick. If this Thugger collab drops, it might just convince the haters that BUSINESS IS BUSINESS has a lot more in store than they believed. Regardless, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Young Thug and Nicki Minaj.

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Footage Of Young Thug Recording “Cars Bring Me Out” Surfaces Online

June 26, 2023 by newhiphopnews

On Friday, Young Thug came out with a brand-new project called Business Is Business. Overall, this project came as a complete surprise to a whole lot of people. Although fans had been waiting to hear from Thugger, it seemed like getting a new album was a bit of a longshot. However, he was able to come through with a project that has 15 tracks and some features from hip-hop’s heavyweights. For now, some of the standouts include “Parade On Cleveland,” “Uncle M,” and “Cars Bring Me Out.”

“Cars Bring Me Out” is the fourth song on this project and it just so happens to feature Future. Of course, Future and Young Thug have worked a lot together over the years. They have a whole collaborative album together, and the fans love it when they merge their styles. Consequently, it should come as no surprise that this latest collab drew quite a bit of praise from people. Thankfully, we now even have some footage of the track being played in the studio.

Young Thug In The Studio

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This footage was posted by Our Generation Music, and as you can see, the video showcases Thugger vibing out to the track. Clearly, this was recorded a while back. In fact, some of the songs on the album are as old as 2017. This should not be a surprise when you consider how Young Thug is an artist with thousands of songs in his vault. Not to mention, it is a little hard to record something new when you are behind bars.

Whether or not we get Slime Season 4 anytime soon, remains to be seen. However, if one thing is for certain, his supporters are just happy to have some new material. Let us know your thoughts on Business Is Business, in the comments section down below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the music world.

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“BUSINESS IS BUSINESS” First Week Sales Projections: Young Thug Up Against Morgan Wallen For No. 1

June 26, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Even from his cell in Cobb County, Young Thug is still running laps around the music industry. This past New Music Friday (June 23), the Atlanta-based artist dropped BUSINESS IS BUSINESS, his first LP since 2021’s Punk. He connected with several familiar faces on the tracklist, though fans seem to be enjoying Drake and 21 Savage’s various contributions the most so far. Others who appear throughout the 15-song effort include Future, Lil Uzi Vert, and Travis Scott.

On Monday (June 26), HDD unveiled their first week sales projections for Thugger’s album. His last project managed to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling a total of 90K. The 31-year-old’s latest work is likely to top that based on today’s estimate. BUSINESS IS BUSINESS could move anywhere from 95 – 110K album-equivalent units, giving it a strong shot at topping the charts. However, he’ll have some serious competition for country star Morgan Wallen.

Young Thug Could Have Dropped Hip-Hop’s First No. 1 Album OTY

.@youngthug‘s ‘BUSINESS IS BUSINESS’ challenging @MorganWallen‘s ‘One Thing At A Time’ for #1 on the US albums chart with 95-110K first week (via @HITSDD). pic.twitter.com/EYJeQH1KL7

— chart data (@chartdata) June 26, 2023

The embattled crooner‘s One Thing At A Time is in the midst of a 12-week run as we move into summer, and it won’t be long now before we find out if Thug has the chops to beat him. Of course, Wallen isn’t the only competition that the So Much Fun hitmaker’s highly anticipated LP was up against – Coi Leray shared her sophomore effort, and Boosie Badazz celebrated his release from jail with new music as well.

Young Thug’s decision to drop an album this past weekend isn’t entirely surprising seeing as Gunna’s a Gift & a Curse arrived the Friday before. While the latter went the featureless route and sold a total of 83K, the YSL leader’s decision to work with names like Drake and Travis Scott on BUSINESS IS BUSINESS prove to be working in his favour in terms of racking up streams – and potentially the No. 1 spot. Which of the two albums do you prefer? Let us know in the comments, and read what others have been saying at the link below.

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Young Thug Denied Dissing Saweetie On ‘Business Is Business’ By Clarifying The Lyric In Question

June 25, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Given his current legal affairs, Young Thug’s ability to speak directly with his fan base is limited. However, the “Parade On Cleveland” rapper has nothing but space and opportunity to get several messages out via his new album, Business Is Business. After the initial excitement of the project wore off, fans began to take a deep dive into the lyrics speculating that his former friend Gunna wasn’t the only one to be dissed on a track (although he wasn’t a target either).

Several supporters jumped onto social media to accuse Young Thug of dissing Saweetie on his track “Want Me Dead,” which features 21 Savage. The lyric in question reads, “My n**** ain’t even tryna hit sweetie / That b*tch turn me off, no kizzy.” While Young Thug is not above being shady on a record, he ensured this wasn’t one of those instances.

To make it crystal clear, Young Thug took to Twitter to deny dissing Saweetie but also took it a step further to clarify that stanza. “Her name is Saweetie. I said, sweetie. #BusinessIsBusiness,” wrote the entertainer.

Her name is Saweetie. I said sweetie. #BusinessIsBusiness

— Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) June 24, 2023

Young Thug, for context in another tweet, wrote, “Also, that song is 6 years old,” to nip the rumor in the bud.

Also, that song is 6 years old …

— Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) June 24, 2023

Listen to the track above.

Business Is Business is out now via 300 Entertainment/Atlantic Records. Find more information here.

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21 Savage Proves He Doesn’t Miss On Young Thug’s “Want Me Dead”: Stream

June 25, 2023 by newhiphopnews

21 Savage’s discography is impressive enough on its own, but when the Atlanta-based artist jumps on a feature, you can almost always guarantee he’ll end up bodying the original artist. Some of his most popular joint efforts in recent memory include “Jimmy Cooks” with Drake, along with the entirety of their Her Loss album. He was also a standout on Metro Boomin’s HEROES & VILLAINS project, giving us bars on bars alongside The Weeknd on “Creepin’.”

For his latest release, the SAVAGE MODE rapper has once again joined forces with Young Thug, showing out on two separate tracks from the YSL leader’s BUSINESS IS BUSINESS album. In the first half, we hear him team up with Travis Scott and Yak Gotti for Thugger’s “Wit Da Racks.” Later on, he returns once again, this time on “Want Me Dead” as the lone guest appearance.

Young Thug and 21 Savage Reunite on “Want Me Dead”

“Came from the bottom and I made it to the other side, nah, I ain’t use no ferry / Opps be smokin’ on ni**as they ain’t step on, them ni**as funny, Jim Carrey,” Savage cleverly rhymes halfway through his verse. “Y’all ni**as p*ssy, it’s all on your breath / Go against me, that s**t bad for your health,” the 30-year-old reminds listeners as his turn on the mic comes to an end.

Stream Young Thug and 21 Savage’s “Want Me Dead” collab above, or add it to your playlist on Spotify/Apple Music. Will you have the former’s BUSINESS IS BUSINESS album in rotation for the rest of the summer? Let us know in the comments, and check back later for more HNHH release recommendations.

Quotable Lyrics:

We in the middle of summer, but ni**a, we steppin’, this s**t feel like February
Yellow diamonds, they canary
Came from the bottom and I made it to the other side, nah, I ain’t use no ferry
Opps be smokin’ on ni**as they ain’t step on, them ni**as funny, Jim Carrey

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Young Thug Wants Kanye West To “Answer The Phone,” Might Be Collaborating Soon

June 25, 2023 by newhiphopnews

BUSINESS IS BUSINESS is already one of the more hyped-up album releases of the year so far, and recent posts from Young Thug on social media hint that the album rollout’s not over yet. Moreover, he took to Instagram to ask Kanye West to “answer the f***ing phone, it’s business.” In addition, on Twitter, he made the same call to action despite the Chicago rapper’s absence on the platform. “Kanye doesn’t have a Twitter but somehow he’ll see this Tweet,” Thug tweeted, fueling further hype around a single from these two. Not only that, but some believe this may be for a deluxe version of the album, which certainly has a lot of potential.

Sure, you might be one of the people that thinks BUSINESS IS BUSINESS was not as good as people wanted it to be. Also, Kanye West is understandably not the most sought-after artist right now, at least when it comes to fans taking issue with his antics as of late. All that said, there’s no denying that it’s still exciting to think of what these two could cook up- or rather, what they recorded prior to Young Thug’s arrest that might see the light of day. Their repertoire includes “Highlights” from The Life Of Pablo, “Remote Control” on Donda, and the excellent (although still unreleased) leak “Bad Night.”

Young Thug Calls For Kanye West To Respond To Him

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Of course, this is far from the first time Thugger’s shouted out the Yeezy creative in any capacity. Not only are there lyrical mentions (the most recent one appearing on “Wit Da Racks” on BUSINESS IS BUSINESS), but he has a whole song named after him on JEFFERY. While this has a lot of potential, it’s also unclear whether a previous collab would release or if Ye would add a verse or production to a Young Thug demo and rework it. Regardless, it’s the only feature the Atlanta trap legend asked for so far on social media, so a whole deluxe album might not even be in the cards.

Thugger’s Tweet At Ye

Meanwhile, the 31-year-old recently denied a diss towards another MC who wasn’t on the album: Saweetie. People misheard a bar on the track “Want Me Dead,” and he name-dropped another rapper in the process. Thug used social media a lot in the lead-up to, and post-release celebration of, BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. Fans don’t know whether this will stay the case for long, though they certainly hope so. For more news and the latest updates on Young Thug and Kanye West, come back to HNHH.

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Young Thug & Drake Plan A “Parade on Cleveland” On Their New Fan Favourite Collab

June 24, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Young Thug and Drake is a duo that’s given us no shortage of fire collaborations over the years. “Way 2 Sexy” with Future and “Sacrifices” with 2 Chainz are definite standouts, though we also frequently revisit “Ice Melts” and “Bubbly” with Travis Scott. Though Thugger remains behind bars as his YSL RICO trial wages on, his team managed to drop an album on his behalf, BUSINESS IS BUSINESS, which has the Atlanta-based artist on top of his game once again.

Opening the 15-track effort is “Parade on Cleveland,” a nearly four-minute long song that features Drake and finds him showing off his singing chops over Metro Boomin’s dreamy production. “Ayy, soon as I’m fresh out the box like a Tic-Tac / We havin’ sex soon as I get my b**ch back / It ain’t gon’ be sexy when I get my lick back,” the 36-year-old cleverly rhymes shortly after the song begins. Later we hear a phone call between Thug and his friend, during which he seemingly throws shade at Gunna.

Drake Opens Young Thug’s BUSINESS IS BUSINESS Album with “Parade on Cleveland”

“Uh, I ain’t doin’ s**t, man / Just pushin’ more Peter, more sweeter, more completer / Than any Peter pusher around,” the So Much Fun hitmaker tells Drake from Cobb County Jail. “See what I’m sayin’, twin? Ha (Ha-ha-ha),” he added as both men laugh. Of course, the track follows Gunna’s a Gift & a Curse album, which put him back in the good graces of many hip-hop heads after being outcast for taking a plea deal in the YSL RICO case.

Learn the lyrics to Young Thug and Drake’s “Parade on Cleveland” in the video above, or add it to your playlist on Spotify/Apple Music. Who has your favourite feature on the YSL rapper’s BUSINESS IS BUSINESS album? Let us know in the comments, and check back later this weekend for more HNHH release recommendations.

Quotable Lyrics:

Made a jail call to your b**ch, she say you down
You a bug in the grass, finna get ate by my cow
I’m just livin’ my life on the jet, ridin’ ’round
Two h*es with me, one white, the other one Bobby Brown

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Young Thug Debunks Saweetie Diss On New Album “BUSINESS IS BUSINESS”

June 24, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Even though this wasn’t a diss as people thought, it does answer some interesting questions people had about BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. Moreover, Young Thug recently stated via Twitter that a line that many thought was directed at Saweetie on his new album actually didn’t take aim at her at all. “My n***a ain’t even tryna hit sweetie,” Thug raps on the track “Want Me Dead.” Furthermore, it seems like a lot of people thought that he actually mentioned the California rapper. It was just a case of mishearing the line thanks to there not being a word like “a,” “the,” “my,” and so on before “sweetie.” “Her name is Saweetie,” Thugger tweeted. “I said sweetie. #BusinessIsBusiness.”

Given the Atlanta trap pioneer’s expressive inflections and unique tone, it’s easy to confuse lines from him. However, his clarification points to a few other rumors surrounding BUSINESS IS BUSINESS‘s release. For starters, many wondered how much of these new tracks were freshly recorded during his incarceration. He now confirmed that probably many of these have a couple of years on the shelf. More importantly, though, fans wonder whether Young Thug will clarify whether he meant to diss Gunna on tracks like “Jonesboro,” where he talks about snitching. Since he’s in jail, it’s unlikely that he recorded a specific verse for it. Still, now that he cleared one alleged diss up, why not another? And what does it mean if he doesn’t?

Young Thug Denies Shading Saweetie

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Well, the reason why is likely because of his YSL partner’s plea deal. Its legal ramifications likely bar significant contact between the two, as some pointed out. On the other hand of that argument, Wunna’s done plenty to shout out Young Thug and reach him indirectly. Also, Thugger once linked Gunna’s music on his IG bio and then deleted it. At the moment, it seems like the relationship between the two is assumed to be at least amicably at arm’s length as fans continue to speculate. For example, an alleged leak voice call from the 31-year-old to Lil Baby and Lil Durk asking for them to respond to Gunna’s alleged disses was called fake by Thug’s sister.

Meanwhile, even that hasn’t convinced people that there’s bad blood brewing. That’s certainly true for Gunna’s relationship with other artists, but not necessarily with Thugger himself. While many hope we’ll get true answers soon, those won’t likely be coming anytime soon. Regardless, log back into HNHH for the latest news on Young Thug and Saweetie.

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Young Thug’s “BUSINESS IS BUSINESS” Brings So Many Bangers To Our “Fire Emoji” Playlist

June 24, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The talk of the industry as of late has been mostly centred around how hip-hop has failed to produce a No. 1 single so far in 2023. Clearly, artists have heard the chatter and put in work since coming to this realiziation. This week’s batch of New Music Friday (June 23) arrivals is hotter than any others in recent memory. Unsurprisingly, Young Thug’s BUSINESS IS BUSINESS album is getting all the love at the top of today’s Fire Emoji playlist, with “Oh U Went” featuring Drake taking the first spot.

After that we have the second collaboration from Queen of Rap Nicki Minaj and 23-year-old Ice Spice. Following the “Princess Diana (Remix),” the new arrival is called “Barbie World.“ It’s due to appear on the soundtrack of Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie movie. Another noteworthy Thugger title, “Want Me Dead” featuring 21 Sav comes after, as well as Stormzy and Fredo’s hot new “Toxic Trait” single. Elsewhere, fans of the late Juice WRLD were happy to hear his voice posthumously once again. This time he appeared on Lyrical Lemonade’s “Doomsday” alongside Cordae.

HNHH Fire Emoji Playlist

The rap divas are getting plenty of love today as well. We’re celebrating BIA’s work with Busta Rhymes on “BEACH BALL” plus Coi Leray’s “Spend It” featuring Saucy Santana. Speaking of the Boston-born baddie, she shared her sophomore album this weekend, from which we’ve also added “No Angels” with Lola Brooke to our round-up. A few noteworthy solo efforts that caught our attention are Key Glock’s “Presidential Rolex” and Thugger’s “Jonesboro,” as well as Lil Tjay’s reflection on his near-fatal shooting throughout “June 22nd.”

Our final picks for your streaming consideration are Finesse2tymes’ wild new “Shiesty” joint featuring Kali and Sexyy Red, and another posthumous track from King Von called “Robberies.” Check out today’s Fire Emoji update exclusively on Spotify above. Which of our latest additions is your favourite? Let us know in the comments, and check back tomorrow for more HNHH release recommendations on our R&B Season playlist.

Read More: Coi Leray Drops New Album, “COI”

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Did Young Thug Diss Gunna On ‘Jonesboro’ From ‘Business Is Business?’

June 23, 2023 by newhiphopnews

A new Young Thug album has hit DSPs despite the Atlanta rapper’s current incarceration and some fans are wondering whether one of its songs contains a coded diss for Thug’s collaborator/suspected co-conspirator Gunna. On “Jonesboro,” from the new Metro Boomin-produced album Business Is Business, Thug snarls the line “N***a told and he was my homie, I can’t miss him / Ain’t nobody feel him,” prompting some fans to speculate that he’s referring to Gunna after Gunna accepted a plea deal in exchange for his release from Fulton County Jail.

However, due to the album’s provenance, it seems unlikely that the line would be directed at Gunna, as all 15 of the tracks compiled in Business Is Business were recorded prior to Thug’s arrest and subsequent incarceration on suspicion of operating a criminal organization. While it does sound like he’s talking about a snitch, it literally can’t be Gunna, who was very much a respected member of YSL Records in good standing at the time the song was recorded.

In fact, if anything, the line seems like a prime example of exactly what I wrote about in my review of Gunna’s new album, A Gift And A Curse: a generic mobster trope of the type that litters a ton of rap records these days. Whether or not they stem from the real-life experiences of the artists in question, it’s clear that they get peppered into songs because they are what the audience expects and therefore what the market demands. It could be about a real person or it could just be an abstraction, a straw man of the sort that rappers always have to set up in their lyrics to prove their superiority over an opponent — real or imagined.

It certainly highlights how life can end up imitating art; rap fans hate “snitches” because rappers rap about hating “snitches,” when either side might not have any real experience with snitching in the first place. It’s a conundrum, for sure, but this confusion is also a big part of why Thug’s locked up in the first place. Remember, in the original indictment, the evidence used against him wasn’t wiretaps or videotapes but his own lyrics.

Listen to “Jonesboro” above. Business Is Business is out now on Young Stoner Life Records/300 Entertainment/Atlantic Records.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.