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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • 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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  • @lilfenditv
    @lilfenditv 6 років тому +2259

    thug gonna be ahead of everyone one day

  • @hilmarulfars1550
    @hilmarulfars1550 5 років тому +1087

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

    • @grindsmarter9984
      @grindsmarter9984 5 років тому +37

      Hilmar Ulfars impeccable*

    • @grindsmarter9984
      @grindsmarter9984 5 років тому +14

      Is tht not in ur vocabulary?

    • @chrisroc1415
      @chrisroc1415 5 років тому +133

      @@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 років тому +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 5 років тому +4

      Big reveal I'm pickle thuuuuug

  • @brandonlane4385
    @brandonlane4385 6 років тому +1445

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

    • @Ro-uu1es
      @Ro-uu1es 6 років тому +18

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

    • @ALIEN-of7so
      @ALIEN-of7so 5 років тому

      Listen to MLK young thug

    • @tyjamal13
      @tyjamal13 5 років тому

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

    • @Datboyjoc
      @Datboyjoc 4 роки тому

      Jaylen Bahati thug learned grow Lil Wayne Dedication 3 blueprint

    • @thamonster
      @thamonster 4 роки тому

      He was my main inspiration

  • @RoeyR
    @RoeyR 5 років тому +348

    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 років тому +23

      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 років тому +7

      @@cali1187 it's not even cool or drip

    • @cali1187
      @cali1187 5 років тому +6

      @@midfie1 facts

    • @MM-gp9mb
      @MM-gp9mb 5 років тому +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 4 роки тому

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

  • @PicolloRun
    @PicolloRun 6 років тому +453

    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

  • @vaderswank
    @vaderswank 6 років тому +30

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

  • @zaylortv4586
    @zaylortv4586 6 років тому +13

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

    • @RetroEternal
      @RetroEternal 6 років тому

      ZaylorTV I think you mean Wayne is

  • @arnopisspot5115
    @arnopisspot5115 6 років тому +10

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

  • @RandomBlackGamer
    @RandomBlackGamer 5 років тому +59

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

  • @Theanoguydontjudge
    @Theanoguydontjudge 6 років тому +110

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

    • @godebby5753
      @godebby5753 6 років тому

      Yea Dem Boys Did They Thing On That Mixtape Fr

    • @danjr130
      @danjr130 6 років тому

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

    • @Pclub4ever
      @Pclub4ever 6 років тому

      Thugger and La flame go way harder

    • @danjr130
      @danjr130 6 років тому +1

      This_is_Patrick You buggin

    • @MrDbzking123
      @MrDbzking123 6 років тому +1

      sam GINGO *Gunna & Lil Baby

  • @Osiris064
    @Osiris064 6 років тому +11

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

  • @yuhyuhyuh6873
    @yuhyuhyuh6873 6 років тому +16

    He's a legend...SIMPLE 💪💯

  • @JorgeReyes-yb9pr
    @JorgeReyes-yb9pr 6 років тому +223

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

    • @ddemouchet1
      @ddemouchet1 6 років тому +2

      Facts bro not personal hits

    • @mimeblood4
      @mimeblood4 6 років тому +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 6 років тому +7

      T biscuit yeah bro but we talking bout recently

    • @mimeblood4
      @mimeblood4 6 років тому +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 6 років тому +4

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

  • @riyadkarimmahrez8923
    @riyadkarimmahrez8923 6 років тому +3

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

  • @majestymxnt7384
    @majestymxnt7384 6 років тому +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.

  • @prodbymercury
    @prodbymercury 4 роки тому +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

  • @HoodieAdam
    @HoodieAdam 6 років тому +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

  • @tfos993
    @tfos993 4 роки тому +17

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

    • @Dagucc10
      @Dagucc10 Рік тому

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

  • @22calibeatz
    @22calibeatz 3 роки тому +17

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

  • @kid_dolla_the_goatkid_doll5622
    @kid_dolla_the_goatkid_doll5622 6 років тому +5

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

  • @SniperSenpai-
    @SniperSenpai- 6 років тому +85

    They sound like thug because he sounds like Wayne

  • @swagastaunite
    @swagastaunite 6 років тому +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)

  • @Flipitmixit
    @Flipitmixit 6 років тому +2

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

  • @aryaman61
    @aryaman61 5 років тому +4

    3:13 DJ GHOST GANG

  • @hollywoodseanhendrix
    @hollywoodseanhendrix 6 років тому +1

    Barter 7 finna go hard

  • @yl2962
    @yl2962 6 років тому +9

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

    • @fe3871
      @fe3871 6 років тому +4

      Yami Libamba You wish

  • @chriscreaturo8809
    @chriscreaturo8809 21 день тому

    I was naïve in 2015 when I was like "I can't understand him." And now I'm amazed at what this man has done to the rap game. Free Jeffrey

  • @trippybeatzz7946
    @trippybeatzz7946 3 роки тому +5

    Genius should do this for Future

  • @Samura5555
    @Samura5555 3 роки тому +1

    Everybody needs to see this.

  • @TokaNtjana
    @TokaNtjana Рік тому +3

    Free the Goat

  • @borasengul6600
    @borasengul6600 6 років тому

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

  • @WatChaKnoBouIt
    @WatChaKnoBouIt 6 років тому +96

    The real question is why do kodak,gunna,lil baby,uzi vert,future,jacques,thug and trippyredd all sound like WAYNE...🤔🤔🤔

    • @jeffkeys8703
      @jeffkeys8703 6 років тому +5

      I mean it's pretty obvious why

    • @vantiszn
      @vantiszn 6 років тому +13

      WatChaKnoBouIt Lil Wayne really is the Grandad of the new wave

    • @trefields9059
      @trefields9059 6 років тому +1

      WatChaKnoBouIt technically sound like chief keef

    • @cam3111
      @cam3111 6 років тому +3

      no jacques does not sound like Keef 2 different artists lol

    • @trefields9059
      @trefields9059 6 років тому

      Cameron Bailey the tone of voice, the auto tune screeching. Keef raps more thug sings more. Thug still sounds like Keef

  • @heardandtested
    @heardandtested 6 років тому

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

  • @ln6076
    @ln6076 6 років тому

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

  • @PopOutPaulie
    @PopOutPaulie 6 років тому +6

    Its funny cause Thug def sounds like 08 wayne

  • @tylersamuels4438
    @tylersamuels4438 2 роки тому +1

    0:15 This soundbite

  • @imthesourceofallyourproble6537
    @imthesourceofallyourproble6537 6 років тому +1

    Him and Travis Scott always dropped amazing music together

  • @mixercap8546
    @mixercap8546 4 роки тому +5

    Whole time he said “hustles”? Bruh wtf

  • @aryaman61
    @aryaman61 5 років тому +2

    3:14 Like if you recognize that intro

  • @JBpaperstacks123
    @JBpaperstacks123 6 років тому

    People love to talk shit about Jeff but half these niggas got they style from him. That man a pioneer 🔥

  • @inmate411
    @inmate411 6 років тому +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 років тому

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

  • @1x______
    @1x______ 6 років тому

    Young thug one of the goats

  • @leeanncharles4523
    @leeanncharles4523 6 років тому

    And that’s THAT on THAT.

  • @woah6574
    @woah6574 5 років тому +1

    Because he the trend. Always stayed unique, doesn’t care about conformation. Came from nothing series was way ahead of its time

  • @luisrdz2307
    @luisrdz2307 6 років тому +1

    2:40 he says hustlers?!?! Like everyone else i thought he said horses 😂😂😂

  • @ghoul_lyfe
    @ghoul_lyfe 6 років тому

    y’all snapped.

  • @astrocrowbeats
    @astrocrowbeats 6 років тому +95

    You mean wayne right?

  • @jjgomez_16
    @jjgomez_16 6 років тому +1

    Thug the father of all these new age rappers, gunna , lil baby , uzi , ect ect and the thing is they all fire just like him 🔥

  • @MohamedHassan-nm8rk
    @MohamedHassan-nm8rk 6 років тому +3

    Who peeped dj ghost intro. Ghost gang

  • @riesl406
    @riesl406 6 років тому

    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.

  • @cloudcover540
    @cloudcover540 6 років тому

    They gotta make one of these videos about Yung Lean. Guy brought about the entire low energy trap scene like lil xan, 6 dogs, juice wrld..

  • @Nvmbly.
    @Nvmbly. 6 років тому

    Young Thug is a legend. Idgaf who says he isnt.

  • @rythmikeffect
    @rythmikeffect 6 років тому

    Young Thugga that dude! Our city be puttin on!

  • @le9799
    @le9799 6 років тому +3

    What about future

  • @streetpoetrychannel7698
    @streetpoetrychannel7698 6 років тому

    Thugger Thugger: da Prince of hiphop

  • @alexgutierrezchi
    @alexgutierrezchi 6 років тому

    Idc what nobody say. Young thug is one of the best to do what he does

  • @dito0242
    @dito0242 6 років тому

    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 🐍🐍🐍🐍🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @itsAC9O8
    @itsAC9O8 6 років тому

    Flow n Lyrics , outta this world

  • @dragondoses5965
    @dragondoses5965 6 років тому +1

    I love Young thug!!!!!!

  • @JIopemUncym
    @JIopemUncym 5 років тому +1

    3:14
    So look bro

  • @tidianeba5664
    @tidianeba5664 6 років тому

    Young thug the goat! Period

  • @aimanmutana8059
    @aimanmutana8059 6 років тому +1

    What can I say. He the goat 🐐🐍 slatt (Slime,Love,All,The,Time)

  • @godrules3596
    @godrules3596 3 роки тому +4

    Youngboy was definitely influenced by thug aswell

    • @pushat4437
      @pushat4437 2 роки тому

      he has young thug chain 2

  • @somebodyig624
    @somebodyig624 4 роки тому +1

    The impact of young thug is because of Lil Wayne's impact on rap. Young thug actually used to be a complete clone of Lil wayne. Even now the influence of wayne is on young thug. But he and Lil wayne are very influential.

  • @frantic4361
    @frantic4361 6 років тому

    Digits will always go hard

  • @Berkan290
    @Berkan290 6 років тому +4

    🐐🐐🐐

  • @Stkevinn
    @Stkevinn 6 років тому

    Cuz he the 🐐🐐🐐🐐

  • @rihangadkari3805
    @rihangadkari3805 3 роки тому +1

    cause he is goat

  • @DirtyJeans
    @DirtyJeans 6 років тому +1

    Finally getting the recognition he deserves

  • @matrix5539
    @matrix5539 6 років тому

    Simply put Young thug a goat

  • @Pxrish
    @Pxrish 6 років тому

    Its really interesting how music changes bc if this vid came out a year or two years ago this would be disliked to shit

  • @haise8810
    @haise8810 6 років тому

    thug and quan best duo ever !

  • @mccinable25
    @mccinable25 6 років тому +4

    Why does everyone sound like Lil Wayne you mean?

  • @neosname1074
    @neosname1074 5 років тому

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

  • @williamizm3745
    @williamizm3745 4 роки тому

    People mention wayne. Wayne is a lyricist and a workaholic who definitely opened the way for Thug. But its undeniable that thug had more impact in 5 years than wayne did since 2000. I was listening to some russian rapper today and he sounded like thug.

  • @zairnightstar
    @zairnightstar 6 років тому +4

    mob ties said nun like young thug wtf. thats a reach. And young thug comes from Wayne so everything in hip hop today can be traced back to wayne from looks to sound to character. Wayne is Like the God of the new era

    • @kingopp4256
      @kingopp4256 6 років тому +2

      Darius Brown You need new ears because Mob ties sounds exactly like Thug lol. Its okay, your fave Drake is known for stealing flows.

  • @badmanno.1650
    @badmanno.1650 5 років тому

    No 1 on my list of favourite new school rappers and i Don't care what people say or think...

  • @messbemade
    @messbemade 6 років тому +8

    DO THE IMPACT OF CHIEF KEEF HE IS THE TRUE FATHER OF ALL THESE NEW WAVE RAPPERS

  • @Seanjones20games
    @Seanjones20games 6 років тому

    Cos he da 🐐🐐🐐

  • @hassanbassit6670
    @hassanbassit6670 6 років тому +14

    Lil Wayne created mumble rap, Future took it to a whole new level, then young thug and migos followed him

    • @kingopp4256
      @kingopp4256 6 років тому +1

      hassan bassit Thug and Migos created their own lanes that almost everybody is copying nowadays.

    • @annjackson4149
      @annjackson4149 6 років тому

      Future made it

    • @umarmuhammad4531
      @umarmuhammad4531 6 років тому +4

      hassan bassit how did Lil Wayne CREATE mumble rap?? Like when and where does Wayne have anything CLOSE to mumble rap?

    • @hassanbassit6670
      @hassanbassit6670 6 років тому

      ur right but he still influenced them

    • @hassanbassit6670
      @hassanbassit6670 6 років тому

      listen to lollipop by lil wayne back in 08 or 09 but even though wayne created it future is the king of mumble rap

  • @SoooSlight
    @SoooSlight 5 років тому

    Young thug the fucking goat

  • @rohinsequeira6931
    @rohinsequeira6931 6 років тому +6

    genius talkin bout a genius

  • @TopLoLPlays
    @TopLoLPlays 6 років тому

    What is the Very first song played at the beginning of the video called I forgot it and crave to hear it now

  • @13ikea
    @13ikea 5 років тому +6

    Nah YT was influenced by Future and Wayne

  • @Patchy666
    @Patchy666 6 років тому +2

    I know Sahbabii, Lil Baby and Gunna here doing some further research 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @M.Sleeze
    @M.Sleeze 6 років тому +10

    Lil wayne and future not young thug! and all of them new cats are medicore or trash rappers tbh

    • @ghoul_lyfe
      @ghoul_lyfe 6 років тому +3

      True Til Death who tf has future influenced.

    • @kingopp4256
      @kingopp4256 6 років тому +2

      True Til Death Young Thug and Chief Keef have influenced more new age rappers than both of them

    • @amiebacon6995
      @amiebacon6995 6 років тому +1

      They all look like lil Wayne act like chief keef and sound like young thug

    • @elijahblack7167
      @elijahblack7167 6 років тому

      Keep it a stack its Wayne, Gucci and Chief Keef that influenced everyone..

    • @robree6203
      @robree6203 5 років тому

      Tpain

  • @alejandrovelazquez2378
    @alejandrovelazquez2378 6 років тому

    young thug da 🐐

  • @sheahope170
    @sheahope170 6 років тому +6

    FIRST LIKE THIS UP🔥🔥🔥

  • @b47ance61
    @b47ance61 6 років тому

    Thugger, YoungBoy, Kevin Gates, and Lil Baby killing the game rn

  • @neveeeerrrr
    @neveeeerrrr 6 років тому +3

    Everyone sounds like young thug, cause young thug sound like auto-tune

  • @xExile7
    @xExile7 6 років тому

    young thug is a fucking goat

  • @trillraidertraplord5733
    @trillraidertraplord5733 6 років тому

    Young thug the greatest

  • @timothyhanson5191
    @timothyhanson5191 6 років тому

    Yung thug is the# best artist!!!!

  • @daminiquesauve7552
    @daminiquesauve7552 6 років тому

    i been said that. thug the g.

  • @octaviouswilliams234
    @octaviouswilliams234 6 років тому

    He’s the fucking GOAT_

  • @BillyTaves
    @BillyTaves 6 років тому

    Barter 6 was iconic

  • @annetterich2960
    @annetterich2960 5 років тому

    Thug Right Genius

  • @yungtt1326
    @yungtt1326 6 років тому +1

    You know how everybody say all Florida people try to be like Kodak but that’s just how they talk and rap, that’s how it is down here

  • @trillkingdavid6748
    @trillkingdavid6748 6 років тому

    YOUNG THUG THE FUCKING GOAT

  • @djkeinotrensetta
    @djkeinotrensetta 6 років тому

    SLIME BE ON THE GRIND🐍
    ITS #SLIMESEASON 🐐🔥