Young Thug is a famous American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Young Thug was born in the United States of America on August 16, 1991. The popular music albums and hit songs of his music career are Stoner and Danny Glover.
As of 2024, Young Thug's net worth is estimated to be $8 million.
Net Worth | $8 million |
Given Name | Jeffery Lamar Williams |
Famous Name | Young Thug |
Source(s) of Fame | Rapper, Singer, Songwriter |
Age | 32 |
Date of Birth | August 16, 1991 |
Place of Birth | Atlanta Georgia, U.S |
Height | 6'3" |
Relationships | Dating, Jerrika Karlae, |
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Jeffery Lamar Williams was born in Atlanta Georgia on August 16, 1991. He is the tenth child of his parents from a total of eleven children. belongs to Sylvan Hills in the neighborhood of Atlanta, and was brought up in Jonesboro. Some of the most famous American rappers including Waka Flocka Flame, PeeWee Longway, 2 Chainz, and Ludacris lives in the neighborhood of Young Thug.
The early life of Young Thug was spent with activities like quarreling and misbehaving with other students and even with teachers from an early age. He broke a teacher’s arm in sixth grade and got expelled from the school. In another similar case, Young Thug was arrested and spent four years in Juvenile detention.
His career highlights are divided into the following periods:
Young Thug’s career started in 2010 with the song “She Can Go” by rapper TruRoyal. In 2012 and 2013, Young Thug released his first commercial mixtape series ‘Came from Nothing’ and caught the attention of rapper Gucci Mane whom Young Thug signed the 1017 Brick Squad Records in 2013. Young Thug was added to the list of 25 New Rappers to Watch Out For by Complex in July 2013.
Thug released his commercial debut single “Stoner” in October 2013 raising Young Thug’s net. Numerous rappers such as Jim Jones, Iamsu!, Jadakiss, Wale, and Trick-Trick created the copy of the single as unofficial remixes.
Thug disapproved of the remixes and said “If you feel like my song is not tough enough to the point where you’ve to freestyle. Don’t think I am happy that you are doing it because of who you are. I’m ready for war.”
Waka Flocka Flame and Nicki Minaj along with other popular rappers also created remixes for the song “Danny Glover” by Young Thug. Young Thug made his appearance on some music tracks by Metro Boomin such as “Some More” in October 2013 creating a high net worth. In December 2013, Young Thug along with other artists like Trick Daddy, Travis Scott, and Danny Brown performed at Fool’s Gold Day Off Show in Miami.
On January 18, 2014, it was revealed by Thug had given the offer of $8.5 million to sign for the record label of Future’s Freebandz. This offer can immensely raise Young Thug net worth and his reputation. Later, Young Thug’s involvement with chief executive officer Birdman and Cash Money Records put the media in confusion about his signing the label.
On March 28, 2014, it was cleared by Ronald “Caveman” Rosario that Young Thug has signed a management deal and not a record deal which resulted in Young Thug net worth at a low rate. He makes numerous global publishing contracts but was affected by corrupt organizations.
After that, Young Thug released more mixtapes with Chief Keef, Bloody Jay, and Rich Homie Quan. According to Thug’s statement on March 24, 2014, he will release his debut album with the name Carter 6. Mass Appeal released an “Old English” from their compilation album.
Young Thug released his compilation mixtapes Slime Season and Slime Season 2 in 2016, and Beautiful Thugger Girls in 2017. In July 2019, Thug dropped the name of his album Gold Mouf Dog and changed it to So Much Fun.
In April 2020, Young Thug along with Chris Brown released their mixtape Slime & B with the guest appearance of Gunna, Too Short, E-40, and Major Nine. Young Thug advertised his second studio album Punk to be released on October 15, 2021. In November 2021, Kobalt Music Group revealed a deal with Young Thug.
In 2014, Young Thug was nominated for BET Hip Hop Awards, BET Award, UK Music Video Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and Grammy Awards.
Young Thug was awarded MTV Video Music Award, UK Music Video Awards, American Music Awards, and Grammy Award creating a great reputation and high net worth.
Young Thug’s older brother was shot and killed in front of his home at an early age. Young Thug became a father at the young age of 17. He was blessed with six children, three sons, and three daughters from four women.
Young Thug has a soft heart for people in trouble, especially poor people. He joined the campaign ‘#fightpovertyagain’ in December 2016. Young Thug donated all of his proceeds from his concert to Planned Parenthood. He then posted a tweet and said ‘I was a teenage parent. Planned-unplanned parenthood is beautiful. This shows that although he is a young father, he likes to be a father or parent.
Thug bought his home in Buckhead, Atlanta after the release of his second commercial mixtape. Young Thug net worth made him buy a house of 11,000 square feet, 11 bathrooms, a theatre room, a full bar, and a car collection.
Young Thug’s net worth was affected when he got Gang-related charges but his Atlantic records and YSL Records winner “So Much Fun” saved Young Thug net worth.
Young Thug has a unique musical style, he has shifted his musical interest from traditional rap to a new rap lyricism. According to Jeff Weiss, Young Thug is one of the most influential rappers of the 21st century. Sheldon Pearce said that Young Thug fully understands the construction of modern songs very well and that no one else cannot do this.
Young Thug has the talent of working fast and efficiently as his collaborators appreciated him for creating lyrics on the spot or tracks live in his studio. His unique style of writing is that he does not use paper to write the lyrics, he rather makes shapes and signs.
For Young Thug, his biggest influence is Lil Wayne. He said in an interview that he wanted to be with Wayne in the studio more than anybody else. He also admire and got influenced by Gucci Mane and Kanye West.
According to Vibe Magazine, Young Thug is one of the most charismatic, outlandish, and unpredictable personalities in the hip-hop world today. The Seattle Times mentioned that Young thug is unique not only in his rapping but also in his fashion. He used to appear on Instagram live with his painted nails, short shirts, and skintight jeans and uses words like ‘Hubbie’ and lover leading everyone to think about his sexual orientation.
Young Thug has revealed that his wardrobe is full of women’s clothes that he wore since the age of twelve. He has been called a ‘Fashion icon’ by Rovi.
Young Thug is active on his social media accounts so that he can make direct contact with them. He has 9.4 Million followers on Instagram and 5. 9 Million followers on Twitter. Young Thug salary is equivalent to Young Thug’s net worth as his music tracks were included in the US Rap Albums Chart and got a massive appreciation both live and social media appraisal.
Young Thug is a famous American singer and record producer who has a rapper nationality and unique rapping style in Trap Genre. Thug started his musical career in 2010 with his eccentric voice and distinct fashion sense. Young Thug’s net worth is $
Young Thug has sometimes been associated with other Rappers such as Bailee Madison, Sydney Sweeney, Tom Ellis, Karishma Tanna, Janhvi Kapoor, Ester Expósito, Ravi Teja, Lili Reinhart, and Angus Cloud.