(ThyBlackMan.com) On January 7th, Young Thug decided to invent a “NIGGA TWERK” dance and post it on his Instagram. As he waddled across his floor, hands on knees, a palpable disgust quickly pervaded social media, summed up by a commenter’s incredulous “Twerking for men??”
Most viewers probably ignored the 4(+?) bottles of GTV vodka on the counter that may have put him under the influence. Some probably didn’t consider that if any other rapper had posted this harmless, rhythmless shuffle without such a declarative tag the most notable takeaway would be a visible gun. It seems he wasn’t even able to neutralize any outrage with respect that he owned a gun.
When it comes to Young Thug, he’s beyond any benefit of the doubt. People see their chance to be disgusted and seize it. The 23 year old rapper is essentially the human car crash effect. He’s a “new Atlanta” artist who’s shrill, elongated warbles synesthetically mirror his serpentine physique, living a lifestyle so mysterious only he understands its parameters.
He has some sonic appeal, with an intriguing delivery augmented by a disregard for enunciation. He evokes the days of Lil Wayne’s codeine induced yore, where 10 tracks of robotic crooning and unabashed ID would promise at least one brilliant moment. His content never reaches the heights of “A Milli” or “Prostitute Flange” though, it’s mostly syrupy material tailor made to be played through a teenager’s phone on public transportation or on a Worldstar model’s video.
More than anything he does on the mic, his “real life” exploits make him a topic du jour in Hip-Hop, a surefire backup plan on a slow news day for Lord Jamar and VladTV.
He wears blouses. He calls his apparently heterosexual friends “bae,” “hubby,” and “lover” on social media. He paints his finger nails. His few lines that are intelligible hold gems such as “Like Shaq I Bengay”. He’s aware that he disgusts, mystifies, and piques the curiosity of people still looking to find “the gay rapper” in a sea of thousands of artists throughout 40 years. With Young Thug around, they’ve never felt hotter on the trail, even though there have been openly homosexual underground artists for years.
Young Thug has been releasing music since 2011. In 2012, he declared in a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” that “I make a product for a certain audience and I’m good at it. Supply and demand, simple economics. I don’t do this because I love the attention, I do this because I have a certain skill set that now allows me to get paid without the threat of doing federal time.” In 2015 these words seem ominous.
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