Young Thug Just Reignited the Gunna Drama

Plus, Pusha T responds to the Clipse album leaks.

K. Dot’s "Not Like Us" is officially the fastest rap song of the decade to be eligible for RIAA-Diamond certification. In other news:

  • Young Thug’s sick of the rats 👀

  • Pusha T is ready for war 😈

  • NMF releases 💿️

  • Industry Insights 📈 

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Young Thug Fires Off at a “Rat Rapper” — Fans Think It’s Gunna

Thugga Fires Rats

Young Thug has been tweeting like he just found out what betrayal feels like — and unfortunately for Gunna, it looks like he's still the main character in Thugga’s emotional group chat. Ever since getting released from jail last Halloween, Thugga’s been keeping things cryptic, petty, and just barely one step above subtweeting. At this point, though, nobody’s really buying the mystery act: he’s seemingly still pressed about his former YSL partner.

It’s time for the rats to “go gospel” 

On July 7, Thug logged on and declared that anyone who’s snitched and still raps needs to switch careers and “go gospel.”

He didn’t name anyone in specific— but come on. Just last month at Summer Smash, he muted Gunna’s name while performing their track “Ski.” On top of that, he took a nonchalant approach to the news that Gunna covered up his YSL tattoo back in May. Despite all the vague tweets and passive-aggressive vibes, though, the no snitching campaign seems to be personal. 

DJ Akademiks adds fuel to the fire 

Just when things were already messy, DJ Akademiks did what he does best: make the situation worse. 

“Somebody gotta tell Young Thug that he’s the last rapper on earth who cares who SNITCHING. Lowkey half these n***** telling and the ones telling make the best music. Fans don’t give af,” he said on X. 

Thug responded directly, agreeing with everything except the part about snitches dropping heat.

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So, to recap: if you're a rat, you're not welcome in rap — but also your music isn’t even good, according to Thugga.

As Thugga continues his “no snitch zone” campaign, Gunna has been completely silent. Not a tweet, not a subtweet—just vibes. He’s been busy teasing his next (and final) album under YSL Records, and choosing peace over pettiness. Some fans are calling Thugga loyal. Others are just wondering how many more rodent metaphors he can squeeze out of this situation.

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Meanwhile, with Thugga potentially hitting the Wireless Festival stage with Drake this weekend, there’s sure to be more drama to come as Young Thug (hopefully) prepares to finally drop UY SCUTI (and maybe more rat bars like on “Money on Money”). 

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Pusha T Hints at Sabotage After Clipse Album Leak

Pusha T Sabotage

To say Clipse’s upcoming album Let God Sort Em Out has “buzz” would be like saying Pusha T kinda likes dissing people. The rollout has been pure chaos in the best way. There’s the K. Dot verse on “Chains & Whips” (and possibly another one lurking in the shadows). Then, Pusha T has been dragging Travis Scott by the braids over being “a whore.” 

Lastly, Pharrell is executive producing the whole thing, so the odds of it sounding anything less than luxurious are slim to none. However, patience (apparently) is not one of the Ten Rap Commandments — and now the leaks have arrived.

The album leaks are the final straw

On July 9, Reddit lit up with the news that the entire album had leaked. Some users rushed to hit play. Others, however, chose the path of righteousness — AKA waiting for the official drop like civilized people.

“I have enough respect for Pusha and Malice to wait for the actual release…Been hyped for this album for a long time now, not gonna listen to some lame leaks to spoil the fun,” a Redditor posted. 

Rather than being his usual direct self, Pusha T in a post the same day decided to keep it shady and call out the recent drama around the album. 

Can't nothing stop this greatness…The lies are very telling. The people will never believe these smear campaigns…” he said on X. 

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Now, is he talking about the leak? Is he referring to Travis Scott? The Redditors? An unholy alliance between all three? No one knows. But it didn’t stop fans from firing up their conspiracy theories like they were analyzing a true crime podcast.

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Was it a disgruntled fan page? Travis getting payback? Or just the music gods testing our willpower? Whatever the case, Pusha seems fully locked into “No More Mr. Nice Coke Rapper” mode — and the album’s not even officially out yet.

Whether you’re here for the disses, the drama, or the inevitable luxury drug metaphors, Let God Sort Em Out is shaping up to be one of the most unhinged drops of the year. Just make sure your Wi-Fi is strong when release day hits — unless you’ve already heard it… in which case, Pusha probably has a diss for you too.

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New Music Friday

Here’s all the music you can listen to now—categorized by 💿️ for albums and 🎶 for singles:

  • 💿️ SWAG by Justin Bieber ft. Gunna, Sexyy Red & more

  • 💿️ Let God Sort Em Out by Clipse ft. Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator & more

  • 💿️ Until Night Comes by Larry June, Cardo

  • 💿️ Legends Never Die (Five Year Edition Preorder) by Juice WRLD

  • 💿️ Club Siberia by Dom Corleo

  • 💿️ Late To My Own Funeral by Boldy James, Nicholas Craven

  • 💿️ LET ME FLY (Deluxe) by Rob49

  • 🎶AMG Music” by A$AP Nast, Destroy Lonely

  • 🎶 “2000 Excursion” by Travis Scott, Cactus Jack

  • 🎶 “5G” by Homixide Gang

  • 🎶 “Severed Ties” by Logic

  • 🎶 “Feeeeeeeeel” by Cash Cobain

  • 🎶 “GRAVE” by Kid Cudi

  • 🎶 “BRACES” by Cochise

  • 🎶 “Codeine Problems” by Lil Durk

  • 🎶 “I Wanna Win” by 2 Chainz

  • 🎶 “Netflix & Chill” by Babyface Ray

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