Young Thug to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Young Thug fans. Speculation had been rife that the American rapper best known for albums like Super Slimey or Slime Season, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 33, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 03/07/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a rapper isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a rapper-singer-songwriter-producer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouYoung Thug
For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouYoung Thug was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Young Thug was unlike any other rapper we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouYoung Thug”
— @universalObserver, 2 Jul 2025
“I thought Young Thug retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 2 Jul 2025
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