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Young Thug in 202. Photo via Rolling Loud / @jamesbaxter
This time a year ago, it seemed exceeding unlikely that Young Thug would see the outside of a cell for the next several decades. Locked in a Georgia jail since 2022 on RICO charges that accused his label YSL of being a notorious criminal street gang, the state’s pursuit of the iconic rapper seemed too byzantine and relentless to be broken. Until it was, in October 2024, when Thug pleaded no contest to his charges and was released on 15 years probation. Now, he’s preparing to release a new album called Uy Scuti; the title of the album takes its name from a red supergiant star located 5900 light years away from earth.
No release date for the album is set and the tracklist remains a secret, but you can pre-order it on Thug’s website now, which also reveals the album’s cover art. There’s also some Uy Scuti-themed shirts, including one with the phrase “What Would Brian Do?” with a likeness of Brian Steel, the lawyer who got Thug clear of jail.
Uy Scuti will be Thug’s first album since 2023’s Business Is Business, released while the rapper was incarcerated. Since his release he’s appeared on Lil Baby‘s song “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber” with Future.
