Everything We Know So Far

After over two years away, Younger Thug is on the brink of launch his comeback album, UY Scuti. Thugger most likely would have most well-liked to launch the album, his first since 2023’s Enterprise is Enterprise, below totally different circumstances. What ought to have been a triumphant return to music after the lengthiest trial in Georgia state historical past and an final result that secured his freedom has as an alternative morphed right into a launch marred by snitching allegations, beef, and a protracted listing of leaked audio clips from his jail calls that paint a relatively disheartening portrait of a person largely revered for his progressive method to hip-hop.

The calls have prompted doubtlessly damaging adjustments to Thug’s public notion. When mixed with the allegations of “snitching” that he’s needed to fight and the laundry listing of public apologies he’s needed to make, the saga additionally serves as a reminder that these artists are human. As such, they’re additionally vulnerable to not at all times making probably the most ideally suited selections. Now, UY Scuti will reportedly see Thug proceed to handle the whole lot occurring in his life. The largest pre-album instance of this new path stems from the discharge of “Miss My Canine,” a seven-minute observe the place Thug speaks on to these he talked about in these leaked calls. Due to all he went by way of, this has the potential to be his most private album so far. As he will get able to launch the album on Friday, September 26, it is a look again at the whole lot we find out about it to this point.

The title of the album, UY Scuti, attracts its title from the crimson supergiant star, one of many largest identified within the universe. In March, he made a tweet that merely learn “KING SPIDER THE BIGGEST STAR,” properly earlier than followers even knew the title of the album. The album title performs into Thug’s perception that he’s a famous person. As we all know from all his leaked jail calls, Thugger thinks very extremely of himself in that division. Maybe probably the most notable instance stems from criticizing Kendrick Lamar for not offering a function verse on Enterprise Is Enterprise. Contemplating the title and eyes on him after such a high-profile couple of years with out a lot musical output, Thug is below a little bit of strain to burn vibrant with the challenge’s full launch.

Two singles have already helped pave the way in which for UY Scuti’s launch. The primary, “Cash on Cash,” launched in April, got here with a Future verse and served as a correct reintroduction to Thug’s signature bravado and after his January verse on Lil Child’s “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber.” The second, “Miss My Canine,” dropped on September 12, solely per week earlier than the album’s launch date. “Miss My Canine,” which has a score of three.63 out of 5 on HotNewHipHop with eight evaluations tallied, doubles as a public apology to Drake, Future, 21 Savage, Gucci Mane, Mariah the Scientist, and others. 

“Miss My Canine” isn’t confirmed as an album single as of this writing. Nevertheless, the music is probably the most weak Thug has allowed himself to be in his music in a really very long time. Its accompanying video provides to the emotional heft. It splices in behind-the-scenes footage that includes the folks to whom Thug is extending an olive department. Past the formally launched tracks, there are loads of leaks and snippets that Thug’s teased because the starting of the yr. We count on quite a lot of of these to finish up on the ultimate model of the album.

As is custom with Thugger initiatives, UY Scuti is anticipated to have a protracted listing of featured names. Some visitor appearances embody the aforementioned Future and 21 Savage, in addition to Ken Carson, whom Thug premiered a brand new music with throughout his set at Summer time Smash this previous June. The previous two made tweets about their involvement earlier in the summertime. Mariah The Scientist was additionally set to be on the album, however after an admission of infidelity from Thug, followers have no idea the place the 2 at present stand. Nevertheless, Thug has not walked again any affirmation of Mariah showing on the album. And naturally, there’s the potential for options from others who’ve been in Thug’s orbit for years. 

Lil Child stays a chance, although it is usually unclear the place they stand after the leaked calls. Drake and Thug have been shut collaborators for years. Even with Drake’s title being talked about on the calls, that probably won’t change. On the manufacturing aspect, confirmed names embody Wheezy, Southside, and Metro Boomin, three longtime collaborators. Metro began engaged on beats for Thug as quickly as his launch from jail. Younger Thug albums at all times really feel like large-scale occasions due to what number of different artists come by way of to make their voices heard. With this album being his first main effort since popping out of jail, everybody who’s anybody will probably present up, even with the controversy he’s been navigating for the previous few weeks.

UY Scuti comes throughout a battle for gross sales and a focus between among the largest stars in standard music. Sabrina Carpenter kicked off that stretch with the discharge of Man’s Finest Pal on August 29, which bought 366,000 copies in its opening week. Thugger initially supposed to drop on September 19. Nevertheless, he confirmed on September 17 that the album is now dropping on September 26. The September 19 launch date would have seen him go head-to-head with Cardi B’s sophomore album, Am I The Drama?, a launch that’s almost seven years within the making after the Grammy-winning Invasion of Privateness. As an alternative, he will likely be competing with Doja Cat, who additionally releases her new album Vie on September 26. After all, any new music from Doja initiatives to be an enormous deal contemplating her A-list standing. 

He may even have interaction in a gross sales warfare with rival YFN Lucci. Lucci introduced earlier this week that he moved his album’s launch date to the twenty sixth as properly. Thug claimed that there isn’t any warmth between the 2 of them, however this transfer coming after Lucci’s definitely implies in any other case. The week after his new launch date, Taylor Swift will drop on October 3. As at all times, Swift will dominate public dialogue for primarily so long as she desires to. A number of of the largest names round (and a rival) will likely be placing forth their newest works for all to listen to in fast succession. That would wind up being detrimental to the eye Thug’s challenge receives from the final inhabitants. Nevertheless, hip-hop followers will undoubtedly be locked in to what has change into one of many style’s most extremely anticipated releases of 2025.