For the first half of 2018, we didn't hear too much music from Young Thug with the exception of his Hear No Evil EP and a few features. However, he came through strong in the latter half of the year, releasing On The Rvn and his YSL compilation tape, Slime Language which dropped in the summer. The compilation served as a formal introduction to the YSL camp rather than an actual Young Thug project. "Chanel" was one track that stood out more than anything else and today, Thugger comes through with the official visuals for the song.
Alongside Lil Baby and Gunna, Young Thug wanders the forest in his new music video for "Chanel." Thug's been delivering some pretty creative videos this year and the "Chanel" adds to the list. The three rappers keep the "Slime" theme going in the music video with a giant CGI snake that slithers through the trippy forest Thug, Baby and Gunna are posted up in.
Baby and Gunna have been two artists Thug has been co-signing for a minute. The two artists have been close collaborators for quite some time and this past October, they joined forces to release their collaborative project, Drip Harder.
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