Young Thug Posts Cryptic Tweet About Lil Baby Amidst YSL Trial

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BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 02: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Lil Baby and Young Thug perform onstage during the iHeartRadio Album Release Party with Lil Baby at the iHeartRadio Theater on March 02, 2020 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia )
Thugger has our attention.

There are a lot of moving parts in the YSL trial. Young Thug is the leader, and therefore the face, of the organization, but Lil Baby and Gunna have played pivotal roles. Lil Baby has continued to voice support for Thug. Gunna, on the other hand, has come under fire from the hip-hop world. Many believe Gunna snitched on his label boss to save himself, but he denies these claims. Context is important, because Young Thug's recent tweet doesn't provide any. The rapper sent a message to Lil Baby, and fans are unsure as to what it could mean.

The tweet in question was posted on June 26. Young Thug wrote: "Whateva wham say goes," which again, makes little sense in a vacuum. "Wham" is the nickname Thug has for Lil Baby, which implies the rapper is supporting whatever Baby wants to do on the outside. Simple enough. Except for the fact that the message was shared after footage of Gunna resurfaced online. The footage in question sees Gunna declaring that he's still part of YSL. "I'm still signed," the rapper asserted. "Still providing, like we still been pushing. No paperwork has been changed... It's still going."

Young Thug And Lil Baby Have Remained Close Friends

Lil Baby and Gunna, who were once serial collaborators, have been on the outs since the YSL trial started. Lil Baby even threw subliminal disses at Gunna on the song "Family Freestyle" from 2023. "Some ni***s taking pleas at trial I know that slime ain’t happy," Baby rapped. More disses came on "350," which saw the rapper calling an unnamed target a "rat." It doesn't take much to arrive at the conclusion that Lil Baby is siding with Young Thug in the YSL cold war.

Lil Baby has been upfront about his stance on Thug. He told XXL that he barely talked to Gunna when the YSL case began, but stayed in touch with his label boss. "He's not like one of my rap friends," the rapper noted. "He's one of my personal friends. We actually talk on the phone. Or if we in the same city, like one of them guys that I pull up on." It's unclear whether Young Thug's tweet was meant to suggest that Lil Baby wanted Gunna off the label, or if he was merely co-signing Baby. Either way, all eyes will remain on YSL.

About The Author
Elias Andrews is a music and entertainment writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH in 2024 as the lead night shift contributor, which means he covers new music releases on a weekly basis. In the year since joining, Elias has covered some of the biggest and most turbulent stories in the world of music. He covered the Drake and Kendrick Lamar battle, and the release of the disses “Family Matters” and “Meet the Grahams,” in particular, in real time. He has also detailed the ongoing list of allegations and criminal charges made against Diddy. Elias’ favorite artists are Andre 3000, MF Doom, pre-808s Kanye West and Tyler, The Creator. He loves L.A. hip-hop but not L.A. sports teams. The first album he ever bought was Big Willie Style by Will Smith, which he maintains is still a pretty good listen.
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