Young Thug's "So Much Fun" On Pace For A Huge First Week

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20229.5K Views

Rapper Young Thug attends L'Eden by Perrier-Jouët on December 6, 2018 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Young Thug is expected to have a huge first week.

Young Thug had us waiting for a hot minute until he actually released his latest album, So Much Fun. The rapper's latest album arrived last Friday and it's undoubtedly lived up to the expectations fans had for it. Thug's latest project is a hit, there's no doubt about it. But since numbers don't lie, HDD reports that he's on pace to have the biggest first-week sales of his career. So Much Fun is expected to top the Billboard 200 with a predicted 125K-150K album-equivalent units moved within the first week. This will also mark Thug's first number one album on the chart ever.

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Young Thug's latest project features many of his frequent collaborators. Future appears on the comical, "Yes Mate" and Lil Uzi Vert on "What's The Move." Additionally, he grabs Quavo, Juice WRLD, 21 Savage, Doe Boy, Lil Duke, and Nav. But the thing about this project is that Young Thug teams up with artists in the Atlanta scene who've clearly been influenced by him. His two most successful proteges, Lil Baby and Gunna, pull up on the tracklist along with Lil Keed and Lil Gotit. In addition to them, he also linked up with Travis Scott and J. Cole for "The London."

We'll have to wait until next week to figure out whether the predictions are true but we're hoping to see Thug hit the number one spot.

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Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.

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