New York Senate passes bill to prohibit rappers’ lyrics being used against them in court
The Rap Music on Trial bill would prohibit the use of rappers’ lyrics as evidence against them
Meet William Child , the claymation artist behind some of hip-hop’s best music videos
We meet the artist and director turning your favourite rappers into plasticine figures
Young Thug, slowthai, Young M.A and more join Woo Hah! 2020 line-up
Pop Smoke, Polo G, Shoreline Mafia and Maxo Kream have also been announced for the Dutch festival
The Top 20 Guest Verses of 2017
Chris Kelly rounds up 20 standout guest spots from the last 12 months, featuring Giggs, Gucci Mane, Nicki Minaj, Young Thug and Asian Doll
In Photos: Wireless Festival
Photographer Daniela Monteiro gets snaps of Young Thug, Rae Sremmurd, Skepta and more at the Saturday of the UK’s biggest hip-hop festival
Young Thug – Easy Breezy Beautiful Thugger Girls
In this latest round of rappers reconciling with the acoustic guitar, Young Thug’s foray pops far more than it twangs
Frank Ocean added to Flow Festival lineup
Frank Ocean has joined the lineup for Flow Festival in Helsinki. His live show at…
Young Thug, Pixies and The xx added to Øya 2017 lineup
Øya Festival have just announced a handful of new names for their 2017 lineup. The…
Young Thug’s ‘Wyclef Jean’ video is unintentionally brilliant
“I’ll just explain how this video fell apart,” runs the co-director’s onscreen annotations
Young Thug’s mum made him go to the airport to apologise to staff
The rapper was filmed calling two Alaska Airlines employees ‘ants’, ‘peasants’ and ‘bum ass hoes’…
Albums Of The Year 2016
The 100 best albums of the last 12 months, according to Crack Magazine
Young Thug is launching his own record label
The rapper shared a glimpse of the new YSL Records office on his Snapchat earlier…
Lil Yachty : Dream On
Old school hip-hop heads are outraged by his ‘bubblegum trap’ but, asks Duncan Harrison, isn’t it about time we let Lil Yachty and the kids have their fun?
Iggy Pop listens to The Black Madonna and Young Thug
Veteran punk rocker Iggy Pop told a crowd at his Red Bull Music Academy lecture,…
Young Thug’s sisters Dora and Dolly share EP
Thugga’s siblings have shared a 9-track mixtape featuring Young Thug with production from Wheezy, Fuse,…
See the moment Young Thug first found his JEFFERY outfit
Young Thug’s latest album cover sees the rapper wearing a long, loose gender-neutral piece by…
Gucci Mane – Everybody Looking
Despite the fact that a Canadian child actor and a former Miami corrections officer became…
Stream Gucci Mane’s new album Everybody Looking now
Drake, Kanye West and Young Thug all have guest spots on Gucci’s first post-prison album…
Frank Ocean’s full Calvin Klein advert is streaming now
Frank Ocean and Young Thug appear alongside model Kate Moss and Vogue’s creative director Grace…
Young Thug and Travis Scott share Pick Up The Phone ft. Quavo
It’s been a busy week for Young Thug After a week of Snapchat teasing Travis…
April 2016 Playlist
Kicking off with A. K. Paul’s futuristic Landcruisin’, this month’s playlist sees Young Thug produce some top tier slime and Sonic Youth members return
Thought It Was a Drought
Welcome to Crack’s monthly rap column
Watch Young Thug’s video for My People
The Atlanta rapper explores protest imagery Young Thug has shared a new video for the…
Young Thug is apparently on an Elton John remix
First he’s riding horses, now he’s collaborating with Elton John. Rumours have surfaced about a…
Watch Young Thug riding a horse around downtown Atlanta
Thugger mounts a stallion to announce a possible tour of the US Young Thug has…
Thought It Was A Drought
Welcome to Crack’s monthly rap column, featuring Young Thug, Boosie Badazz, and more
Watch Young Thug recite the lyrics to Best Friend
Young Thug performs a spoken-word version of his Slime Season banger in a new video…
Young Thug returns with NSFW-ish Worth It video
Atlanta’s Young Thug gets between the sheets with his wife in his new video for Worth It…
6 New Videos You Need To See
Bey slays, Flat Eric returns, and Pussy Riot fondue themselves in this week’s roundup
Young Thug dropped I’m Up this morning
Young Thug has released his latest mixtape via SoundCloud Originally intended to be titled Slime…
Young Thug shares I’m Up artwork and apparent tracklist
Tomorrow, Young Thug will release a mixtape which – having previously been titled as the…
February 2016 Playlist
At the time of writing, Young Thug and Future are being rude to each other…
Young Thug to play London and Manchester
Young Thug is returning to the UK next month for two shows It looks like…
Future
There was something up with Future last year. 2015 saw the singer-rapper drop five full…
Young Thug working on mixtapes with Fetty Wap, Migos and Post Malone
Thugger also revealed his first influences, the inspiration behind his work ethic, and why he wants…
December 2015 Playlist: EOTY Special
Our latest playlist is compiled entirely from our top 100 albums and our 50 favourite tracks of 2015
Tracks Of The Year 2015
We count down the 50 best tracks of the year
Rich Homie Quan hints at Rich Gang: Tha Tour Part 2
Atlanta’s Rich Homie Quan has hinted at a second instalment on Instagram 2014’s Rich Gang:…
Watch Young Thug’s video for Thief In The Night
Thugga dropped a clip for the Slime Season 2 cut last night Young Thug has…
Young Thug’s Slime Season 2 is streaming
The sequel to Young Thug’s Slime Season dropped on halloween as promised In the run…
Young Thug to release Slime Season 2 on halloween
Thugger announced the news on Instagram and Twitter Following on swiftly from last month’s Slime…
Jamie xx, Young Thug and Popcaan share Good Times video
The clip flits between New York and Jamaica Jamie xx, Young Thug and Popcaan’s massive…
YOUNG THUG – Slime Season
During a recent interview in France, Young Thug insisted that he’s from another planet. “And…
Hear Young Thug’s Slime Season mixtape
After a two month delay, the highly-anticipated tape is here Last night, Young Thug released…
Young Thug and Young Thug star as Young Thug in Best Friend Video
Yup, Thugga’s new video is on a seriously weird tip Following on from the pair’s…
Travis Scott – Rodeo
Rather than actually coming across like a rapper’s debut, ‘Rodeo’ is more of a confused mishmash of rap music ephemera from the last 12 month
Young Thug shares video for Again feat Gucci Mane
The new track is taken from Thug’s delayed mixtape, Slime Season Young Thug’s Slime Season…
Watch Jamie xx bring out Young Thug and Gyptian during Boiler Room set
Jamie xx delivered on his promise of some big guests for his Boiler Room, New…
Skepta jumps on Jamie XX’s I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)
Skepta has laid down bars on Jamie XX’s Summer anthem I Know There’s Gonna Be…
August 2015 Playlist
G-funk is in the air. Dre just casually dropped his first album in 16 years,…
Young Thug delays new album
Hy!£UN35 has been pushed back to September – or maybe even later The release date…
Hear Young Thug’s new single Pacifier
The rapper has dropped a new single while he’s being detained at the DeKalb County…
Watch Young Thug’s new video for With That
Thug and his crew get their heads blown up. Ahead of his new Money mixtape…
ONEMAN drops festival edits
The edits mix Skepta, JME, Young Thug and more ONEMAN has released a stream and…
Young Thug announces debut London show
Atlanta rapper Young Thug has announced his debut London show. DJ Semtex this morning announced…
Young Thug
It’s hard to talk about this record without mentioning that album title, so for those…
Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan + Birdman
here’s no denying that Young Thug – possibly Atlanta’s most original rapper – has had…