![]() ![]() Such moments excepted, the content of Business Is Business feels bland, especially for an expectations-thwarting artist like Thug, who seems to be playing to the combative nature of online rap stans rather than taking the opportunity to offer any thoughts on his perilous situation or the state of the American criminal-justice system and its seemingly intentional moves against rap artists. ![]() 'What the Hell Is a Blizzard?' Trump Feigns Relatability at Dairy Queen Campaign Stop His verse on the track over Metro Boomin’s slow brooding production, while lyrically decent, feels lifeless that might be an honest reflection of his situation right now, but it falls flat compared to past album intros from Thug like “Die Slow” from Punkand “Just How It Is” on 2019’s So Much Fun. Thug does not disappoint: When the instigating Drizzy asks Thug how he’s doing, he answers, “Just pushin’ more Peter, more sweeter, more completer than any Peter pusher around,” which seems to be a nefariously subtle play on Gunna’s 2022 banger “Pushin’ P.” The audio of the phone call was obviously edited, so we don’t know the context for the quote. Gunna just dropped his own new album, A Gift and a Curse. Many listeners have been expecting this album to address Thug’s stance on Gunna - the Scottie Pippen to his Michael Jordan - who accepted a plea deal in the YSL case and was released from prison. After Drake opens with a scene-stealing melodic verse, Thug arrives in dramatic fashion via a recorded call from prison. Yet, in spite of that tragedy and turmoil, he’s here to set the record straight with his first album since 2021’s Punk, assisted by executive producer Metro Boomin and a supporting cast of his A-list rap peers.īusiness Is Business kicks off with the melodramatic mafioso opener “Parade on Cleveland,” featuring longtime collaborator Drake and titled and after Thugga’s neighborhood stomping grounds in Atlanta. Young Stoner Life (YSL) top dog Young Thug has been incarcerated for more than a year on charges of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act. From Slick Rick and 2Pac to Shyne and Bobby Shmurda, prison time impacts musical careers, mostly for the worst. ![]()
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