Young Thug is an American rapper. Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about Young Thug’s siblings, family life, and career.
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Jeffery Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), officially credited as Young Thug, is a talented American rapper, actor and songwriter.
He is often considered an intergenerational influencer; because his music greatly influenced the modern sound of hip-hop and trap. Young Thug is also known for his eccentric singing style and fashion sense.
He started his independent music career in 2011 with one of his singles called “I Came from Nothing”. In 2013, he was signed by Gucci Mane’s label 1017 Records.
In 2013, Young Thug introduced himself to the general public with the mixtape “1017 Thug”, which continued to receive excellent reviews and was even ranked No. 5 by Rolling Stone magazine among its 10 best mixtapes of 2013.
He won several awards for his work on the song “Havana” with Camila Cabello, including the AMA for Collaboration of the Year, Video of the Year and Favorite Pop/Rock Song.
All of this has made Young Thug a new star in hip-hop, cementing his place among Atlanta’s successful rappers with new songs like “The Weekend” and “Anybody.”
He was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Not much is currently known about the talented rapper’s early life.
He is 1.9 m tall and weighs 76 kg.
Young Thug reportedly became a father at the age of 17.
Young Thug is the proud father of six beautiful children from four different women (three sons and three daughters). His second son is named Jacob and his third son is named Jahmir.
In April 2015, he proposed to Jerrika Karlae, a swimsuit line owner whose mother runs Young Dolph.
Yung Thug has dated Amy Luciani and the late LaKevia Jackson.
In 2010, Young Thug began his music career as a guest on TruRoyal’s song “She Can Go.” He then released the first three installments of his I Came from Nothing mixtape series in 2011 and 2012.
Young Thug caught the attention of a popular Atlanta-based rapper named Gucci Mane. In 2013, Gucci Mane signed Young Thug to his music label 1017 Brick Squad Records.
Young Thug has been extremely successful in the last few years of his career. His net worth is estimated at $8 million. He has earned most of his fortune from the entertainment industry.
Over the years, Young Thug has become a social media star, especially on Twitter and Facebook, although he is no stranger to Instagram as well.
His official Twitter page has over 3.35 million followers with whom he has shared his recent career goals and details about his personal life.
He can also be found on Facebook, where he has over two million fans, and on Instagram, Young Thug is followed by over 750,000 people.
Information about Young Thug’s parents is currently not available on the internet.
However, in May 2022, Channel 2’s Mark Winne spoke with Jeffrey Williams Sr., the rapper’s father, after Young Thug was arrested on Monday in a sweeping gang indictment that named 28 people.
The rapper, real name Jeffrey Williams Jr., was arrested at a Buckhead home on an 88-page indictment that included charges of murder, robbery, and assault.
Young Thug Siblings: How Many Brothers Does Young Thug Have?
Young Thug was born in Atlanta and is the tenth of eleven children. They have different biological fathers. He and his sister are the youngest of all the siblings.
Young Thug is reported to have lost one of his brothers when he was a teenager. His late brother was shot dead in front of their house.
The rapper signed his brother Unfoonk, also a rapper, to YSL. In April 2021, he was part of the album Slime Language 2 and appeared on one of the tracks, Real.