He couldn’t be further from all of that now. How, as the title to his first mixtape puts it, he came from nothing. How violence and poverty engulfed his adolescence. Thug has often spoken in broad strokes about his childhood: How he grew up in Atlanta public housing. It could also be the thick sense of joy in the air. Scientists believe babies’ brains are in a constant state of psychedelic wonder, which might explain how naturally the two seem to communicate. Inside, Thug greets a pint-size nephew like a peer. An impossibly large purple stone sat atop a pinky ring on his right hand, which might as well have been superglued to the Styrofoam cup that never seemed too far from his grasp. Thug, who is known to love extravagant jewelry, also wore a custom Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch on his wrist and had several diamond chains guarding his chest.
His dreadlocks were a vibrant blond (he’ll dye them pink a few weeks later) and draped neatly beneath his hat. He dressed casually, in a silk work shirt, slim blue trousers, and a forest-green snapback from the streetwear emporium Concepts. Jewelry by Rafaello & Co.Įarlier that afternoon, Thug arrived at the real estate closing with a handful of his family members. Set design by Bette Adams for MHS Artists. Photograph by Jackie Nickerson for Rolling Stone. “When you come from where we come from - when you make it, it’s all about extravagance,” says the 29-year-old rap star. Now, he’s decided to go a step further, purchasing a sprawling property about an hour outside of Atlanta. A few years later, on his 26th birthday, he gifted her $50,000 in cash. He tells me one of the first things he did when he became famous was buy her a car. Known to friends and family as Big Duck, she raised 11 kids, mostly on her own Thug, born Jeffery Lamar Williams, was number 10. The house in question is a birthday present for Thug’s mother. A gift exchange helps break up the monotony. Buying property is a complicated dance: Sign here, double-sign there, transfer oodles of money here. We’re inside a lounge on the fifth floor of a luxurious building in downtown Atlanta, where the team of realtors that just sold Thug a house have presented him with the lavish garment as a gesture of gratitude. RELATED: Kirko Bangz Returns With “Away” Feat.Young Thug stands swaddled in a blue Versace bathrobe.
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The full project features guest appearances from another independent king in Slim Thug, Lil Durk, Eric Bellinger and more. Press play on Now That U Here on Apple Music below. R&B records, major guest features and more. From salvos delivered towards the major label system to speaking on pain and heartbreak of losing his child, Now That U Here is a Kirko project for the diehards. Now That U Here represents Kirko at his most vulnerable and a decade after “Drank In My Cup” felt like the most important song in the world, it’s this project which represents Kirko’s most important work yet.Ĭoming in at only 8 songs, the project was first a Proud 2 Pay release with fans receiving not only a digital copy of the album but a hoodie and link to Kirko’s “Now That U Here” video. As personal as rapping about his family has been throughout his career, it took on a different effect when he mourned his young son.
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