{
  "id": 12487311,
  "title": "Young Thug Teases Drake Collaborations & Says He’s Releasing an R&B Album Later This Year: ‘This Mary J.’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/young-thug-teases-drake-collaborations-says-hes-releasing-an-r-b",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T22:32:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/young-thug-drake-rb-album-mary-j-blige-1236355666/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Young Thug is planning to release an R&B album this year, drawing inspiration from Mary J. Blige, according to his recent interview on The Crew Has It podcast. He expressed excitement about the project, stating, \"R&B motherf—er. I’m going R&B, I’m going R&B. That bi— real, I’m going Mary J. I’m going real R&B. Most of the songs are sexual though. There’s probably two or three heartbreak songs. Most of ’em are fun times.\"\n\nThe Atlanta rapper has previously experimented with R&B elements in his music, as seen in projects like Beautiful Thugger Girls, which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and featured hits like the multiplatinum \"Relationship\" with Future. Young Thug hinted at collaborating with Drake in the future, including a song titled \"What a Time to Be a Slime,\" which leaked in 2020. The two artists have a history of creating dynamic music together, with chart-topping tracks such as \"Way 2 Sexy,\" \"Ice Melts,\" and \"D4L.\" Young Thug and his Young Stoner Life labelmates are set to perform in Europe later this month as part of the New Generation Tour.",
  "summary": "Thugger has dabbled in R&B on projects like 2017's Beautiful Thugger Girls .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}