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Sep 2019
1h 9m

Young Thug Gets His Due, But Is It Too L...

The New York Times
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One of the decade’s most copied rappers finally reached No. 1 on the album chart, years after his aesthetic rubbed off on hip-hop. Guest: Andrew Nosnitsky.

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