Here’s Why Young Thug Says He Won’t Release New Music In 2018

Young Thug’s habitually been a bizarre, unpredictable guy who commands our attention. Earlier this week, for instance, he jumped on Twitter late at night to announce that he’s changing his name to SEX. It remains to be seen whether he actually follows through with that or not, yet right now, Thug’s made another announcement that no one ever expected.


As The Fader points out, the Atlanta rapper revealed in a recent Hypebeast interview that he doesn’t plan to release new music in 2018. The reason is surprisingly poignant: He’s doing it out of respect for his deaf brother.


“I've got a deaf brother,” Thug says in the clip. “I've got a brother who can't hear or talk, so I'd like to act deaf for per year. So I ain't going to put out no music this year.”


Thug also gave a update on his long-teased Hi-Tunes album — which he’s mentioned is “on the way” as far back as 2015 — saying, “In 2019, I'm going to put out probably Hi-Tunes.”


It’s worth nothing that Young Thug has already had a pretty mobile 2018 for now — he’s hopped on tracks with A-Trak and Shad Da God — and there may be other pre-recorded visitor verses on the way. In any case, vowing to intentionally slow down his hot streak is a powerful thing, especially as soon as you imagine that he’s doing it for a magnificent reason.