Young Thug was chosen for the cover of XXL's Fall issue alongside Gucci Mane, and the Atlanta rapper sat down for an in-depth interview where he spoke about wanting to drop his stage name for his birth name, his relationship with Gucci Mane, and more.
After Gucci Mane was locked up, Young Thug became a loud supporter of "Free Gucci" movement and the "Best Friend" rapper opened up about how Gucci Mane kept him in the studio. He revealed, "He's just genuine. Kinda like Kanye West. He was like, 'Bruh, the rap game yours. You just gotta... don't get in trouble, keep rapping and I'ma make sure.' He kept me in the studio, then he went to jail again for the three years and I was there, every day. Going to work, going to work, going to work, going to work. And I always showed love."
During the conversation, Young Thug also gave more insight on why he wants to be known as "Jeffery." He explained that a lot of it has to do with his kids, as he told XXL, "I guess I'm just getting mature. I'm getting older. I don't want my kids to grow up and be like, "My dad's name is Young Thug" or "I want to be a young thug because my dad was a young thug." I want to be who I really am. I'm really Jeffery."
Check out the full interview up top.
Source: XXL
