{"id":918953,"date":"2026-10-07T03:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T03:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/918953\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T03:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T03:42:09","slug":"young-thug-has-an-rb-album-arriving-this-year-this-mary-j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/918953\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Thug Has an R&B Album Arriving This Year: ‘This Mary J.’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tYoung Thug<\/a> has dabbled with elements of R&B in the past, but now he\u2019s leaning into his influences for a full-fledged R&B project, which he\u2019s plotting to release before the year\u2019s out. <\/p>\n

\n\tThugger sat down with Power actors Kris D. Lofton and Gianni Paolo on Tuesday (Oct. 6) for an episode of the Hollywood duo\u2019s The Crew Has It podcast, which was taped over the weekend in Los Angeles at ComplexCon.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Atlanta native revealed his plans to drop the untitled R&B album, saying he\u2019s taking inspiration from Mary J. Blige<\/a> with a sound he hasn\u2019t completely explored.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis year,\u201d he said. \u201cR&B motherf\u2014er. I\u2019m going R&B, I\u2019m going R&B,\u201d he said. \u201cThat bi\u2014 real, I\u2019m going Mary J. I\u2019m going real R&B. Most of the songs are sexual though. There\u2019s probably two or three heartbreak songs. Most of \u2019em are fun times.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tProjects like Beautiful Thugger Girls saw Thug test the waters of R&B, while blending a mix of country and hip-hop. The experimental 2017 mixtape peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200<\/a> and spawned hits such as the multiplatinum \u201cRelationship\u201d (No. 65 Hot 100<\/a>) featuring Future.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tThug also hinted at releasing some of the collaborations he has with Drake<\/a> in the stash, including \u201cWhat a Time to Be a Slime,\u201d which leaked in 2020. \u201cWe got a few songs,\u201d he said. \u201cWe got sh\u2013. We finna drop. We finna do what we gotta do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDrizzy and Thug have proven to be a dynamic combination in the past on tracks like the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>-topping \u201cWay 2 Sexy,\u201d \u201cIce Melts\u201d (which reached No. 62 on the Hot 100<\/a>), \u201cD4L,\u201d \u201cSacrifices,\u201d \u201cParty on Cleveland\u201d and \u201cOh U Went.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tYoung Thug and his Young Stoner Life labelmates are heading to Europe later in October for a run of shows as part of the New Generation Tour across the pond. In August, Thugger and YSL released their Slime Language 3 <\/a>compilation album, which debuted at No. 146 on the Billboard 200.<\/a> <\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the full interview with Young Thug below. Talk about his upcoming R&B album takes place at the 23-minute mark.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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