ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 27: Drake and Young Thug attend the Summer Sixteen concert after-party at The Mansion Elan on August 27, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)
ATLANTA – Drake released three new tracks on Instagram on Tuesday, and one of the tracks appears to feature Young Thug, who is currently on trial in Fulton County for organized crime and various other offenses.
The songs were revealed via a new Instagram account called #plottttwistttttt. The three new tracks are “It’s Up” featuring 21 Savage and Young Thug, “Blue Green Red” and “Housekeeping Knows” featuring Latto.
The track “It’s Up” begins with several lines that specifically refer to the incarcerated rapper.
“I can’t sleep at night when Thug is in the Cobb County Corrections
I think he has thought enough, I think my brother has learned his lesson
It’s all just part of the game, we all have to roll with protection
And just like the damn judge, the gavels come out to raise objections.
Click here for the lyrics
It’s not clear when Young Thug recorded the chorus for Drake’s new song. It’s possible that it was recorded years ago, as Drake and Young Thug have collaborated several times before.
The new tracks were accompanied by a huge file dump on 100gigs.org, which contained previously unreleased material showing Drake’s lifestyle, recording sessions and stage footage.
In January of this year, Drake criticized Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville after a video of a phone call between Young Thug and his girlfriend Mariah the Scientist in the Cobb County Jail was released. The intimate video, apparently recorded after Christmas, went viral on multiple platforms.
“This has to be some kind of prison offense,” Drake wrote on social media. “You want to arrest this talented man and then not be able to control your employees using his personal business for their own benefit? Someone profited off of this video even existing and that is disgraceful. This whole case is a bust. Just release the guy and let him come home and continue to bring light to Atlanta!”
Drake mentioned the judge by name and asked, “Is this a criminal case or Atlanta’s social media promo case, Ural Glanville?”
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In 2023, Drake starred in Young Thug’s “Oh U Went” video, which was released while the rapper was waiting for the major RICO trial in Fulton County to begin.
In 2021, Drake, Young Thug and Travis Scott teamed up for the song “Bubbly.”
Young Thug and Drake’s partnership dates back several years to 2017, when they both appeared on the track “Sacrifices” from Drake’s playlist “More Life.” They also collaborated on various projects, including “D4L” from Drake’s “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” and “Solid” from Young Thug’s compilation album “Slime Language 2,” which was released in 2021.
