Young Thug has released a seven-minute apology song, “Man I Miss My Dogs,” with verses addressed to Drake, Mariah the Scientist, Future, and more.
The song arrives as Thugger contends with a wave of controversy over leaked recordings of jailhouse calls he made while incarcerated during the YSL trial. On those calls, the rapper expressed his frustration with many of his peers and commented on industry rumors and gossip (such as the falling out between Metro Boomin and Drake). The leaks also revealed that Yung Thug had been speaking with other women despite his relationship with Mariah the Scientist.
Young Thug addressed some of these calls during a recent interview on the Perspektives With Bank podcast, but “Man I Miss My Dogs” is arguably his most direct apology so far. As of publication, the song and its accompanying video are only available on social media. On Instagram, Young Thug also shared the full lyrics and even tagged the individual artists he’s addressing in the song. (Only Future isn’t tagged, as he’s not on Instagram.)
“Man I Miss My Dogs” opens with a plea to Mariah the Scientist: “Baby, I’m sorry, one of my biggest fears is losing you to the internet/ One of my biggest fears is waking up in our bed without you right by my neck.”
Verse two is addressed to Drake, with Young Thug mentioning the visit Drake paid him while he was incarcerated (“Never diss you, came to visit me at Cobb County like my kin do”) and also expressing his hope that the rapper can squash his beef with Metro Boomin (“Brother, some of y’all biggest hits together/The chemistry been there”).
Elsewhere, Young Thug pleads with longtime collaborator Lil Baby to return his phone calls; expresses his admiration for Future; tries to make amends with 21 Savage; and appears to ask Gucci Mane for forgiveness in relation to the plea deal he took in the YSL gang case: “N**ga, please I’m not a rat/But that cheese where it’s at/All the n**gas on the case that didn’t take please, that is that.”
The last verse of “Man I Miss My Dogs” appears to be dedicated to Young Thug’s family. It ends with the lines: “Made some mistakes, now the game tryna ban me/They don’t want your child no more, now they tryna to plan B me.”
“Man I Miss My Dogs” arrives as Young Thug prepares to release his new album, UY Scuti, next Friday, Sept. 19. The album follows 2023’s Business Is Business, and marks his first full-length release since the end of the YSL gang trial.
