Young Thug has officially returned to music, with the rapper dropping his first verse since his release from jail last year on Lil Baby’s “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber.”
The track also boasts a verse from Future, and features production by Wheezy and Juke Wong. Young Thug, for his part, sounds as fresh as ever on his verse, settling on a straight ahead delivery that eschews some of his wilder vocal fluctuations, but still takes plenty of lyrical twists.
He also briefly addresses his legal situation in a quick interlude before his verse officially begins, remarking on the experience with some cheeky incredulity: “I don’t even believe I was locked up, for real, for real,” he says. “I was havin’ my way the whole time, fool, you know what I’m sayin’?”
Young Thug spent more than two years behind bars after he was arrested and charged in the massive YSL gang case. He secured his release last October after pleading no contest to racketeering and gang charges, as well as guilty to drug, gun, and a lesser gang charge.
The rapper was then sentenced on the spot to time served, 15 years of probation, and a “backloaded” consecutive sentence of 20 years that would go into effect if he violates the terms of his probation. Those terms, however, are strict: Young Thug is forbidden from associating with other known gang members or co-defendants in the trial (except his frequent collaborator Gunna); he is barred from promoting gang activity in any way; he must stay away from the Atlanta metro area for 10 years (except for significant events like weddings or funerals); and he has to give several anti-gang and anti-violence presentations.
“Dum, Dumb, and Dumber,” meanwhile, is one of 15 tracks on Lil Baby’s new album, WHAM, which dropped today, Jan. 3. The LP marks Baby’s first studio effort since 2022’s It’s Only Me, and along with Thugger and Future, it features guest appearances from Travis Scott, 21 Savage, Glorilla, Rod Wave, and Rylo Rodriguez.
