The Ones: Young Thug’s “Millions”

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Young Thug - “Millions”

Young Thug is often thought of as a melody-first rapper, but he can bar out with the best of them. That seems to be the point of “Millions,” one of a handful of tracks released as part of a new deluxe edition of his last album, So Much Fun. He spends most of the song rapping about how rich he is, how he’s a jetsetter and a trendsetter. But the flex is the song itself: Rarely does Young Thug sound this composed and unflappable in his raps. With partner-in-crime Wheezy on hand again, Thug navigates noodling strings and throbbing bass with skittering cadences that shift into a jerky start-stop flow. He usually performs with a manic energy, but here he is collected, nearly nonchalant. There’s a moment that sounds like a Big Tymers homage and another where he almost sounds post-hyphy. It’s a testament to Thug’s standing as one of the decade’s most versatile performers.

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Originally Appeared on Pitchfork