Young Thug’s phone calls from his time in jail continue to break the internet.
In a newly surfaced jail call from early September 2025, Young Thug lashes out at Kendrick Lamar—asserting that by turning down a feature for Thug’s 2023 album Business Is Business, Kendrick sealed his fate as eternally subordinate to Drake.
Thug voiced his frustration, questioning why Kendrick wouldn’t collaborate with him—calling such refusal arrogance. More pointedly, he declared: “That’s why these n**s will never be bigger than Drake, EVER in life.”
Thug emphasized Drake’s role as a benefactor in hip-hop, lauding his readiness to lift others up—something Kendrick’s selective approach, in his view, lacks. Drake’s willingness to consistently broaden his artistic network has, according to Thug, kept him at the pinnacle.
This salvo follows ongoing tension between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. In 2024, Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” diss track targeted Drake’s ties to Atlanta artists—including Young Thug—alleging Drake leveraged their influence for credibility and commercial gain. Thug, then incarcerated, later clarified in a GQ interview that he remains a Drake supporter, seemingly dismissing Kendrick’s inclusion as irrelevant to his allegiance.
While Kendrick’s lyrical strike was critically acclaimed—going on to win five Grammys and solidifying his dominance in that moment—the latest leaked audio from Thug suggests the feud’s embers are still burning.
While Young Thug solidifies his allegiance with Drake; the phone calls exposing his potential snitching allegations, botting streams, and comments about his counterparts in rap continue to spread on the internet. While this story is still ongoing, it continues to illustrate how alliances and artistic choices continue to shape perceptions and power dynamics in hip-hop.