The image of the 'Best Friend' rapper wearing a frilly lavender dress and a matching hat draws comparisons to video game characters.
- August 26, 2016
AceShowbiz -
Young Thug has become a trending topic on Twitter, but not for a good reason. A few hours before the midnight release of his new mixtape "No, My Name Is Jeffery", he unveiled the project's cover and people have been poking fun at it.
The said cover art features the rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, in a frilly lavender dress, hiding his face behind a conical hat. His eccentric outfits are not news to his fans, but nothing was as bold as the cover art which was shot by Garfield Larmond.
One Twitter user says the 25-year-old in the image looks like someone who is "about to engage in the meanest samurai fight." Some others photoshop the cover art and depict Thug as a video game character.
young thug look like he about to engage in the meanest samurai fight. pic.twitter.com/hNUxwsN1dM
— Ã�£ï¿½Ã�¤ (@Shironeki) August 26, 2016
& it begins lol Young Thug pic.twitter.com/HvrOkYWY7h
— ITSBIZKIT (@itsbizkit) August 26, 2016
Some people, however, defend Thug. "If you love Prince and James Brown, how can you hate on Thug?" one tweep posts. Another fan points out, "Ppl who are SO against Young Thug's outfit for his album cover forget that some rappers were also wearing extravagant outfits in the 80s/90s."
Young Thug jocking Kung Lao boy pic.twitter.com/67i5zBIGPM
— BladeÃ���ndretti (@BladeBlanchard) August 26, 2016
when they remake Final Fantasy 7 I hope they add young thug to it as a secret boss pic.twitter.com/tbvtUAK8GU
— KENSHIN X (@NoOrdinaryBean) August 26, 2016
Young Thug about to go 9 Tails hunting pic.twitter.com/NwvkjtJGiC
— Ã�£ï¿½Ã�¤Ã�£ï¿½Ã�¤Ã�£ï¿½Ã�¤ (@firexstyle) August 26, 2016
Young Thug album drop today, like the fourth best thing that's happened today pic.twitter.com/bUgTCajnFP
— gibbÃ��Ã�¦ (@agibby25) August 26, 2016
Thug's new mixtape, which was released on Thursday midnight, contains 10 tracks, including "Pick Up the Phone" (featuring Travis Scott (II) and Quavo). Other guests featured in the record are Gucci Mane, Wyclef Jean and another Migos member, Offset.
