Young Thug is the latest in a long line of idiosyncratic mixtape rappers to inspire a level of obsession on the rap Internet that approaches the cultic. Like many objects of hip-hop fascination for hip-hop's early adopters—Gucci Mane, Lil B, the godfather Lil Wayne—Thug is a weirdo who luxuriates in his weirdness.…
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