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Young Thug Performs for the First Time Since Leaving Jail, Teams with Travis Scott and T.I.: Photos
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, JUN 23 – Young Thug returned to performing after his 2024 jail release, headlining for over 100,000 fans and premiering new songs from his upcoming album Uy Scuti.
- Young Thug headlined Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX’s 2025 Summer Smash on June 22 at SeatGeek Stadium near Chicago, performing live for the first time since his 2022 arrest.
- His return followed a 1200-day absence after pleading guilty to racketeering and serving time, a legal ordeal marked by controversy over prosecutors using his lyrics as evidence.
- Thug’s set mixed fan favorites and deep cuts, featured Travis Scott joining to perform “Hot,” and included appearances by Atlanta artist Ken Carson and T.I., enhancing the show’s significance.
- Over 100,000 fans attended the three-day festival, and Thug debuted a new single, 'Money On Money' featuring Future, marking his second new release since his November 2024 jail release.
- The performance symbolized Thug’s return as a genre-bending trap pioneer and impacted Atlanta’s rap scene, suggesting a new creative direction and rejuvenating anticipation for his forthcoming album Uy Scuti.
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Young Thug performs for the first time since leaving jail, teams with Travis Scott and T.I.: Photos
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Atlanta rapper Young Thug has returned to the stage for the first time since he was released from custody late last year. He was indicted on
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Atlanta’s exiled rap king has returned to the live stage. Young Thug, who spent more than two years behind bars before pleading guilty to racketeering and other charges, was Sunday’s headliner at Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX’s 2025 Summer Smash, following headlining sets from fellow ATL legend Future on Saturday and a duet set from Yeat and Don Toliver on Friday night. The sweltering heat at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, just outsid…
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