Young Thug recently performed for NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series. In this concert, he premiered some new tracks from his forthcoming punk album.
The concert was arranged in the gardens of the Houdini Estate in Los Angeles. The rapper presented four new songs – ‘Die Slow’, ‘Droppin’ Jewels’, ‘Hate The Game’, and ‘Tick Tock’. In addition, he performed the reworked version of ‘Ski’.
Tiny Desk producer Sidney Madden stated, “Thug is using his Tiny Desk debut to usher in his next era, one that’s meant to represent ‘authenticity, consciousness, and overall purity’,” Sidney also mentioned, “The Grammy winner’s rhymes slither along smoothly no matter how rough the music, taking fans on a journey of energy and emotion.”
The rapper has mentioned releasing a punk album in 2019. Young Thug said about the album, “It’s most definitely touching music,” he said. “It’s music that the world is going to embrace. [‘Punk’] means brave, not self-centered; conscious. Very, very neglected; very misunderstood. Very patient; very authentic.”