With immense foresight, Young Thug called that debutSo Much Fun.The album bustled with rhythm and play.

He had long known he was the one,he toldRolling Stonein 2021.

Now, Abloh who Thug shouted out for sending him clothes onSo Much Funs Surf isdead of cancer.

Young Thug performs during the Astroworld Festival at NRG Stadium on November 9, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)

Young Thug at the Astroworld Festival in Houston on Nov. 9, 2019Suzanne Cordeio/AFP/Getty Images

They were indicted under RICO laws designed to take down the Mafia.

And theres not a clear end in sight.

Weve watched more Black people be killed by police with little recourse.

[Theres] not even a point to the songs, Thug toldNo Jumperin aninterviewahead of its release.

All of the songs are like turn-up, club, radio, fucking parade music.

Inventive side quests into country trap and meme-able album moments with the tapesBeautiful Thugger GirlsandJefferyhelped, too.

It was the perfect summer soundtrack.

If I had the money that I got right now from any other thing, Id retire.

I got enough money just to chill.

I cant retire from rap music, I like rap too much.

They both headlinedSaturday Night Livein 2021 and 2022, respectively.

By the time the trial began last November, they couldnt afford it.

No media organization is going to agree to cover a trial in its entirety TBD, Wicker reasons.

Young Thug, too, seems to be fading slowly from public consciousness.

Prison is the worst thing, he said then.