Young Thug has claimed that he paid for streams to ensure that Gunna‘s album DS4EVA landed at number one on the Billboard 200.
In a leaked phone call from Thug’s time in jail, the rapper can be heard discussing paying $50,000 for Gunna’s album to receive enough streams to top The Weeknd’s Dawn FM.
Thugger can be heard saying: “Like, the number one album you just had right now, I paid for you to have the number one album. You didn’t honestly earn a No. 1 album over The Weeknd, my boy. I paid for that shit. I never said anything to him. I never told him that.”
He added: “We just got the plug on that. You never earned a number one album. I spent 50 extra grand buying motherfucking streams for you.”
Young Thug says he spent $50K on fake streams aka (K-BOTS) on Gunna’s ‘DS4EVER’ for it to debut at #1 over The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ pic.twitter.com/bRlrNofeLq
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) August 31, 2025
Luminate, which provides the data for the Billboard charts, have yet to comment on Thug’s remarks.
Another leaked call hears Thugger going off on Gunna for taking a plea deal in YSL’s RICO case.
In the snippet of the call, Thugger appears to believe that his former friend and collaborator made his deal in the RICO case in order to see a woman.
He can be heard saying: “I wish he never get pussy no more, he will never get another dollar in the world, you don’t deserve nothing. Did that shit to get out for a hoe.”
Thug adds: “I’m in the same position you in n-gga. I’m a man though, I ain’t doing no sucker shit.”
Young Thug himself was forced to deny snitching on YSL associate Peewee Roscoe after audio of his interrogation was leaked online.
Thugger can be heard mentioning Roscoe but quickly went to social media to deny he was doing anything but help him.
He wrote on X: “They didn’t play my interrogation video in court cause I helped my brada #Ratwhere?”
Snitching has been a recurring theme throughout the controversial YSL RICO case with Gunna accused by many of assisting the prosecution in return for a plea deal, something he and his lawyer have strenuously denied.
Despite the denials, that hasn’t stopped Thug as well as the likes of Lil Baby and Fat Joe from taking shots at Gunna for allegedly snitching.
