Young Thug delays UY SCUTI to Sept 26

Young Thug announced this week that his long-awaited album UY SCUTI will arrive a week later than planned, moving from Friday, September 19 to Friday, September 26. The Atlanta rapper signaled the shift in a late night Instagram Story showing producer Southside in the studio with the simple caption, "Next Friday," and reinforced the decision on X with a message saying, "Yall know I wasnt dropping Friday. Its a ladies day. Do yo s iamcardib," a post that Cardi B answered with encouragement.

The delay comes as Thug ramps up promotion for his first full-length project since his October 2024 release from jail following a high-profile RICO case. He has been steadily teasing material, including a recently circulated 16-second snippet built around a recurring "whoopty doo" line lifted from his interview with Big Bank. The clip, which repurposes a moment from a serious conversation about his legal troubles into a playful hook, has already sparked viral chatter on social media, with responses on X split between fans who view it as gimmicky and those who embrace his troll-like energy. One user wrote, "My goat doing gimmick tracks," while another posted, "Ngl he been making the right...