Does Young Thug Write Their Own Music? Songwriting Credits & Scores

By the Numbers

4

Studio Albums

75

Tracks Credited

100%

Self-Written

16

Years Active

254

Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 75 / 75 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 75 tracks: how many Young Thug wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Young Thug has a writing credit100%

100%

Sole author0tracks0%

Co-written75tracks100%

Outside writers0tracks0%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Young Thug's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 75 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)100%

Composer (music)100%

Producer0%

Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Young Thug's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 100%

100%

2019So Much Fun

2021Punk

2023Business Is Business

2025UY Scuti

Early · 100% written

Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%

2010s

So Much Fun

100%

2020s

Punk, Business Is Business +1 more

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Young Thug sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Young Thug

Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Metro Boomin0%

EXO8%

Morgan Wallen50%

TLC59%

Destiny's Child69%

Ariana Grande77%

Chris Brown91%

100%Young Thug

Pure Performer0%

Songwriter~50%

Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

The London

So Much Fun

Written by Young Thug, J. Cole, Travis Scott, Jeffery Lamar Williams, Jermaine Cole, Jacques Webster II, Tyler Williams, Kenneth Edmonds

Co-wrote

Hot

So Much Fun

Written by Young Thug, Gunna, Jeffery Lamar Williams, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Glass

Co-wrote

Bubbly

Punk

Written by Young Thug, Drake, Travis Scott, Jeffery Lamar Williams, Aubrey Graham, Jacques Webster II, Wesley Glass, Ronald LaTour, Jr., Dylan Cleary-Krell, Daveon Jackson, Johnny Juliano, Ciaran Mullan

Co-wrote

Oh U Went

Business Is Business

Written by Young Thug, Drake, Jeffery Lamar Williams, Aubrey Graham, Leland Wayne, Michael Mule, Isaac De Boni, Jahmal Gwin

Co-wrote

Wit da Racks

Business Is Business

Written by Young Thug, 21 Savage, Travis Scott, Yak Gotti, Jeffery Lamar Williams, Sheyaa Abraham-Joseph, Jacques Webster II, Deamonte Kendrick, Wesley Glass, Dylan Cleary-Krell

Co-wrote

Discography 4 albums

Catalog covers all four Young Thug studio albums: So Much Fun (2019), Punk (2021), Business Is Business (2023), and UY Scuti (2025). His earlier breakout releases, including Barter 6 (2015) and I'm Up (2016), are classified by Wikipedia as commercial mixtapes rather than studio albums, so they are omitted here, as are his two collaborative compilation albums with the YSL roster (Slime Language and Slime Language 2). For UY Scuti, the standard twenty-one-track digital edition is used; the longer Supernova edition adds further tracks not listed here. For Business Is Business, the original fifteen-track edition is used rather than the expanded Business Is Business (Metro's Version) reissue.

2019100%

So Much Fun

YSL Records / 300 Entertainment / Atlantic Records

19 tracks

2021100%

Punk

YSL Records / 300 Entertainment / Atlantic Records

20 tracks

2023100%

Business Is Business

YSL Records / 300 Entertainment / Atlantic Records

15 tracks

2025100%

UY Scuti

YSL Records / 300 Entertainment / Atlantic Records

21 tracks

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Young Thug75 tracks

WG17 W17 LW13 MB13 LH8 LO8

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. WG Wesley Glass · W Wheezy · LW Leland Wayne · MB Metro Boomin · LH London Holmes · LO London on da Track

The Writers & Producers Behind Young Thug 6 key collaborators

WG

Wesley Glass

Songwriter

So Much Fun / Punk / Business Is Business / UY Scuti17 tracks

W

Wheezy

Producer

So Much Fun / Punk / Business Is Business / UY Scuti17 tracks

LW

Leland Wayne

Songwriter

Punk / Business Is Business / UY Scuti13 tracks

MB

Metro Boomin

Producer

Punk / Business Is Business / UY Scuti13 tracks

LH

London Holmes

Songwriter

Business Is Business / UY Scuti8 tracks

LO

London on da Track

Producer

Business Is Business / UY Scuti8 tracks

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Young Thug sits high on the lyricist scale and very high on the composer scale, the standard shape for a modern trap artist who writes his own lyrics over producer-driven beats. He anchors the lyricist column on his own tracks, joined by the featured rappers and singers who wrote their guest parts. The composer column runs much wider because each track is built by a deep bench of producers: every song lists his legal name, Jeffery Lamar Williams, beside the producers and co-writers credited on the beat, from Wheezy and Pi'erre Bourne on So Much Fun to Metro Boomin across Business Is Business.

Quick Facts

Real nameJeffery Lamar Williams, an Atlanta rapper
Label bossFounded YSL Records in 2016
No. 1 albumSo Much Fun (2019) debuted atop the Billboard 200
GrammyWon Song of the Year for co-writing Childish Gambino's 'This Is America'
No. 1 featureFeatured on Camila Cabello's chart-topping 'Havana'
Studio albumsFour, from So Much Fun (2019) to UY Scuti (2025)

Creative Fingerprint

A melodic rap innovator who writes his own material: Young Thug builds his verses and hooks himself, famously planning them without writing on paper, over beats from a rotating cast of producers.

The Story

Young Thug, born Jeffery Lamar Williams, is an American rapper and singer from Atlanta, Georgia, widely cited as one of the most influential artists in modern trap and Southern hip-hop. He emerged in the early 2010s with a string of self-released mixtapes, broke through with the 2015 commercial mixtape Barter 6, and founded the label Young Stoner Life (YSL). His elastic, melodic delivery and unconventional phrasing helped shape a generation of melodic rap. He released his debut studio album So Much Fun in 2019, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, followed by Punk in 2021 and Business Is Business in 2023, the latter completed while he was incarcerated during the YSL racketeering case in Georgia. He returned in 2025 with UY Scuti. He writes his own verses, with guest rappers and singers contributing their own parts, while the wider composer credits list his legal name alongside the long rosters of producers who build his beats.

Awards & Recognition

Grammy Award for Song of the Year, co-writer of 'This Is America' by Childish Gambino (2019)

So Much Fun debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 (2019)

Featured on 'Havana,' a number-one Billboard Hot 100 single (2017)

Frequently Asked Questions Young Thug

Does Young Thug write his own songs?

Yes. Young Thug writes his own raps and melodic hooks, and he is credited across his catalog, from 'Hot' to 'The London.' He is known for an unconventional process, reportedly planning his lyrics by drawing shapes and signs rather than writing them out, and his eccentric melodic delivery reshaped modern rap.

Who is Young Thug?

Young Thug, born Jeffery Lamar Williams, is an Atlanta rapper known for his experimental, melodic vocal style and his influence on a generation of hip-hop. He founded the label YSL Records in 2016.

Did Young Thug win a Grammy?

Yes. Young Thug won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year as a co-writer of [Childish Gambino](/artist/childish-gambino/)'s 'This Is America' in 2019. He contributed to the track's writing despite not being a lead performer on it.

Was Young Thug on 'Havana'?

Yes. Young Thug is featured on Camila Cabello's 'Havana,' which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2017. It became one of the biggest hits to carry his name.

What is Young Thug's biggest album?

So Much Fun (2019) is his commercial peak, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 and led by 'Hot' and 'The London.' It followed years of acclaimed mixtapes that built his reputation.

How many albums has Young Thug released?

Young Thug has released four studio albums: So Much Fun (2019), Punk (2021), Business Is Business (2023), and UY Scuti (2025). Much of his earlier influential work came through mixtapes rather than official albums.

Why is Young Thug called King Slime?

Young Thug goes by 'King Slime' as the leader of his YSL (Young Stoner Life) collective and label, where 'slime' is a term of loyalty and brotherhood. He also uses nicknames like Thugger and Spider.

Who wrote 'The London'?

'The London,' featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott, was co-written by Young Thug and his collaborators for the 2019 album So Much Fun. It became one of his highest-charting singles.

Sources

Wikipedia: Young Thug Wikipedia: Young Thug discography Wikipedia: Young Thug (birth name Jeffery Lamar Williams, sourced to Fulton County Jail records)