As part of a panel at Revolt Summit last week, Young Thug made some pretty bold statements. When asked about what the future of Atlanta would be like is 5-10 years, Thug proudly announced,
“I don’t see no other city kinda like takin’ over Atlanta.”
Thug was born an raised in Atlanta, but his career kicked off the day he met Gunna. The two are well-known friends and spoke together during a panel hosted by Ryan Wilson. Now that they have made it big they are dedicating themselves to giving back to the community they say allowed them to succeed. According to Gunna, Thug was homeless when they met at a funeral, but the community and hospitality of Atlanta allowed them to become who they are today. Just earlier this year Thug and Gunna made headlines for paying 30 bails.
REVOLT 2021
Revolt came back live this year at Atlanta. The previous year, the event went exclusively virtual due to COVID complications. This year, the event is focused specifically on mental health and the community.
Charlamagne tha God kicked off the event with an inspirational speech about mental health. He emphasizes the need for removing the stigma surrounding mental health care and dealing with one’s traumas, “If you don’t deal with your trauma your trauma will eventually deal with you.” He thanks God and the community around him, particularly the black women in his life, for encouraging him to better himself. He in turn, now challenges the rest of us to be the best community possible.
Young Thug and Gunna at the Summit
In a panel hosted by Ryan Wilson, the CEO of The Gathering Spot, Gunna and Young Thug discuss their successes and what makes Atlanta a great place to be a rapper.
Wilson sets the tone by opening up with, “I think Atlanta is one of the most special cities in the country, if not in the world.” Gunna follows up first by talking about how Atlanta made him as a person. He emphasizes the hospitality and love that outpours from its community. He repeatedly mentions how his generation is responsible for clearing the way for the younger generations. And of course, he talks about music in Atlanta, “We got a big impact on music. […] We winning on music right now in Atlanta.”
Not to be outdone, Thug pranced onto the stage, pleasantly surprising Gunna. Seizing the opportunity, Wilson through the same questions at Thug, “We talked about how the collaboration, the community that exists out here is a real thing […] people in other cities they don’t build like that.”
Thug couldn’t agree more, “We getting bigger and bigger and bigger and the biggest artists that’s like popping right now are from Atlanta.” With Thug recently hitting #1 on the Billboard 200 with Punk things certainly seem to be going up and up and up! You can check out FMHipHop’s review of Punk here.
