On Monday (Nov. 9), Atlanta producer Metro Boomin sent out some very loaded tweets where he insinuated that DS2 rapper Future was the root of a number of trends happening. Slime Season rapper Young Thug wasn't too thrilled with the cryptic tweets, and sent out a very direct message of his own where he openly dissed Future by saying, "I'm Michael Jackson, he's Tito."
Although the tangent appeared to be addressed to no one, Boomin took to Twitter to express his thoughts on rappers and the resurgence of artists dropping multiple mixtapes to use as a formula for getting hot on the charts. Despite him never mentioning any names, he tweeted a meme of Future, suggesting that a number of rappers were looking to emulate him.
** Warning: Tweets below contain graphic language
Everyday I wake up, new mixtapes are falling out of the sky.. I think we all know where the trend came from lol pic.twitter.com/dytHN7fubs
— Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 9, 2015
#ijustcallithowiseeit — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 9, 2015
And for all you internet n*ggas who like to tweet like you know everything, I'm not saying he's the first to do it. — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 9, 2015
But artists have not put this much music out in years, now artists are dropping tapes every month. Everyone was holding their music b4 — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 9, 2015
These n*ggas crazy tryna tweet me like I don't know who Lil Wayne is and like those weren't my main years growing up — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 9, 2015
N*ggas tweet more than they read these days lol — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 9, 2015
Don't tweet me about anything before 2014 because that's not what I'm talking about. Talk to me about the CURRENT state of rap music. — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 9, 2015
N*ggas know Guwop and Weezy legends. What's understood doesn't have to be explained. — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 9, 2015
All I'm saying is, I wish that everyone would put out more quality music over the quantity. It's a marathon, not a sprint. — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 9, 2015
Moral of the story is, putting out 5 tapes in a year won't make you heat up like Future. That was just his path. It's not for everyone
— Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 9, 2015
Just take all the hardest songs from the 5 tapes you plan on dropping, and make 1 tape full of fire. #qualityovereverything — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) November 9, 2015
Thug took to Twitter to address Boomin's tweets, obviously offended by some of his message on the heels of releasing his third mixtape, Slime Season 2. Thug addressed Boomin in a series of tweets, saying:
Hey @MetroBoomin who u referring to ????
— Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) November 10, 2015
Put some names on that sh*t lil boy @MetroBoomin — Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) November 10, 2015
A n*gga music couldn't ever sound nowhere near mines.... ((IM MICHEAL)) he's ((TITO)) — Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) November 10, 2015
It's ok to ride a n*gga d*ck, but don't agitate another one lil n*gga — Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) November 10, 2015
I think if you guys were to stop drinking so much cheap liquor and high-tech syrup you would be able to think before speaking and typing — Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) November 10, 2015
I have nun in the world against future I listen to his music His music makes me happy and I hope he continues to bless me and others with it — Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) November 10, 2015
I almost cried, but I no now — Young Thug ひ (@youngthug) November 10, 2015
Prior to Boomin expressing his thoughts on Twitter, just last month in an interview he spoke about how working with Future and Thug almost felt similar. He said, "Working with Thug and working with Future feels the same. They don't sound like each other, but their creative process and their level of talent is the same."
Gauging from Thug's reaction to Boomin's tweets, his prior reference to both artists having a similar style definitely seems like it could have played a factor in Thug lashing out.
Would you agree?
