Young Thug Says White Face Album Cover Was Meant to Be “Some Funny S**t” [Video]

Young Thug spoke candidly about his new album “UY SCUTI” during a recent appearance on the “It’s Up There” podcast, including the odd cover art.

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The full conversation is set to release today, but a clip shared by host Big Loon on Twitter has already sparked discussion among fans and critics alike.

The album has generated controversy for two reasons. First, the cover art depicts Young Thug as a white man with blue eyes, a creative choice that many found inflammatory. Second, the opening track, “Ninja,” features the N-word with the hard R, which drew more criticism online. Thug addressed both in the podcast, framing them as playful experiments rather than political statements.

“I think it was just, like, some funny s**t,” Thugger said. “But it’s still serious to the point where I went with it….We always joked and played in my hood. ’N***a, you want to be the biggest, go white….We just talking s**t… It’s just a narrative that the world paint. And we just going with the narrative…Michael Jackson went white for this,’ we know that ain’t true…We just go with the motions. It’s just all fun…They always let the white people be the biggest. I love white people, too… We got big-a** artists too that’s Black… I was just pushing the envelope a little bit.”

Thug also reflected on the broader dynamics of race and success in music, referencing iconic figures.

“You want to be the biggest n***a in this mother f**king world, you got to be Eminem,” he said. “I just put the white album cover out, just talking s**t. It’s just all fun s**t, though. I ain’t with none of that political s**t. We having fun, it’s music, and you shouldn’t take it so serious. It’s not like we can make it out alive, anyway. We all gon’ die, no matter what. You got to choose to be happy and put in the world what you want and the legacy you want to create for yourself, ‘cause that’s what it’s about.”

With “UY SCUTI” now officially released, the podcast gives fans a closer look at the rapper’s mindset behind the album.