{"id":3938,"date":"2025-09-01T12:09:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/09\/01\/young-thug-allegedly-manipulated-charts-with-fake-streams\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T12:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:09:36","slug":"young-thug-allegedly-manipulated-charts-with-fake-streams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/09\/01\/young-thug-allegedly-manipulated-charts-with-fake-streams\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Thug Allegedly Manipulated Charts With Fake Streams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s37284.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gunna-Young-Thug-960x720.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A leaked call reveals Young Thug allegedly tried to boost his own streams and even spent $50K to secure Gunna a No. 1 album over The Weeknd.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"allhiphop-subscribe2\" style=\"    margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<form target=\"_blank\" action=\"https:\/\/read.letterhead.email\/all-hip-hop\/subscribe\" method=\"POST\">\n<div class=\"form__group\" bis_skin_checked=\"1\" style=\" padding: 30px; background: #f5f5f5; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\" class=\"form__label form__label--required\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>AllHipHop.com<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now!<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" maxlength=\"\" required=\"required\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"form__input\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"form__group__field__submit-button items-center button button--secondary\" style=\" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(197, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border: 0px solid rgb(41, 98, 255); border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px 23px; \"> Subscribe <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/young-thug\">Young Thug<\/a> admitted in a leaked jailhouse phone call that he spent $50,000 on fake streams to push<a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/gunna\"> Gunna<\/a> to No. 1 over<a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/the-weeknd\"> The Weeknd<\/a> and considered doing the same with his own album to outpace country star Morgan Wallen.<\/p>\n<p>The audio, which surfaced on Sunday (August 31), captures the<a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/atlanta\/\"> Atlanta rapper<\/a> speaking with his manager about manipulating streaming numbers to boost his album, <em>Business Is Business<\/em>, to the top of the charts.<\/p>\n<p>Thug was frustrated that Wallen\u2019s numbers were blocking his path to a No. 1 debut.<\/p>\n<p>In the call, Thug urged his manager to contact \u201cthat plug\u201d to help inflate the numbers. The manager replied, \u201cI\u2019m not gonna sleep until we beat him. Whatever happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeat then boy then tell the boy, \u2018You can\u2019t beat me, join me,&#8217;\u201d Thug said, joking about surpassing Wallen and then trying to get him on a track.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Young Thug\u2019s Manager promising to buy streams for young thug\u2019s \u201cBusiness is Business\u201d so that he can outsell Morgan Wallen for the #1 on the billboard 200 chart\ud83d\ude02\u261d\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo ahead &amp; do that boy\u201d- Young Thug <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hQum8mqVzy\">pic.twitter.com\/hQum8mqVzy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GUNNA DAILY\ud83d\udc99 (@Gunnnaupdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gunnnaupdates\/status\/1962289076599464286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-young-thug-claims-he-bought-gunna-s-win-over-the-weeknd-with-fake-streams\">Young Thug Claims He Bought Gunna\u2019s Win Over The Weeknd With Fake Streams<\/h2>\n<p>In another leaked call, Thug also referenced using the same method to help Gunna\u2019s <em>DS4EVER<\/em> album edge out The Weeknd\u2019s <em>Dawn FM<\/em> on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not doing numbers like that,\u201d he said of Gunna. \u201cThe number one album you just had right now, I paid for you to have the number one album. You didn\u2019t honestly earn a number one album over The Weeknd, my boy. I paid for that s###. I never said anything; I never told him that, because we just got the plug on it. Like, you never earned a number one album. I spent 50 extra grand buying m############ streams. $50,000 buying streams for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thug also mentioned that<a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/cashxo\"> CashXO<\/a>, The Weeknd\u2019s manager, knew the same people and \u201ccoulda did the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Young Thug admits he and CashXO were both botting streams for Gunna &amp; The Weeknd, but CashXO eventually gave up. Remember Gunna beat out Dawn FM? Drake case seems more legit by the day, all this s### is manipulated. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y7dxDwz6kf\">pic.twitter.com\/y7dxDwz6kf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hip-Hop Unison (@hiphopunison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hiphopunison\/status\/1962283506693816368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The leak is the latest in a string of <a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/new-young-thug-audio-leaks-blaming-gunna-for-rico-as-snitch-allegations-engulf-atlanta-rap-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio clips<\/a> tied to the YSL RICO case, which has already included police interrogations and phone calls that stirred <a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/ysl-crew-implodes-ysl-co-founder-rips-young-thug-snitch-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tension<\/a> within the crew.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/young-thug-fake-streams-50k-for-gunnas-win-over-the-weeknd\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leaked call reveals Young Thug allegedly tried to boost his own streams and even spent $50K to secure Gunna a No. 1 album over The Weeknd. 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