“The album didn't need it”: Fans react as Young Thug reportedly claims he boosted Gunna’s DS4EVER over The Weeknd’s Dawn FM

The Young Thug and Gunna drama has gotten more complicated as the leaked prison phone call between Young Thug and 21 Savage sees the former alleging that he spent $50k on fake streams so Gunna’s DS4EVER would debut at number one over The Weeknd’s Dawn FM.

In a voice recording making the rounds on social media and shared by @djakademiks on X, Young Thug reportedly says:

"When he did his two-album deal with me. Cash called me one day, like, hey, what are y'all doing with Gunna? Who's speaking of them? I'm like, Wunna, 'Oh, no. You know, he tried to get signed ready. Well, we can sign it he demanded he want, you know, 20 million. So I told him, like, whatever you want, I'm going to give it to you, the money, whatever you want. Just on some we brother sh*t. Like, I know you can't go nowhere in this world and get no $20 million check from no label. "

The Go Krazy hitmaker reportedly added:

"You're not doing numbers like that. You all right, but you ain't doing it like that. You know? Like, the number one album you just had right now, I paid for you to have the number one album. You didn't honestly earn a number one album over The Weeknd, my boy. I paid for that sh*t. Never said anything to him. I never told him that, you know, because I just got. We just got the plug on it. Like, you never earned a number one ever. I spent 50 extra grand buy a motherf***ing stream 50,000 buying strings for you. For you to be me."

@houstonhero713 tweeted in response: “This album didn't need it because it slapped lol.”

More fans react to the alleged voice recording from Young Thug about Gunna

Other X users seemed to share the same sentiments as @houstonhero713.

@FLACKO_VVS stated: “This is done for most artists. Gunna is still a good artist.”

“Fake streams or not, Gunna music is still (fire emoji) @NewMediaSports expressed.

More X users commented.

“Classic industry maneuvers ... sometimes the numbers aren't just about fans, they're about strategy (and cash),@CyperX01 tweeted.

“It's wild how manipulated the industry really is. What fans think is 'organic' success is often smoke, mirrors, and marketing budgets,” @lamarinzevictor added.

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