I remember years ago there was some report that he barely ate any food outside of sweets and candy, and would just get IV’s everyday for his nutrients
Thought it was cap back then but now![]()
Think that was a Rolling Stone piece, I remember that too. At the time, I thought it was partly just marketing him as a creative genius type, but also that he was like an out of control drug addict. At no point did he sound coherent or lucid, or self aware.
I asked his former manager where he expects Thug to be in ten years, and he said, “Either dead or in jail.”

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