Overview

• Clips circulating online feature a voice attributed to Young Thug claiming he paid $50,000 for fake streams to push Gunna’s 2022 DS4EVER past The Weeknd’s Dawn FM on the Billboard 200.
• In a separate leaked exchange, he appears to discuss tapping the same “plug” to inflate streams for his own album, Business Is Business, which ultimately debuted at No. 2 behind Morgan Wallen.
• Other recordings include insults and allegations aimed at Quality Control CEO Pierre “P” Thomas, Migos, and Gucci Mane, fueling ongoing industry feuds.
• Luminate, the data provider behind Billboard’s charts, has not commented on the alleged stream manipulation.
• Gunna and The Weeknd have not issued public responses as the leaks revive tensions tied to the YSL RICO case and Gunna’s Alford plea.