One of the most bizarre videos that Young Thug ever posted to Instagram — and that is saying a lot — is one where he promotes the imminent release of Barter 6 by threatening his idol, Lil Wayne. The video begins with Thug in the studio, pouring up a styrofoam cup with what is implied to be lean, before taking an obviously fake sip. He announces to the camera that Barter 6 (then still titled Carter 6, before Wayne allegedly threatened to sue) will be out that Friday and that the album release show will take place in Wayne’s home neighborhood of Hollygrove. “Meet me there, better yet, beat me there, yadigg,” he mumbles before someone off screen shouts, “With them dicks too!” and the camera cuts to a group of unnamed men brandishing automatic weapons. The clip is vaguely menacing but also a little surreal — an obvious bit of theater clearly meant to provoke a response. We didn’t yet know that we were watching a master at work.
