Young Thug Didn't Know He Won A VMA

BYAron A.Updated on November 22, 2022196 Views

Young Thug performs onstage at night three of the STAPLES Center Concert, sponsored by Sprite, during the 2017 BET Experience at Staples Center on June 24, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Young Thug apparently was unaware of his award.

With the VMA's going on last night, every little thing that happened got an update. Whether it was a Twitter letting you know about Taylor Swift's video or Fifth Harmony's alleged diss at their former member or even Kendrick Lamar's performance and win, it was damn-near impossible to miss anything that went on during the awards show including the award itself. While earlier today, it was revealed that Young Thug won an award for a music video he didn't even show up for that ended up going viral. Turns out, he didn't even know he won an award until earlier today.

Young Thug took to Twitter to ask his fans, his friends and anyone following him a very important question: "So no one was going to tell me that I won an award??" It's a pretty funny thought to think that after someone wins their first VMA, they are a) not even in attendance of the award show b) too much in their own world to even realize they've won an award until the next day. The tweet went out around 4:44 p.m. so it pretty much took the ATLien around 24 hours to figure it he took away a VMA. In all honesty, out of anybody in the hip hop game, it's only to be expected for Young Thug.

Last night, his video for "Wyclef Jean" took the award for Best Editing. As it should, the video was made as a fluke. Young Thug essentially didn't end up making it to the video shoot so director of it, Ryan Staake and production company Pomp&Clout, did some clever editing to ultimately tell the story of the music video. Story goes that Young Thug's Instagram account got hacked therefore he refused to end up on set. After being 10 hours late, the directors still made the show go on and obviously, put together something innovate and brilliant.

Hopefully as Young Thug puts out more videos and music in the future, he'll be able to witness the next VMA he takes away. Either way, it's definitely a good look for not only Thug but his director and production team as well.

Check the tweet below:

Update: Thugger has since took the time out to thank God & his parents for putting him on this Earth. (see IG post below)

https://twitter.com/_/status/902270588659666949
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYXFojzhTV1

About The Author

Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.