Young Thug's Barter 6 won't sit well with the RapGenius generation. Looking for deeper meaning behind each one of his multisyllabic yelps is missing the point. Thugger is mostly style over substance, and sometimes that style lies in complete lack of substance.
Over the course of the 13-track mixtape, you'll notice Thug references just about every species in the animal kingdom. He hasn't done all his research on the (normal) behavior of each creature, but we can't help but marvel at Young Thug's imagination.
Without further adieu, join Young Thug on a trip to to the ATL zoo. Inside: Watch Thugga ride a blue dolphin, and bool with some rabid dogs (& Mike Vick).
"Hit the streets up and tear this bitch up like I'm Willie B."
Willie B. was a silverback gorilla that spent 39 years in the Atlanta zoo. Thugga is known to go ape shit on the streets, so while the kids might love Willie, Thug is ATL's most notorious gorilla.
("Halftime")
"I just want that neck like a giraffe / I like fish and water, I'm a bear"
Staying at the zoo, Thug compares himself to two animals: a giraffe, due to the high quantity of neck he receives, and a bear, as he enjoys "fish," or cocaìna, and "water," slang for diamonds. He also likes his fishscale to have a diamond-like consistency.
("Halftime")
"Feeling like I'm on a blue dolphin"
Thugga's referring to the "blue dolphin" brand of high-grade ecstasy pills, though I'm sure he goes for many imaginary dolphin rides when he's geeked up."
("Can't Tell")
"I think these hoes piranhas, excluding my baby mama"
While these hoes are snapping at Thugger with their vicious appetites, his baby mama is a beautiful blue dolphin. Smooth sailing.
("Just Might Be")
"Mink coat with the rolls like a Shar Pei"
Thugga is rollin', rollin', rollin'.
("Check")
"She's suckin' puttin' me in a coma, I nut all that fish on my sofa"
We've heard Thug refer to cocaine as fish, though, here, he clearly means something way nastier. If you find yourself at his house, stay away from the couch.
("Dome")
"Beyonce bitch, I'm a bumblebee"
Thugger Thugger is a bee in Beyonce's BeyHive, and, like Queen B, he's buzzing everywhere.
("Dome")
"And all my dogs, they're dirty, check for mange"
You can catch Young Thug "boolin' with my dogs, just like Michael Vick," but Thugga's homies aren't your average house pets; they're dirty street pups covered in mange."
("Never Had It")
"My bitch a tall-blooded horse, nigga, bronco"
Not sure I understand the compliment here, but you gotta be a trained equestrian to ride with Thug's hoes.
("Constantly Hating")
"We roll these bitches like they centipedes."
"I'm bangin' green like the lizard in Geico"
Lastly, Birdman, "the eagle," gives two animal shout-outs of his own, musing on his insect-like blunts (surely less off-putting than "smokin penises"). He's also getting money like the Geico lizard, though if you're doing business with Bird, you ain't saving 15% on anything.
("Knocked Off")
