Lil Duke

A happenstance studio encounter with Lil Baby and Lil Duke ultimately resulted in "Mac 10," the new Trippie Redd track premiered by Zane Lowe Wednesday.

"Lil Baby was sleeping on the couch, and Duke was up with me," Redd explained to Lowe during a Beats 1-aired chat Wednesday. "We was just smoking and vibing. And Wheezy came in the studio, and I asked him for a beat, he gave me the beat. And then I did the chorus. Duke got on it. And then I woke Baby's ass up." - Complex

As YSL members — signed and affiliated — mobilize their respective takeovers, Thug’s most celebrated children and confidants arrive on the album at their most unbridled and unhinged. Anything less does a disservice to Thug’s power to make everyone bring their best selves out. One can hear Gunna over Madden start-menu horns and abrasively positive synth lines, deadpan floating across the wavelength with its own subdued intensity no matter how the surroundings morph. Lil Duke applies the Thug notes on his appearances by contrasting his more straightforward delivery with a high-pitch hurried energy, reaching for the edge of his range like he’s moments from falling out of the pocket. Once Lil Keed arrives on “Big Tipper,” his voice melds with Thug’s as the baton audibly passes, enabling him to tiptoe into unloading his eccentricities. - Fader