YSL Records

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YSL Records
YSL Records Official Logo.png
Parent companyWarner Music Group
Founded2016 (2016)
FounderYoung Thug
Distributor(s)300, Atlantic
GenreHip hop, trap
Country of originUnited States
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Official websiteyoungstonerliferecords.com

YSL Records (also known as Young Stoner Life and Young Slime/Slatt Life) is an Atlanta-based record label imprint founded by the Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug.[1] The company is a label imprint of 300 Entertainment.[2] Its artists include Gunna,[3] Lil Keed, and more. Several contemporary artists, such as Lil Baby (who used to be signed to the label[4]), Lil Gotit, Lil Uzi Vert, Nav, and Travis Scott, have expressed allegiance to YSL, but are not contractually signed.

History[]

The label was announced on November 15, 2016, through a video Young Thug had posted on his Snapchat showcasing his new office.[5] The video also includes a speech by 300 Entertainment co-founder, Kevin Liles, praising the new label.[6] In 2017, the label announced its first signee, fellow Atlanta native Gunna who was also being courted by Thug's mentor and former label Gucci Mane & 1017 Brick Squad Records.[7] During a string of mixtape releases that year, the label would announce further signees to the label with YoungBoy Never Broke Again signing a 5-album joint venture deal with YSL and Atlantic Records after opting against signing with Birdman's Cash Money Records, Lil Duke would also join the label alongside Thug's sisters Dolly and HiDoraah.[8][9]

On August 15, 2018, Thug announced a mixtape featuring the label's signees, except YoungBoy, titled Slime Language, which he released on his 27th birthday on August 16.[10] On September 12, Lil Baby announced a mixtape with Gunna titled Drip Harder, which was released on October 5 with Baby's label Quality Control.[11]

On February 22, 2019, Gunna released his debut studio album Drip or Drown 2, follow the album's single "One Call", which was accompanied by a music video.[12] On June 14, Lil Keed released his debut studio album Long Live Mexico, which was supported by three singles "Oh My God", "Proud Of Me", and "Pull Up".[13][14]

On February 28, 2020, Zaytoven released a mixtape with Lil Keed, Lil Gotit, and Lil Yachty titled A-Team.[15] In March, Gunna announced his second album Wunna. Its lead single Skybox was released March 6 day, alongside a music video.[16][17] On March 16, Gunna stated on Twitter that Wunna is an acronym for: "Wealthy Unapologetic N***a Naturally Authentic".[18] On April 3, Young Thug and Gunna released the single "Quarantine Clean", produced by Turbo the Great.[19] The following day, Gunna explained the album had experienced release issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] The Gunna and Young Thug collaboration was their first released song together since "Diamonds", which was released in December 2019.

On August 7, 2020 Lil Keed released his second studio album Trapped on Cleveland 3 through YSL Records.[21]

On December 18, 2020, YSL Records released "Take It to Trial", by Young Thug, Gunna and featuring Yak Gotti, the first single off the Slime Language 2 compilation, which followed on April 16, 2021.[22]

On January 7, 2022, Gunna released DS4Ever, the fourth and final mixtape in his Drip Season series.[23]

Artists[]

Current acts[]

Act Year
signed 		Releases
(under the label)
Young Thug Founder 10
Gunna[24] 2017 8
Lil Keed[25] 5
Strick[25] 4
T-Shyne[25] —
HiDoraah[26] —
Dolly White[25] —
Karlae[25] 2019 —
Unfoonk[25] 1
Yak Gotti[25] 2020 1
Yung Kayo[25] 2
FN DaDealer[25] 2021 1
YTB Trench[25] 1
Bslime[25] —

Former acts[]

Act Years
on the label 		Releases
(under the label)
Lil Baby[4] 2016 -
YoungBoy Never Broke Again 2017 -

Unofficial acts[]

Act Years
on the label 		Releases
(under the label)
Lil Gotit — —
Young Jordan
Cheat Code
Nechie
Money Game Boo
YSL Fargo
Aerolyn Mansion
Aretana
Gu
Whyte Knight

In-house producers[]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Year Album details Details
2019 Gunna – Drip or Drown 2[27]
  • Released: August 16, 2019
  • Label: YSL Records
  • Formats: digital download
  • Chart position: No. 2 U.S.
  • RIAA Certificate: Gold
Lil Keed – Long Live Mexico[28]
  • Released: June 14, 2019
  • Label: YSL Records, 300 Entertainment
  • Formats: digital download
  • Chart position: No. 26 U.S.
Young Thug – So Much Fun[29]
  • Released:
    • August 16, 2019
    • December 20, 2019 (deluxe)[30]
  • Label: YSL Records
  • Formats: digital download
  • Chart position: No. 1 U.S.
  • RIAA Certificate: Platinum
2020 Gunna – Wunna[31]
  • Released: May 22, 2020
  • Label: YSL Records
  • Formats: digital download
  • Chart position: No. 1 U.S.
  • RIAA Certificate: Gold
Lil Keed – Trapped on Cleveland 3[32]
  • Released: August 7, 2020
  • Label: YSL Records
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
  • Chart position: No. 41 U.S
2021 Young Thug – Punk[33]
  • Released: October 15, 2021
  • Label: YSL Records
  • Formats: digital download
  • Chart position: No. 1 U.S.
2022 Gunna – DS4Ever
  • Released: January 7, 2022
  • Label: YSL Records, 300 Entertainment
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

EPs[]

Year Album details
Strick – See You When I Land[34]
  • Released: January 19, 2019
  • Label: YSL Records
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

Compilation albums[]

Year Album details Details
2018 Young Thug (with YSL Records) – Slime Language[35]
  • Released: August 17, 2018
  • Label: YSL Records
  • Formats: digital download
  • Chart position: No. 8 U.S.
2019 Strick – The Machine, Vol. 1[36]
  • Released: June 28, 2019
  • Label: YSL Records
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
  • Chart position: uncharted
Strick – The Machine, Vol. 2[37]
  • Released: October 31, 2019
  • Label: YSL Records
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
  • Chart position: uncharted
2021 Young Thug and Gunna (with YSL Records) – Slime Language 2[38]
  • Released: April 16, 2021
  • Label: YSL Records, 300
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, Digital download, streaming
  • Chart position: No. 1 U.S.[39]

Mixtapes[]

Year Artist – Album Details
2016 Gunna – Drip Season[40]
  • Released: October 25, 2016
  • Label: YSL Records, 300 Entertainment
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
2017 Gunna – Drip Season 2[41]
  • Released: May 11, 2017
  • Label: YSL Records, 300 Entertainment
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
Gunna – Drip or Drown[42]
  • Released: November 30, 2017
  • Label: YSL Records, 300 Entertainment
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
2018 Gunna – Drip Season 3[43]
  • Released: February 2, 2018
  • Label: YSL Records, 300 Entertainment
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
Gunna (with Lil Baby) – Drip Harder[44]
  • Released: October 4, 2018
  • Label: Quality Control, YSL Records, 300 Entertainment, Motown, Capitol
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
  • Chart position: No. 4 U.S.
  • RIAA Certificate: Platinum
2020 Lil Keed (with Zaytoven, Lil Gotit, & Lil Yachty) – A-Team[45]
  • Released: February 28, 2020
  • Label: YSL Records, 300 Entertainment, Quality Control, Alamo Records
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
Young Thug (with Chris Brown) – Slime & B
  • Released: May 5, 2020
  • Label: CBE, YSL Records, 300 Entertainment, RCA
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
  • Chart position: No. 24 U.S.

Culture[]

Many popular rap artists own YSL chains, usually given to them by Young Thug. Lil Uzi Vert,[46] Drake,[47] Lil Baby,[48] Lil Gotit,[49] and YoungBoy Never Broke Again[8] all have YSL chains. The official YSL Records Instagram page created a large stir after announcing a project titled Slime Language, which ended up being a compilation album by YSL Records. A phrase commonly mentioned in songs by YSL affiliates is "SLATT" (Slime Love All The Time). The acronym was created by YSL Records founder Young Thug, and was first used back in 2013.[50] CEO, Young Thug, also launched the "SPIDER" clothing brand on December 27, 2019, which has been co-signed by YSL affiliates.[51] Many artists on the record label grew up near Cleveland Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia like Lil Keed, Young Thug, and Cheat Code.[52]

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