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Young Thug Officially Signs Producer-Turned-Artist Yume to YSL
Young Thug confirmed on June 25 that producer-turned-artist Yume has joined YSL, after gifting her a YSL chain and hinting at the deal earlier this month.
There is a particular choreography to Young Thug‘s taste-making: an early nod, a public blessing, then the formal handshake. This week the pattern repeated itself as Thugger folded another rising figure into YSL Records, officially adding producer and singer Yume to his imprint.
On Thursday (June 25), Thug announced the move on Instagram with a short clip that shows him handing Yume an iced-out YSL chain in a club. His caption was succinct and familiar: “Caught her in the club. #ThankYouGod @yumeworldwide welcome,” and in a follow-up post he wrote, “welcome to the family kid.” The moment landed like a theatric passing of the torch — a small ritual that signals a bigger business decision.
A long-standing connection
The signing is less of a surprise when you trace the backstory. Yume first entered Thug’s orbit in 2019, producing the Chris Brown-featuring hit “Go Crazy” when she was just 13 years old. That early credit was a launchpad: since then she has accrued production work for Drake, Future, Kid Cudi and others, and in recent years has been shifting her profile from behind-the-board maker to front-facing artist.
Fans had already been parsing the signs. Observant followers noted that Thug had started following Yume on Instagram back in May after catching her set at Rolling Loud, where she previewed a collab with Cash Cobain. Then, earlier this week, the talk grew louder when Thug appeared on PlaqueBoy Max’s stream and signaled that paperwork was imminent.
When viewers in the chat asked whether the rumors about her signing to his YSL imprint were true, Thug replied, “Is she signed? Close. Probably tonight or tomorrow.”
On its face, the move is a roster-building play. Yume joins artists already under the YSL umbrella, including Strick, Yung Kayo, 1300Saint, Tezzus and Diamond*. And, in a reminder that Thug is still thinking big, he made a public pitch for Kodak Black last weekend after learning Kodak had gone independent.
On X, Thug wrote, “If he would do a deal with me, I would give that boy whateva he think he want #NoCizzy.”
For Yume, the signing consolidates a trajectory that began in the studio at a very young age and has been accelerating into a solo artistic identity. For YSL, it is another example of the label converting producers and collaborators into official signees — a steady expansion that keeps the imprint plugged into both the creative and commercial currents of hip-hop.
Below, the Instagram clip shows Thug chaining Yume in the club.
