

He can deliver a hook like "Baby girl spoiled, she spoiled-er than milk" with resonance, as on the excellent "Tell Em (Lies)," and make you want to also (mis)pronounce "Givenchy," as he does on the opening track. Young Thug straddles the line between absurdity and brilliance throughout, like a weirdo rapper straight out of a Dr. Riding the massive, expensive-sounding and fashionably attractive summer smash "Lifestyle," the two young Atlanta stars come together like old friends, declaring across 20 tracks of southern party rap outrageousness that they're kings of the new school. Rich Gang's Tha Tour, Part 1, the new mixtape from YMCMB boss Birdman starring Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug, is the best rap mixtape of 2014.
