YSL Records
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Young Thug |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia , United States |
Area served | United States |
| Parent | 300 Entertainment |
YSL Records—short for Young Stoner Life Records—is an American music label headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, established in 2016 by the rapper Young Thug. It functions as a subsidiary imprint under 300 Entertainment. By 2025, the label's lineup includes Young Thug, Strick, T-Shyne, Yung Kayo, and 1300SAINT. Although several well-known artists like Drake, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, and Lil Baby have been associated with YSL, they are not officially signed to the label.
Between 2022 and 2024, YSL Records became the focus of a widely publicized criminal case under Georgia’s RICO statute. Young Thug, Gunna, and other affiliates faced charges related to racketeering and gang involvement. Authorities claimed the label operated as a criminal street organization. In 2024, Young Thug was granted probationary release.
2016–2019
YSL Records was introduced on November 15, 2016, through a video posted by Young Thug that highlighted the label’s new office space and included endorsements from Kevin Liles, co-founder of 300 Entertainment. The label’s first signing came in 2017 with Atlanta rapper Gunna, despite competition from Gucci Mane’s 1017 Brick Squad Records. That same year also saw the addition of YoungBoy Never Broke Again via a five-album joint deal with Atlantic Records, alongside Lil Duke and Young Thug’s sisters Dolly and HiDoraah.
On August 16, 2018, YSL dropped the mixtape Slime Language, featuring all signed artists except YoungBoy. Later in 2018, Quality Control Music released the collaborative mixtape Drip Harder by Lil Baby and Gunna.
In early 2019, Gunna launched his debut studio album Drip or Drown 2, supported by the single "One Call." Meanwhile, in June, Lil Keed unveiled his first album Long Live Mexico, promoted through singles like "Oh My God" and "Proud Of Me."
2020–present
On February 28, 2020, Zaytoven presented the mixtape A-Team, featuring Lil Keed, Lil Gotit, and Lil Yachty. The following month, Gunna announced his sophomore album Wunna, releasing its lead single "Skybox" with an accompanying video on March 6. Gunna explained that Wunna is an acronym for "Wealthy Unapologetic N***a Naturally Authentic". On April 3, Young Thug and Gunna collaborated on the single "Quarantine Clean", produced by Turbo; this was their first joint effort since December 2019's "Diamonds". The album's release was postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On August 7, 2020, Lil Keed issued his second studio album Trapped on Cleveland 3 through YSL Records.
December 18, 2020 saw the release of "Take It to Trial", a track by Young Thug, Gunna, and Yak Gotti serving as the lead single from the Slime Language 2 compilation that arrived on April 16, 2021.
Gunna’s third studio album DS4Ever, concluding his Drip Season series, was released on January 7, 2022.
On May 9, 2022, several YSL members were apprehended and charged under Georgia’s RICO law following an indictment issued by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Among the 28 individuals charged were both Young Thug and Gunna.
Tragically, on May 13, 2022, YSL artist Lil Keed passed away at age 24.
On December 14, 2022, Gunna entered an Alford plea agreement and was subsequently released from incarceration.
Legal matters
Between November 27, 2023, and December 3, 2024, Young Thug alongside multiple YSL affiliates faced a racketeering trial. Authorities contended that YSL ("Young Slime Life") operated as an organized criminal street gang, identifying Young Thug as the group's head. This case became the lengthiest criminal trial in Georgia's history.
On December 14, 2022, Gunna entered an Alford plea to racketeering charges, resulting in a five-year prison sentence with most time suspended and an obligation to complete 500 hours of community service. Subsequently, on December 17, fellow rappers Slimelife Shawty and Lil Duke also admitted guilt.
Young Thug was freed on October 31, 2024, after agreeing to a plea arrangement that imposed a total 40-year sentence: five years imprisonment (credited as time served), fifteen years of probation, and an additional twenty years of incarceration if probation terms are breached. His release conditions include a decade-long prohibition from Metro Atlanta, restrictions against producing gang-affiliated music, participation in four annual anti-gang presentations within Atlanta, and a ban on contact with known gang members or co-defendants except for Gunna and his sibling.
Cultural influence
Numerous leading hip-hop artists such as Lil Uzi Vert, Drake, Lil Baby, Lil Gotit, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again possess YSL chains customarily presented by Young Thug. The official Instagram account of YSL Records garnered considerable attention upon announcing Slime Language, a compilation album released under the label. The term "SLATT" (Slime Love All The Time), coined by Young Thug in 2013, is frequently cited in tracks by YSL members. Furthermore, CEO Young Thug introduced the "SPIDER" apparel line on December 27, 2019, which has received endorsements from artists affiliated with YSL.
Active
| Artist | Year Signed |
Releases (on label) |
|---|---|---|
| Young Thug | Founder | 10 |
| Strick | 2017 | 4 |
| T-Shyne | 2020 | 4 |
| Yung Kayo | 2020 | 2 |
| 1300SAINT | 2025 | |
| Nine Vicious | 2025 | 0 |
Former
| Artist | Years with label |
Releases (on label) |
|---|---|---|
| Lil Baby | 2016 | - |
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | 2017 | - |
| Gunna | 2017–2025 | 8 |
| Lil Keed (deceased) | 2018–2022 | 7 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Information | Peak chart rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 |
US R&B/HH Albums | US Rap Albums | CAN Albums | BEL (FL) | NLD Albums | ||
| Slime Language (with Young Thug) |
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8 | — | — | 11 | 111 | 46 |
| Slime Language 2 (with Young Thug and Gunna) |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 |
| My Struggle (with Unfoonk) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Big Deal (with FN DaDealer) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duke Hefner (with Lil Duke) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Versatalien (with YTB Trench) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Confetti Nights (with T-Shyne) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Highest chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. |
US R&B/HH |
NZ Hot | |||
| "Take It to Trial" (Young Thug and Gunna featuring Yak Gotti) |
2020 | 2 | 33 | 18 | Slime Language 2 |
| "GFU" (Yak Gotti and Sheck Wes featuring Yung Kayo) |
2021 | — | — | — | |
| "That Go!" (Young Thug and Meek Mill featuring T-Shyne) |
9 | 43 | — | ||
| "Bstroy Socks" (Yung Kayo) |
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| "Temperature" (Unfoonk) |
— | — | — | My Struggle | |
| "Cha Cha Slide" (Yak Gotti) |
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| "Sheesh" (Karlae) |
— | — | — | ||
| "30 for 30" (T-Shyne) |
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| "Messed Up" (Fase Yoda) |
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| "Silent" (Unfoonk featuring Blac Youngsta) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Feed the Fam" (T-Shyne) |
2022 | — | — | — | Confetti Nights |
| "Opp Top" (Bslime) |
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| "Blind" (Karlae featuring Lil Yachty) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Because of You" (Fase Yoda) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Separation" (Bslime) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Did That" (Karlae) |
— | — | — | ||
| "DEA" (Unfoonk) |
— | — | — | ||
Note: The symbol "—" signifies that the track either did not chart or was unavailable in that region.
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Baguettes" (DJ Mlg featuring YSL Records) |
2019 | rowspan="2" Template:N/A |
| "Not One of Us" (NobleBrendan featuring YSL Records) |
2021 |
Additional Charted and Certified Tracks
| Song Title | Release Year | Highest Chart Positions | Certifications | Album Name | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 |
US R&B/Hip-Hop |
US Rap |
Canada | New Zealand Hot |
UK | Worldwide | ||||
| "Slatty" (with Young Thug and Gunna featuring Yak Gotti and Lil Duke) |
2021 | 99 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 154 | Slime Language 2 | |
| "Ski" (with Young Thug and Gunna) |
18 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 72 | 23 |
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| "Diamonds Dancing" (with Young Thug and Gunna featuring Travis Scott) |
46 | 21 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 80 | 35 | |||
| "Solid" (with Young Thug and Gunna featuring Drake) |
12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 11 |
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| "Came and Saw" (with Young Thug featuring Rowdy Rebel) |
66 | 29 | 23 | 76 | — | — | 87 | |||
| "Paid the Fine" (with Young Thug and Gunna featuring Lil Baby and YTB Trench) |
77 | 32 | — | 93 | — | — | 104 | |||
| "Proud of You" (with Young Thug and Gunna featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Yung Kayo) |
59 | 27 | 21 | 57 | 9 | — | 65 | |||
| "Real" (with Young Thug featuring Unfoonk) |
—* | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Litty" (with Young Thug featuring DaBaby) |
—** | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | |||
| A dash ("—") indicates the track either did not chart or was not released in that region. | ||||||||||
- The track "Real" did not make the Billboard Hot 100 but reached number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- The song "Litty" failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number twenty-five on Bubbling Under Hot 100.
Studio Albums
| Year | Album Information | Additional Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gunna – Drip or Drown 2
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Lil Keed – Long Live Mexico
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Young Thug – So Much Fun
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| 2020 | Gunna – Wunna
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Lil Keed – Trapped on Cleveland 3
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| 2021 | Young Thug – Punk
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| 2022 | Gunna – DS4Ever
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| 2023 | Lil Keed – Keed Talk to 'Em 2
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Gunna – A Gift & a Curse
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Young Thug – Business Is Business
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Extended plays
| Year | Release Information |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Strick – See You When I Land
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Compilation albums
| Year | Release Information | Additional info |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Young Thug (in collaboration with YSL Records) – Slime Language
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| 2019 | Strick – The Machine, Vol. 1
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Strick – The Machine, Vol. 2
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| 2021 | Young Thug and Gunna (via YSL Records) – Slime Language 2
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Mixtapes
| Year | Artist – Title | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gunna – Drip Season |
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| 2017 | Gunna – Drip Season 2 |
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| Gunna – Drip or Drown |
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| 2018 | Gunna – Drip Season 3 |
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| Gunna (featuring Lil Baby) – Drip Harder |
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| 2020 | Lil Keed (collaborating with Zaytoven, Lil Gotit, & Lil Yachty) – A-Team |
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| Young Thug (featuring Chris Brown) – Slime & B |
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