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YSL Records is a Trap act. Their sound grew out of Young Thug, Gucci Mane and Birdman. Those roots explain a lot about how YSL Records arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Drake, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti and Lil Baby, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around YSL Records, reaching back through Young Thug and forward to Drake. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
YSL Records is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 2016 by the Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug. The label is an imprint of 300 Entertainment. As of 2026 current acts include Thug himself, Strick, T-Shyne, Yung Kayo, Tezzus, Diamond*, and 1300Saint. Several contemporary artists, including Drake, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Lil Baby, Lil Gotit, Nav, Travis Scott, and Slimelife Shawty have expressed allegiance to YSL, but are not contractually signed.
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YSL Records connections
YSL Records grew out of Young Thug, Gucci Mane and Birdman, went on to shape Drake, Future, Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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