Young Thug and 21 Savage Discuss Scooter Braun's Label Offer
Mackwop listens to a leaked phone call where Young Thug describes a massive buyout offer from Scooter Braun.
During this segment, Mackwop plays an audio recording of a leaked phone call between Young Thug and 21 Savage at 7:22. In the recording, the voice identified as Young Thug recounts a conversation regarding a potential label buyout, claiming Scooter Braun offered Lil Baby around $150 million to purchase his catalog rights and buy him out of his existing contract. According to the recording, Lil Baby insisted on including Quality Control co-founder Pierre 'Pee' Thomas in the meeting, after which Scooter Braun allegedly approached Thomas directly to purchase the broader label asset instead.
Young Thug goes on to describe how Braun made a similar pitch to him at 8:26, stating that he also declined to take any separate meetings without Thomas present. The conversation covers the scale of these entertainment deals and how high-level artist contracts are structured when major executives get involved.
After pausing the audio at 8:50, Mackwop reacts to the sheer volume of personal details shared over jail recording lines. He notes his surprise that such detailed business negotiations and interpersonal accounts were discussed openly on monitored calls, expressing astonishment at the candidness of the conversation.