Young Thug spoke about retiring as kids would ‘need more attention’ just days before child’s mom LaKevia Jackson killed
RAPPER Young Thug talked about retiring to give his kids more attention just days before his child's mom was killed.
The rapper spoke of giving up music and retiring in favor of his children before LaKevia Jackson was shot dead at a bowling alley on Thursday.
Young Thug essentially called rap a young man's game, and said he planned on bowing out to take care of other business in a March 9 interview with .
"Why would I be 45 or 50 years old trying to record albums?" Young Thug said.
"When I'm 50 years old, I know 80 percent of the world is 15 to 24."
Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, has fathered six children over the years, with four different women.
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Williams himself grew up in a large family and was one of 11 children.
He said while he might not be working on full-length projects into his mid-40s, he would still record songs if the right opportunities came along.
“I’ll sell a song to Chanel when I’m 45 or 50,” he told Complex.
"I'd rather start doing a different thing. It ain't even about nobody else, it's just about me and my integrity and how I want to be looked at.
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"I got other business and other s**t to be doing. I got kids that gonna need more attention from me in 10 years."
LaKevia Jackson, the 31-year-old mother of one of Young Thug's children, was shot and killed on Thursday after she was involved in a dispute over a bowling ball.
The Atlanta Police Department said she was attending a celebration at a local bowling alley when a fight escalated into gunfire.
"A young lady has lost her life over a bowling ball," Homicide Commander Lt Ralph Woolfolk said.
"We know who you are, so go ahead and turn yourself in."
Jackson's mom Sherina told local CBS affiliate WGCL: "I didn't know that was going to be the last time I talked to my baby.
"I could hear her over the phone crying and screaming then her best friend said, 'She's not breathing!'"
An arrest has not yet been announced but Atlanta police said they feel confident that they are close to making one.
YOUNG THUG & LAKEVIA'S CHILD
Young Thug and LaKevia have a 14-year-old son named Kyvion together, according to TMZ.
The parents met before Young Thug was famous, while LaKevia was attending South Atlanta High School and living with her mom, .
Young Thug became a father at age 17 when he had his first son.
The rapper now has six children, three boys and three girls.
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He was recently engaged to social media star Jerrika Karlae, but the two chose to separate in 2020.
A spokesperson for Young Thug told a that the artist is focusing on his grieving family and won't be releasing a statement about LaKevia's death at this time.
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