Erykah Badu Compared Young Thug to One of Rap's Greatest Artists

“Reminds me of a certain ATLien I know.”

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With the frenzy surrounding Young Thug‘s latest project and its interesting cover-art continuing to thrive on social media, one of music’s most respected artists has chimed in. Taking to Twitter, Erykah Badu appeared to compare Young Thug and his eccentric style to legend-of-legends Andre 3000. Tweeting out the artwork for No, My Name is Jeffery, Badu called it “amazing” and remarked that it reminded her of “a certain ATLien” she knows. While the Andre 3000 comparisons might irk some purists, Erykah Badu seems pretty confident about some similarities between the Outkast emcee and Thugger.

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