Rap beef is usually about territory or who has the better flow, but the mess between GloRilla and Young Thug felt personal. It was weird. In late 2025, social media basically exploded when leaked jailhouse calls from the Atlanta rapper surfaced, and he wasn't exactly being a gentleman.
Honestly, nobody saw it coming. Young Thug, while dealing with his massive RICO case, was caught on tape talking to his girlfriend, Mariah the Scientist. During the call, he went on a tirade about GloRilla's looks. He called her "ugly as f**k" and mocked her features, specifically her hair and mouth. It was a low blow. Especially since Big Glo is basically the internet's favorite cousin right now.
The Memphis rapper didn't just sit there. She's from the M; she was always going to hit back.
The Viral GloRilla Young Thug Diss Track "Brianna"
The retaliation wasn't just a tweet. Though, her first response was a classic "mind your business" moment on X where she claimed Thug was the same guy "blowing her phone up" to ask about her eye color. That set the stage. Then, a track titled "Brianna" (which is her real name) leaked—or was "strategically released"—and it was brutal.
It used that old-school "looking a**" format. You know the one. She went down a list of insults that sounded like a 90s roast session. She called him a "Black & Mild looking a** n*a" and even brought Mariah the Scientist into the mix. She didn't hold back on Mariah either, calling her "Tweety Bird looking a" and mocking the R&B singer's loyalty to Thugger.
The internet went feral. People were making TikToks to the snippet within hours. It felt like the messy hip-hop era we all secretly miss.
Why the beef ended as fast as it started
Despite the fire in that diss track, this didn't turn into a Drake vs. Kendrick situation. Young Thug actually did something rappers rarely do: he apologized.
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From behind bars, he hopped on X and said he was just "having a hard time with life" and didn't actually think she was ugly. He called her "twin" and tried to smooth it over. By December 2025, GloRilla was on Complex News telling Jordan Rose that they were "cool." She basically said she doesn't take things too seriously unless it's about "death or fighting."
It’s kind of refreshing. In a genre where people hold grudges for decades, they handled it, roasted each other, and moved on.
What we learned from the fallout
Social media is a vacuum. When those calls leaked, fans were ready to cancel Thug for being a "hater," but GloRilla used it as fuel for her brand. She proved she could "take it to the booth" and handle a legend without flinching.
If you're following this saga, the main takeaway is that Big Glo's pen is sharper than people give her credit for. She turned a nasty comment about her appearance into a viral moment that probably helped her streaming numbers.
Next steps for fans
To really get the full picture, you should:
- Listen to the "Brianna" snippet on YouTube or SoundCloud to hear the specific Memphis-style "looking a**" flow.
- Check out GloRilla's December 2025 interview with Complex to hear her talk about her relationship with Brandon Ingram and how she and Thug made amends.
- Watch the 2025 MTV VMAs footage where Sexyy Red joked about them making up; it shows how the industry reacted to the drama in real-time.
The situation is a masterclass in how to handle public disrespect. You don't always have to be angry; sometimes, you just have to be funnier than the person coming for you.