Mar 8, 2016 http://www.thefader.com/2016/03/08/young-thug-elton-john-rocket-man-remix Young Thug Allegedly Has A Collaboration With Elton John In The Works A "Rocket Man" rework might become a reality at some point. By ZARA GOLDEN Young Thug can now count Sir Elton John as more than just a fan. The two might now consider each other collaborators, a well placed source has told The FADER. Lyor Cohen, co-founder of Thug's label, 300 Entertainment, and the hero who got him up on that horse, recently arranged for the two iconoclasts to speak over FaceTime. Shortly thereafter, John sent through the instrumental for "Rocket Man"—his 1972 hit about an astronaut's struggle—and Thug went in. "It's all the instrumental, the guitar, piano; and Thug is not rapping, he's singing," The FADER's source reports. "It's really ambient and amazing." Last December in an interview with Noisey, John declared himself a fan of Thug's music, style, and attitude. "I love that record," he said, without specifying which record exactly he loved. It has also beennoted that John has on occasion played a little Thugger during his Beats1 show, Rocket Hour. A representative for 300 declined to comment. Posted: MARCH 08, 2016 @ThuggerSXN
Mar 8, 2016 elton john plays young thug music on his beats 1 show and says hes been a fan for a minute lmfao amazing
Mar 8, 2016 jamie xx is just the tip of the iceberg as far as breaking thug out into the mainstream... kanye and elton john on his side? i dont see why he couldn't reach the next level. especially when his music has the potential to be more transcendent than just regular rap
Mar 8, 2016 It's no wonder that great artists see talent in young thug. I'm curious if elton john fans would have a similar opinion about him if they heard one of his the biggest songs.
Mar 8, 2016 certain people just need to hear a certain style to be drawn in. thats why when someone asks to get into thug i always try to figure what kind of style they're predisposed to appreciating i mean its common sense, but it just applies more to thug because of how versatile he is im sure if fans of elton heard Good Times, they would like it
Mar 8, 2016 i'm inclined to agree with you since elton john's music wasn't always 'traditional'. The fans of his music should be used to experimenting with music styles and s---.
Mar 8, 2016 I just got another friend of mine into Thug by giving him my top two custom mixtapes, which have completely different styles. Apparently he's already gotten into an argument with a hater at a party. #SoProud
