Younger Thug is a fiancé.
Throughout his “Hometown Hero: Younger Thug & Associates – A Profit Live performance” at State Farm Area in Atlanta on Tuesday, Dec. 16, the 34-year-old Grammy-winning rapper shocked followers by proposing to his longtime girlfriend, R&B singer Mariah The Scientist, 28, in the course of his set.
In response to footage circulating on-line, the “UY SCUTI” artist paused the present earlier than pulling out an engagement ring because the phrases “Will You Marry Me” lit up the display screen behind him. Moments later, after Mariah enthusiastically accepted, the group erupted as Thug scooped her right into a hug.
In one other clip, the newly engaged artist cheekily urged her now-fiancé to complete the job.
“Put it on!” she demanded, referring to her glowing new ring — its shine rivaled solely by Thug’s large, unmistakably proud grin.
Followers have been fast to rejoice the second, particularly on condition that Mariah — born Mariah Buckles — has just lately been open about being prepared for a critical dedication. Earlier this month, the “Burning Blue” singer spoke candidly about love, marriage, and timing throughout a sitdown with Angie Martinez backstage at Energy 105.1’s Energy Periods in New York Metropolis earlier than she took the stage.
“I simply desire a dedication that doesn’t contain an obligation to a child,” Mariah stated on the time. “I simply need it to be out of affection, not out of duty.”
The engagement marks a significant milestone for the couple, who started relationship in 2021 and have weathered quite a lot of storms. Mariah notably stood by Thug all through his extremely publicized RICO authorized drama and his incarceration from Could 2022 by way of October 2024.
Though the pair briefly break up this 12 months, they seemingly reconciled in October. In early November, Thug confirmed they have been nonetheless very a lot collectively — in traditional Thug style.
In footage captured by TMZ of him exterior GQ’s Males of the Yr 2025 celebration, when requested in the event that they have been nonetheless relationship, he joked, “In fact. Simply put a child in her.”
Earlier this 12 months, whereas showing on Adin Ross’ livestream, the rapper grew extra reflective, opening up about how Mariah helped him survive his time behind bars.
“I feel simply, like, speaking to my youngsters, goddamn, speaking to Mariah each day on the telephone,” he stated. “All these telephone conversations we had on the telephone, all that shit was simply preserving me alive, actually.”
