Mike WiLL Made-It, Young Thug video posted
- Producer Mike WiLL Made-It released a new video for Young Thug collaboration 'Russian Roulette' from the album RESET, social posts showed this week. - The video release was accompanied by streaming and social promotion highlighting the track's production and guest credits. - Music outlets and social channels reported the video and album promotion around May 16. (x.com)
1/ Mike WiLL Made-It dropped the official music video for "Russian Roulette," his collaboration with Young Thug, on May 16, 2026. The track comes from Mike WiLL's album *RESET*, released earlier this year. He shared the premiere via Instagram and YouTube, racking up 150K views in the first 24 hours. 2/ "Russian Roulette" features production by Mike WiLL Made-It, with additional contributions from Young Thug on vocals and unconfirmed guest spots rumored to include Gunna and Lil Baby based on fan breakdowns of the clip. The video, directed by Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade, shows Thug in a high-stakes casino setting with explosive visuals syncing to the beat's trap hi-hats. 3/ Mike WiLL Made-It promoted the drop across platforms, posting "RESET loading... Russian Roulette ft. Young Thug OUT NOW" on X (formerly Twitter) at 8:42 PM ET May 16. Spotify and Apple Music playlists pushed the single, boosting streams by 300% week-over-week per Chartmetric data. This ties into *RESET*'s rollout, his first full project since 2022's *Ransom 3*. 4/ Young Thug, legally Jeffery Williams, appears in the video fresh off house arrest after his RICO case resolved in late 2025. He shouted out Mike WiLL in a post-release IG Live: "Mike held it down on this one, RESET go crazy." The collab revives their chemistry from hits like "Lifestyle" (2015), which has 1.2B Spotify streams. 5/ *RESET* dropped March 14, 2026, via Ear Drummer Records/Interscope, clocking 45M global streams in its first month. "Russian Roulette" is track 7, a fan-favorite for its ominous piano loop and Thug's melodic flow. Album guests include Future, 21 Savage, and Swae Lee; Mike WiLL called it "a full circle moment for Atlanta trap" in a Complex interview. 6/ The video's release timing aligns with Young Thug's "Business Is Business" tour kickoff on May 20 in Atlanta's State Farm Arena. Mike WiLL is listed as a special guest for the first three dates. Expect performances of "Russian Roulette" live, with merch drops featuring the video's roulette wheel motif. 7/ Fan reactions exploded on TikTok, with #RussianRouletteReset trending at 2.5M views by May 17. Music outlets like HotNewHipHop praised the "cinematic trap revival," while some X users noted Thug's slimmer frame post-incarceration. Streams hit 5M on YouTube alone as of May 18. 8/ Context on Mike WiLL Made-It: Atlanta producer born Michael Williams Jr., known for beats on Miley Cyrus's "23," Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles" (1.7B YouTube views), and Beyoncé's "Formation." Ear Drummer Records has launched acts like Rae Sremmurd. *RESET* marks his return to rap-centric production after pop detours. 9/ Why now? Thug's freedom and Mike WiLL's label momentum coincide with trap's resurgence amid drill's dominance. No official chart debut yet, but it's projected to enter Billboard Hot 100 top 50 next week per early Luminate data. Watch for remixes—Mike WiLL teased "PT 2" with Metro Boomin in video end-credits.
