Nas, who will interview Horowitz on stage at SXSW in Austin next week, also outed him as a former rapper. Horowitz owned up to that in another tweet, saying his rap name was MC Tic Toc.

Thug’s “Tick Tock” performance, with head-banging guitar and heroic drum fills, is reminiscent of when the rapper debuted the song during his NPR Tiny desk performance back in August.

Young Thug has shared the first single from his forthcoming second album, ‘Punk’, a punchy, festival-ready banger titled ‘Tick Tock’. He debuted the track live during a gig for NPR’s ...