Young Thug can now count 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, Elton 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."

In December 2015 in an interview with Noisey, Elton 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 Elton has on occasion played a little Thugger during his Beats1 show, Rocket Hour.

A representative for 300 declined to comment.

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