Thug or THUG may refer to:

People

* Thug, a

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, who treats others violently and roughly often for hire * Thug, a member of the former Indian cult

Thuggee Thuggee (, ) was a network of organized crime in British Raj India in the 19th century of gangs that traversed the Indian subcontinent murdering and robbing people.Thug Behram Thug Behram ( – 1840), also known as Buhram Jamedar and the King of the Thugs, was a leader of the Thuggee cult active in Awadh in central India during the late 18th and early 19th century, and is often cited as one of the world's most prolif ...

( 1765–1840), leader of the Thuggee cult *

Bambie Thug Bambie Ray Robinson (born 6 March 1993), known by their stage name Bambie Thug, is an Irish singer-songwriter. They are known to mix numerous genres in their music, coining their own term, "ouija-pop", out of disdain for being put into one gen ...

, stage name of Bambie Ray Robinson, Irish singer songwriter and Eurovision contestant (born 1994)

Video game

* ''

Tony Hawk's Underground ''Tony Hawk's Underground'' is a 2003 skateboarding video game and the fifth entry in the ''Tony Hawk's'' series, following ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4''. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 ...

'' (slang acronym), a video game

Film and literature

* ''Thug'' (film), a 2024 film starring Liam Neeson * ''Thugs'' (film), a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action drama film *''

The Hate U Give ''The Hate U Give'' is a 2017 young adult novel by Angie Thomas. It is Thomas's debut novel, expanded from a short story she wrote in college in reaction to the police shooting of Oscar Grant. The book is narrated by Starr Carter, a 16-yea ...

'', young adult novel ** ''The Hate U Give'' (film)

Music

Performers

Les Thugs Les Thugs were a punk band from France. Their records are distributed in North-America by Sub Pop Records. Biography Early days and first issue The founding members of Les Thugs were two brothers, Eric and Christophe Sourice, from Angers, Fran ...

, a French punk band * Mr. Thug, vocalist of the hip hop group

Bonde da Stronda Bonde da Stronda (also known as BDS) was a Brazilian hip hop group formed in 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by brazilian singers Mr. Thug and Léo Stronda. The group has recorded four studio albums and one independent album. History Formation ...

Albums

* ''T.H.U.G.S.'' (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony album), 2007 * ''T.H.U.G.S.'' (Flesh-n-Bone album), 1996

Songs

* "Thug", by

D-Block Europe D-Block Europe, often abbreviated to DBE, is a British hip hop collective consisting of Adam Nathaniel "Young Adz" Williams, and Ricky Earl "Dirtbike LB" Banton. Their name originated after being co-signed by Jadakiss, resulting in Jadakiss lau ...

, 2019 * "Thug", by Slim Thug from ''

Boss of All Bosses ''Boss of All Bosses'' is the second studio album by American rapper Slim Thug. It was released through his Boss Hogg Outlawz label, distributed by E1 Music, on March 24, 2009. The album features guest appearances from Mannie Fresh, Z-Ro, Mik ...

'', 2009 * "Thug", by Swans from '' Cop'', 1984 * "Thug", by ZZ Top from ''

Eliminator Eliminator may refer to: People and characters *The Eliminators (band), a band which covered " The Saint" from '' Surfbeat Behind the Iron Curtain, Volume 1'' *The Eliminators, a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of John Kronus and P ...

'', 1983 * "T.H.U.G. (Trade)", by Todrick Hall from '' Forbidden'', 2018 * "'T.H.U.G (True Hero Under God)", by Z-Ro from ''

I'm Still Livin' ''I'm Still Livin is the tenth studio album by American rapper Z-Ro from Houston, Texas. It was released on November 7, 2006, via Rap-A-Lot Records, Atlantic Records and Asylum Records. Production was primarily handled by Mike Dean. The album f ...

'', 2006