Black Portland is a collaborative mixtape between Young Thug and Bloody Jay. The tape features experimental production and drowned-in-AutoTune vocals alongside traditional rapping. It was released on January 21, 2014, and was met with acclaim by outlets like Stereogum. Speaking to The FADER, the title was broken down as such, Reached by phone, Bloody Jay offered an explanation. He and Young Thug, he said, consider themselves innovators, and wanted to give that purpose a name. ‘We’re on fire right now in the streets of Atlanta, and we’re stoners, so you know, we’re the Blazers and Atlanta is Black Portland,’ said Jay. Propane, a manager who has worked with both Jay and Thug, said, ‘They’re the ones that are making the sound that’s going on right now. They’re the trailblazers of the culture. Everything falls in line behind them.’