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Days after Gunna entered into a plea deal in which he received a time-served, suspended sentence, YSL rappers Lil Duke and Slimelife Shawty have chosen to take the same path. According to New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli, YSL members Lil Duke and Slimelife Shawty have been released from jail after entering plea deals of their own. […]
With several YSL members entering into plea deals to avoid jail time in the label’s ongoing RICO case, Young Thug’s lawyer discussed the trial in a recent interview with 11Alive. The YSL RICO trial—which involves Thug and Gunna, who were indicted on racketeering charges back in May—is scheduled to begin on Jan. 5, 2023. Thug has been charged with conspiracy […]
Young Thug’s recent court hearing was interrupted after someone on the Zoom call showcased a pornographic video. Per The Atlanta Journal Constitution, a Zoom call was set up in the courtroom to allow attorneys to tune into the hearing remotely, and at one point a video showing a completely naked man was showcased on the screens. The […]
Young Thug appeared in court on Thursday ahead of the expected start next month of a trial centered on the widely criticized YSL RICO case. While multiple livestreams for the hearing in question had surfaced, both appeared to have been riddled with audio problems and other issues, with regional outlet 11Alive noting in the description […]
Gunna is finally coming home. Gunna’s attorneys Steve Sadow and Don Samuel announced on Wednesday that the 29-year-old rapper—legal name Sergio Kitchens—entered into a plea deal in which he received a time-served, suspended sentence. The Georgia native has remained behind bars since mid-May, shortly after he and other YSL associates were listed in a sweeping RICO indictment. “When […]
Young Thug has been hit with new charges as he awaits trial in the upcoming YSL RICO case. WSB-TV reports the Atlanta District Attorney’s office has charged Thug with street racing, reckless driving and speeding. The charges, which are all misdemeanors, stem from an incident in early May in which the Atlanta rapper was allegedly driving his vehicle […]
Prosecutors are requesting that video cameras be banned from the courtroom in the upcoming YSL RICO trial. AllHipHop reports Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis Willis has filed a motion to prohibit video recordings in the courtroom in order to “protect the integrity of the trial process.” “Several witnesses have expressed safety concerns to the State […]
Rapper Tsu Surf was detained on a RICO charge in New Jersey on Thursday. A source told Fox 5 New York that Tsu Surf was inside a Jersey City residence when the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force showed up to execute the arrest. He and a woman reportedly attempted to leave through a back door, but […]
Gunna, who was initially arrested in May in connection with the larger YSL indictment, has filed another bond motion. In court documents dated Sept. 26 and viewed by Complex, Gunna’s legal team argued the reasoning behind “yet another hearing on bond” was simple. In short, not only was the “only serious overt act” dropped last […]
Amid the ongoing RICO case against Young Thug and his YSL affiliates, signee (and nephew) BSlime took to social media on Thursday to share a video in which he spoke with the Atlanta rapper over the phone. The clip includes a jail freestyle from Thugger, who rapped about seeking forgiveness from God as he sits behind bars on RICO […]
