HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @PhotosByBeanz / @PhotosByBeanz Hip-Hop’s most infamous RICO case is getting more interesting by the day. Some of Rap’s biggest names could be called as witnesses in the YSL trial. As per WSBT 2, Young Thug might be tapping into his Rap rolodex so folks can vouch for his character. Reporter Michael Seiden obtained the potential witness list for his defense. Included are Dwayne Carter, a.k.a. “Lil Wayne”; Dequantes Lamar, a.k.a. “Rich Homie Quan”; Bryan Williams, a.k.a. “Birdman”. His co-defendant Miles Farley listed Clifford Harris, Jr. a.k.a, “T.I.”; Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn a.k.a “Future”; and Michael Lamar White II a.k.a “Trippie Red. The state has listed YFN Lucci, born Rashawn Bennett, as a potential witness as well. But the rapper’s legal team denies...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty YFN Lucci is getting quite acquainted with the process of surrendering to the police. The Atlanta rapper turned himself into Atlanta PD on gang racketeering charges. WSB-TV reports that Lucci is being held at the Fulton County Jail. “We do treat charges more so than the celebrity status and he is certainly in our maximum security area,” Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat told WSB-TV. Apparently, Lucci surrendered back on May 10. And considering the charges he is facing, don’t expect him to get bond again. Per WSB-TV: Documents indicate the racketeering case filed April 30 involves, among other things, the felony murder of James Adams, in which Lucci is accused along with two others. Lucci had already been charged in connection with that...
Rapper YFN Lucci is wanted by Atlanta police in connection with the Dec. 10 murder of James Adams. A police report said that at around 5:20 pm on Dec. 10, officers responded to an incident that took place in southwest Atlanta. When they arrived, they found 28-year-old Adams laying in the street with a gunshot wound to the head. Another person, 32-year-old Kevin Wright, was found at a fire station after he was shot in the abdomen. After an investigation, the APD found that both shootings were “likely connected.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution was first to report on the incident and charges. According to a statement by the Atlanta Police Department, the 29-year-old rapper (born Rayshawn Bennett) is wanted on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault, participation in criminal ...