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2 More Defendants From YSL RICO Case Plead Guilty
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: jmsilva / Getty The YSL RICO case goes to trial next month and among the more than two dozen defendants, two more have come forth to enter guilty pleas. The pair joins Sergio “Gunna” Kitchens and Walter “DK” Murphy of alleged YSL members who entered plea deals. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that rapper Slimelife Shawty, real name Wunnie Lee, entered an Alford Plea, the same as Gunna, which means that he maintains his innocence while accepting that it was in his best legal interest to accept the deal. Slimelife Shawty pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act as a first offender. His 10-year sentence was commuted to one-year with time serviced and nine years of probation. Martinez...
Angela Yee Says Gunna Ain’t No Snitch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TMZ / Youtube Gunna is no snitch. That’s according to former Breakfast Club co-host Angela Yee. On Thursday (Dec. 15), Atlanta rapper Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corruption Act, which allowed him to essentially become a free man while Young Thug continues to battle the RICO case against him. Of course, this led to wild speculation and hot takes on the Internes that Gunna was dropping dime on the entire Young Stoner Life (YSL) team, which the Feds says is actually a gang under the guise of a record label. Knowing he’s been able to walk (he got time served and will be doing community service) would raise eyebrows, he quickly issued a statement that read: “While I have agreed to...
Young Thug Hit With 4 New Charges Ahead Of YSL Trial
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Young Thug and several of his Young Stoner Life cohorts are currently awaiting trial in the massive RICO case built against the musical artist and alleged gang member. The Atlanta rapper was hit with four additional charges in connection to an incident that took place on a local highway in 2021. Fox 5 Atlanta reports that Young Thung, real name Jeffrey Williams, was hit with four counts as he remains jailed as head of the RICO trial in January. The charges are street racing, reckless driving, and speeding, and the outlet noted that they were all listed as misdemeanors. According to the report, authorities pinned an incident on I-85 in the Atlanta Metro region where Young Thug was reportedly driving 120 miles per house and not weari...
Gunna Will Be Released After Pleading Guilty To RICO Charge
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 2 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first ...
Pipe Passing: Jerrika Karlae & Mariah The Scientist Beefing Over Young Thug?
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Young Thug is currently behind bars but it appears that two women he was romantically linked with in times past have some issues with one another. Singer Mariah the Scientist posted a tweet that didn’t reference anyone by name but a fan seemingly invited Young Thug’s ex-girlfriend Jerrika Karlae to the mix and it’s been off to the races since. We understand that Young Thug and Jerrika Karlae dated for years and were even slated to get married before breaking things off. However, we’re not sure how to frame the extent of Mariah the Scientist’s relationship with the Young Stoner Life honcho. Source: Prince Williams / Getty This particular dustup occurred on Dec. 1 when Mariah tweeted, “Imagine fronting on someone who showed u lov...
Gunna Files Third Bond Motion; Attorneys Claims There’s ‘No Evidence’ To Support Hold
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Atlanta rap star Gunna who was arrested in May as part of a large RICO indictment of YSL, has remained in holding. But this week, his attorneys filed a third bond motion seeking to have him released. According to court documents dated Sept. 26 that were reviewed by Complex, the rapper’s legal team said that Georgia prosecutors have failed to show evidence of its argument about why he should remain in custody. “The State has presented no evidence to support its claims of dangerousness and has dismissed the only serious overt act (75) that was present when the first bond hearing was held,” the legal team argued. Related Stories Prosecutors have twice previously argued for Gunna’s bond to be denied, however, his attorneys not...
Young Thug Offers Kanye West His 100 Acres Plot For Atlanta Yeezy Store Launch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty Even though Young Thug is behind bars it is clear he has access to the internet. Thugger has offered Kanye West an 100 acre plot for his plans to launch a YEEZY chain store in Atlanta. As per TMZ the Young Stoner Life Records star is awaiting trial for his RICO charges. While his legal issues continue to worsen he is staying active on his social media channels from his cell. Earlier this week Kanye announced that he plans to open YEEZY store all across the globe and his first brick and mortar location will be in Atlanta. It seems that Thugger caught wind of the news and took to his Instagram Story to support West in his retail initiative. “@kanyewest I got over 100 acres. However you many you need they’re yours free of charge. ON ...
California May Be First State to Ban Use of Rap Lyrics in Court
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Fulton County PD / Fulton County Sheriff’s Department A bill introduced earlier this year by South Los Angeles Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer may soon be signed into law in California. The bill would restrict the use of rap lyrics and other creative works as evidence in criminal proceedings. The bill has already passed both the State Senate and State Assembly. It will soon progress to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature, according to The New York Times. The bill is specific to the state, but follows a national bill called the RAP Act introduced in Congress by two Black democratic congressmen, Hank Johnson of Georgia and Jamaal Bowman of New York. It also follows the indictment of Atlanta rappers Young Thug and Gunna on gang-related RI...
California Governor Set to Sign Bill Restricting Use of Lyrics in Criminal Cases
Amid a growing movement on both the state and federal level, California is one step closer to restricting the use of rap lyrics as evidence by prosecutors in criminal cases. Introduced by California State Assemblyperson Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, AB 2799 would require judges to query prosecutors on whether introducing lyrics would add racial bias into these cases and will reportedly be signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in the coming days. “When rap and hip-hop artists adhere to this time-honored tradition of make-believe, their lyrics are too often — and unfairly — taken literally, stripped of the poetic license afforded other genres,” Recording Industry Association of America chairman/CEO Mitch Glazier wrote the California State Senate in a letter of support for AB 2799. A simila...
Young Thug Is Once Again Denied Bond In RICO Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amy E. Price / Getty As social media wished Young Thug a happy birthday earlier this week, the “Lifestyle” rapper was wishing on a star that a judge would grant him a bond order so that he could once again walk a semi-free man. He was denied. According to the Huffpost, Georgia Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville denied Young Thug (Jeffery Williams) the chance to post bond after hearing a “slew of outstanding motions in the case against the musician” from prosecutors on the case. Young Thug, Gunna and almost 30 other defendants are currently facing a 65-count indictment in a RICO case which alleges that Thugga is the leader of the YSL crew. To date no one in custody has been granted bond as Judge Glanville fears additional felonies can be committed as...
DA In Young Thug YSL Case Says Witness Threatened By Gang Supporters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty New developments have come forth regarding Young Thug and the RICO case against his YSL outfit. According to a new report, the DA in the case says that gang supporters reportedly threatened a witness in the ongoing matter. As reported by local outlet WSB-TV, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis states that her office discovered a document along with a portion of a prosecution witness statement posted to social media. As the outlet states, the leak of the document and statement has put that witness reportedly in harm’s way by supporters of the gang lifestyle. With Willis bringing the full brunt of her office down on the YSL collective, the lawyer for Young Thug, the supposed leader of the alleged gang, shared a statement about ...
Young Thug Slapped With 6 Additional Charges In RICO Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Young Thug, currently jailed as he and members of his YSL collective face a number of charges in an ongoing RICO case, was hit with six additional charges according to a new report. The Young Slime Life honcho and Hip-Hop artist has been imprisoned since May and was denied bond recently ahead of an impending trial to come at the top of 2023. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Young Thug, 30, saw charges added by the Fulton County Superior Court along with four other co-defendants in the RICO matter. Young Thug, given name Jeffery Wiliams, was given new changes of participation in criminal street gang activity, violation of the Georgia controlled substances act, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felo...
