After a shocking turn of events for Rapper Young Thug last this week, his arrest made waves all over the hip hop scene - even linking one of the biggest names in the genre today.
Young Thug was arrested last May 10 for charges related to alleged gang criminal activity. His gang, YSL (Young Slime Life), has been linked to several racketeering charges. The 56-count Grand Jury ruling has indicted Thugger, 26 other gang members of YSL, and Billboard chart-topping artist, Gunna.
Young Thug and Gunna Indictment, Arrest Explained
Young Thug and Gunna were among the members of YSL (Young Slime Life) who were indicted in the Fulton County indictment for conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
Days after the indictment hit the headlines, Sergio Kitchens, more commonly known as Gunna, turned himself over to the authorities.
The 88-page indictment is based around Young Thug, formally known as Jeffery Lamar Williams, and other YSL members' song lyrics and social media posts that were believed to have been "acts in furtherance of the conspiracy."
One notable lyric that the indictment highlighted was from Williams and Kitchens' 2021 song "Slatty."
"I killed his man in front of his momma / Like fuck lil bruh, sister and his cousin," the song says.
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Gunna Legal Team Says RICO Indictment' Intensely Problematic'
Well, with the massive indictment, Kitchens' (Gunna) legal team has finally responded with the allegations.
"It is intensely problematic that the state relies on song lyrics as part of its allegations," Gunna's lawyer argued. (via NME)
The new motion seeking for Gunna and Thug to post bail has been denied during Young Thug's appearance at the Fulton County court, where he was also served with seven new felony charges.
"Mr. Sergio Kitchens, known as Gunna, is innocent. The indictment falsely portrays his music as part of criminal conspiracy. Mr. Kitchens, an entertainer and philanthropist, created the first ever local free in-school grocery and clothing store feeding over 400 children weekly, and nationally sponsored giveaways for victims of disasters and food shortages," his Gunna's camp said in a statement to Rolling Stone.
It has been highly debated whether courts can use the artists' music lyrics as evidence against them on the court. Legal experts weighed in and dubbed this move as an "unprecedented racism."
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