Young Thug has pleaded guilty in the YSL RICO case that accuses the chart-topping rapper of leading a violent Atlanta street gang.
Young Thug has pleaded guilty in the long-running criminal case accusing the chart-topping rapper of leading a violent Atlanta street gang, a stunning twist that should end his involvement in the year-old trial.
Without the negotiated plea deal, prosecutors recommend a far harsher sentence of 45 years, with 25 served in prison and 20 years on probation. Whitaker is expected to hand down her sentence later on Thursday. Thug, a chart-topping rapper and producer who helped shape the sound of hip-hop in the 2010s, was arrested in May 2022 along with dozens of others. In a sweeping indictment, prosecutors alleged that his “YSL” — nominally a record label standing for “Young Stoner Life” — was also a violent gang called “Young Slime Life” that had wrought “havoc” on the Atlanta area for nearly a decade.
Thug strongly denied the accusations and has long maintained his innocence. On the opening day of the trial, his attorney argued that despite a difficult local upbringing, Thug “doesn’t even know most of the people in this indictment” and had no reason to run a criminal organization.
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