The 88-page RICO indictment in opposition to rappers Young Thug and Gunna’s “YSL” gang contains song lyrics which may maybe maybe maybe well be being dilapidated to prosecute them as well to dozens of alleged friends.
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Right here are nine instances song lyrics had been dilapidated within the indictment that swept up the typical rappers and 26 of their friends.
Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug‘s lyrics are being cited as proof in a sweeping 56-count gang indictment, again beginning a debate relating to lyrics being safe free speech. Thug, born Jeffery Williams, and Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, had been swept up in an enormous crackdown of 28 people of Atlanta’s YSL gang.
The RICO indictments says the crowd overtly and overtly displayed, professed, and promoted illegal job – including the possession of contraband firearms, abolish, intimidation, assault, and robbery – through their lyrics and song videos. The lyrics in every song provided investigators with detailed and remark info that they linked to remark crimes. And when they swept the crowd on Might well 12, prosecutors seized staunch bodily proof to level to the rap lyrics had been bigger than factual entertainment.
Basically based totally on the 88-page indictment, YSL gave prosecutors in these 9 songs all they wanted to form a ambitious case.
(Extra reporting by Tatiana Pinheiro)
1. “Ski,” that contains Young Thug and Gunna.
“I fuck with slatts and we advance to thrill in rats and got here with some fuckin’ piranhas”
“I tote an FN on me, name Neechie-Neech, it’s Glock he establish”
“Duke Rollin’ 60’s, he locked in C’s,”
RICO SAYS: “The lyrics are an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy” – that Jeffery “Young Thug” Williams and Sergio ‘Gunna” Kitchens boldly rap lyrics that implicate them in various illegal conspiracies including the possession of illegal firearms by known felons.
SOHH EXPLAINER: Gunna and Thugga seemed within the video. The period of time FN is a slang abbreviation for a firearm that he calls, Neechie-Neech. Duke is an acquaintance within the Rollin’ 60’s Gang. Thugga and Gunna both flash YSL gang indicators for the length of the video and Gunna states his blood gang affiliation with “slatts.” Prosecutors see to consume these lyrics and video as proof of Thugga’s gang affiliation and conspiracy.
2. “Slime Shit,” that contains Young Thug
“Whats up, this that slime shit, howdy, YSL shit, howdy, killin 12 shit, howdy, fuck reformatory shit, howdy, cooking white brick,”
“I’m now no longer unusual to this, howdy, I’m so appropriate to this, howdy, accomplished build complete slime on hunnid licks,”
“slime or internet slimed,”
“I’m within the VIP and got that pistol on my hip, you prayin that you live I’m prayin that hit, howdy, this that slime shit,”
“Fuck, fuck the police (fuck’em), in excessive tempo,” “hundred rounds in Tahoe,”
“I’m ready to decide on em down,”
“got banana clips for all these niggas actin monkey,”
“this that slime shit, this that mob shit,”
“fuck the deem, YSL, this that mob life,”
RICO SAYS: Defendant Jeffery “Young Thug” Williams, an affiliate of YSL, seemed in a video released on social media. The lyrics are “an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.”
SOHH EXPLAINER: Young Thug, in this video is being accused of overtly promoting his affiliation with the YSL bloods (“slime”) and promoting criminal job (“licks”) including the possession and discharge of illegal firearms and narcotics trafficking.
3. “Slatty,” feat Young Thug
“I killed his man in entrance of his momma, love fiick lil bruh, sister and his cousin,”
“I shoot out,”
“slay em, now no longer leaving ticket,”
“I had to damage within the stable, yeah, and didn’t disappear away em ticket,”
“dissect your body love science class, nigga,”
“gangster trigger you bought body, lil nigga, magazine clips, so that you may maybe maybe maybe well presumably internet your direct, you watched you gangster trigger you bought pistol,”
“gaze at my trigger, my trigger beginning itching,” “YSL, we going overboard,”
RICO SAYS: “The lyrics are an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.
SOHH EXPLAINER: In these lyrics, Young Thug raps about murdering a person in entrance of his enjoy mother, dissecting his body and the contrivance he broke into his stable and wiped it spruce leaving no ticket. The true facts of such an staunch match, and the prosecutors’ presentation of the proof, would level to the crowd’s criminal conspiracy.
4. “Mob Ties,” feat. Slimelife Shawty, Unfoonk, Lil Miles
“and we hotfoot spherical with guns potentially grand as us, and we be on some 2Pac shit, Hit Em Up,”
“nigga play with Unfoonk and internet hogtied, Nigga play with Unfoonk, then they all die, Speaking bout knocking off your grand homie, even his runt fry, why would I lie,”
“Inclined abolish by no manner switching up, you advise you niggas gangsters, you ain’t did ample, disappear the block couple instances deem they did ample, Hail Mary, 2Pac shit, I’m bout to Hit Em Up”
“every nigga spherical me inappropriate, love why would lie, Slime ball nigga love ya ya ya ,”
“why would lie, got mob ties,”
“advise them disappear bend, they send photographs flying,”
“knockin off yo grand homie, bitch,”
RICO SAYS: The indictment names MILES “Lil Miles” FARLEY, DEAMONTE “Unfoonk” KENDRICK and WUNNIE “Slimelife Shawty” LEE. and states that the lyrics are “an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.” Moreover, QUANTAVIOUS “Unfoonk” GRIER is charged in POSSESSION OF FIREARM DURING COMMISSION OF FELONY.
SOHH EXPLAINER: Again, YSL boldly discuss of possessing guns, “knocking off” opps in murderous plots and spinning bends to commit power by shootings. Unfoonk is cited for allegedly stealing a stolen gun from a “Christopher Greer” on 10/1/15 when he changed into as soon as a convicted felon.
5. “Fox 5,” feat Gunna
Sergio “Gunna” Kitchens looks within the video wearing a “YSL” pendant and “Slatt” pendant, with lyrics declaring “We got ten-hundred spherical choppers…”
RICO SAYS: The indictment states that Defendant SERGIO “Gunna” KITCHENS, an affiliate of YSL, seemed in a video released on social media and that the lyrics are “an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.”
SOHH EXPLAINER: Within the video, Gunna brags about possessing “choppas” – computerized weapons which authorities purport are dilapidated to extra the conspiracy of gang actions. Guns are boldy flashed for the length of the video.
6. “Where You From,” feat. Slimelife Shawty
“Free Lil Rod,”
“Fuck your squad,”
“where you from, I’m from Bleveland, throw your setup,”
“but where I’m from nigga discuss too great then internet wet up,”
“the opps despise the crew we getting this paper and we ducking instances, slime, slime,”
“free Lil Shannon,”
“I’ma rock that crew thuggin,”
“Ain’t be taught about tick,”
“slimelife Young Thug nigga,”
RICO SAYS: The indictment states that Defendant WUNNIE “Slimelife Shawty” LEE and MILES FARLEY friends of YSL, seemed within the song video “in an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.” The song also mentions RODALIUS “Lil Rod” RYAN, an affiliate and member of YSL. He’s a share of the indictment as well and is charged with ATTEMPTED MURDER. Lil Shannon is an affiliate and member of YSL, who’s staunch name is SHANNON STILLWELL and likewise is infrequently ceaselessly known as SHANNON JACKSON. SHANNON is charged in indictment with POSSESSION OF FIREARM DURING COMMISSION OF FELONY.
SOHH EXPLAINER: By overtly promoting illegal job of their lyrics as well to throwing up gang indicators displaying their YSL affiliation, investigators cite this as proof of furthering the crowd endeavor. And even supposing Lee is doing a couple of the talking, investigators see to level to all people else is in actuality guilty by association.
7. Undoubtedly Be Slime,” feat. Young Thug
“My nigga, surely, they slime, and we committing them crimes,”
“hop out and shoot,”
“roll one up for the crowd,”
“you wanna be slime? Waddle opt you body,”
“me and lil bro, we dilapidated to take hold of from the retailer, we had to stay it and disappear,”
RICO SAYS: The indictment states that Defendant JEFFERY “Young Thug” WILLIAMS, an affiliate of YSL, seemed in this song released on social media and that “the lyrics are an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.”
SOHH EXPLAINER: Within the song, Thugga calls out who is “Slime” or blood gang affiliated. He attests to committing criminal actions including ambush gunfights in opposition to their opps. The lyrics discuss about YSL’s gang initiation blood sacrifice – ”opt a body” or abolish any individual to level to your allegiance.
8. “Lift It To Trial”
“Lift this shit to motherfucking trial,”
“for slimes you respect slay, trial, accomplished beat it twice, insist,”
“I’m undefeated love feds got here and snatched me…”
“don’t know, no level in asking,”
“changed into as soon as on Bleveland, stuck love magnet, Bitch ass nigga, shoot at your mammy, must stand down, up my stamina, opt it to trial, internet an charm, opt it to trial, yeah, you gon wack em,”
“pay for that casket, that’s factual if we whack em,”
“my young niggas pulling up, Bentleys, Aston Martins, Raris and Teslas, Strapped with FN, choppas, carbons,”
“YSL slimey and shady,”
“understand me whack that bitch, pop em love cyst, Glock with the help,”
RICO SAYS: The indictment states that Defendants DEAMONTE KENDRICK, SERGIO “Gunna” KITCHENS, and JEFFERY “Young Thug” WILLIAMS, friends of YSL, seemed in video released on social media. The indictment states that the lyrics overtly promote gang actions and are an “overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.”
SOHH EXPLAINER: The song satirically teases YSL’s licensed prowess and ironclad defense. They mock legislation enforcement who quiz their whereabouts, feigning lack of consciousness about crimes asserting they by no manner left ”Bleveland” aka Cleveland St in Atlanta. They reference committing a abolish the usage of an illegal glock firearm. By making these pronouncements on the song, they gave prosecutors facts that they linked to staunch life people, incidents and remark weapons. Investigators seized a slew of weapons within the sweep at the properties of the 28 YSL defendants, including an illegal “switch.” Possession of one of these weapon – that sprays rounds of bullets indiscriminately – is punishable with 10-15 years in federal detention heart.
9. “Eww,” feat Young Thug
“Purple factual love Elmo but by no manner fuckin laugh,”
“YSL gained’t fold, plot terminate his ass off from the balcony,”
“YSL, wipe nigga nose,”
“I’ma fuck for the money then she getting robbed by Tick,”
“In Bentley on West Lee getting trailed by sniper,”
“All ever wanted changed into as soon as the money, build your palms within the air whenever you dare, any motherfucker to step over here, F&N build em in wheelchair.”
RICO SAYS: Defendant JEFFERY “Young Thug” WILLIAMS, an affiliate of YSL, seemed in a video for “ Eww” that changed into as soon as released on social media. The indictment states that the lyrics are “an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy” that manner they boldly promoted and enabled the crowd’s criminal job.
SOHH EXPLAINER: In this song, a murdered body is mentioned on a balcony and Tick is mentioned here robbing a female sufferer. Tick is an affiliate and member of YSL. His staunch name is TRONTAVIOUS STEPHENS but he’s also infrequently ceaselessly known as Slug. He’s a share of the indictment as well and is charged with POSSESSION OF FIREARM DURING COMMISSION OF FELONY.
Many hip-hop followers are upset that song lyrics are being dilapidated in court docket to prosecute artists for their art. Fans surely feel that freedom of speech is purported to give protection to artists from this originate of prosecution and rappers Young Thug and Gunna are being unfairly prosecuted by the insist of Georgia. On social media, many expressed their displeasure.
One user on Twitter, identified as @DebatingHipHop_, changed into as soon as upset with how Young Thug changed into as soon as being treated by the court docket machine, tweeting “Young Thug wasn’t given a bond and ought to face a life sentence if convicted on all counts. They’re treating him as the kingpin of YSL and are the usage of lyrics in opposition to him.
They’re also constructing instances on other Atlanta rappers including Lil Toddler and Playboi Carti and more.” One more user on Twitter identified as @cadenceweapon implied that there changed into as soon as a racial bias within the usage of lyrics in opposition to the hip-hop artist and now no longer other indispensable song artists he tweeted, “The YSL RICO case cherry-picks obvious Young Thug lyrics as proof of a criminal conspiracy. Nevertheless these infamous words by no manner attracted licensed scrutiny:
Johnny Money: “I shot a person in Reno factual to understand him die”
Why is inventive license viable for some artists but now no longer for others?”
The YSL RICO case cherry-picks obvious Young Thug lyrics as proof of a criminal conspiracy. Nevertheless these infamous words by no manner attracted licensed scrutiny:
Johnny Money: “I shot a person in Reno factual to understand him die”
Why is inventive license viable for some artists but now no longer for others? pic.twitter.com/W7SPBl0AI9
— Cadence Weapon (@cadenceweapon) Might well 11, 2022
