RICO

Young Thug Still Being Held in “Dungeon Like Conditions” In Georgia Jail After Emergency Motion

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Young Thug

Young Thug’s lawyer, Brian Steel, filed an emergency motion Friday. The motion claimed that the rapper was being held in inhumane conditions in a Georgia jail.  As of today, the rapper’s confinement remains the same as they await the court’s response. The Emergency Motion Young Thug’s lawyer, Brian Steel, filed an emergency motion Friday.  Steel […]

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Gunna Visited Family and Planned Business Moves Before Turning Himself in for RICO Charges

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Gunna Responds to Snitching Rumors: 'I Ain't Never Stop a Crime'

Before turning himself in to law enforcement due to the RICO indictment of YSL Records, Gunna reportedly made sure to take care of his family and business. TMZ reports Gunna went and saw his relatives, specifically his mother, before turning himself in.

Gunna reportedly made sure that the continued releases associated with his DS4ever album continued on the business end. The next release is believed to be a video for the single “Banking On Me.”

Gunna was indicted last Wednesday. Following the indictment, his lawyers have claimed his innocence and pointed out how police are using his lyrics against him.

Early Wednesday morning, Gunna surrendered to Fulton County officials. Gunna is accused of plotting to break the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The “Pushin P” rapper was among at least 28 individuals, including Young Thug, charged with RICO this week by the Fulton County District Attorney.

Gunna’s counsel pushed for a bond to be set during his virtual court appearance on Wednesday, but the magistrate judge said that decision would be left to the superior court judge. The judge told the court, “I don’t have the authority to do it.”

Gunna, real name Sergio Kitchens, is accused of being a member of the Young Slime Life gang, which the D.A. claims are responsible for 80% of the city’s violent crime.

Ultimately, the bond was denied for both rappers.

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Summer Walker & T.I. Feel The KKK Should Face RICO Charges

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T.I.

T.I speaks out on the KKK not being hit with RICO charges. Meanwhile, Summer Walker is calling out Instagram for silencing her on the same issue. Summer Walker took to Instagram to call out the hypocrisy of the Ku Klux Klan being a gang and how white supremacy should also face RICO charges. Passed in […]

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Jay Z’s Roc Nation To Take On RICO, Police Brutality & Criminal Justice Reform

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Jay-Z

Roc Nation has assembled a coalition consisting of social justice leaders from various industries for a summer summit taking place amid the midterm elections in the U.S. It is one of their latest initiatives to leverage the power of hip-hop lyrics, music and culture – currently targeted in RICO cases nationwide –  to address police […]

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YSL’s Gunna Surrenders To Atlanta Authorities Surrounding RICO Charges

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Gunna Wunna

YSL’s Gunna surrendered to Fulton County authorities early Wednesday morning. Gunna is facing charges of conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

The “Pushin P” rapper was one of at least 28 others, including Young Thug, caught up in a sweeping RICO indictment brought by the Fulton County District Attorney this week.

During Gunna Wunna’s virtual court appearance on Wednesday, his attorney argued for a bond to be set, but the magistrate judge said that decision would be left for the superior court judge. “I don’t have the authority to do it,” the judge told the court.

Gunna, real name Sergio Kitchens, is allegedly affiliated with a gang known as Young Slime Life that the D.A. says is linked to 80-percent of violent crime in the city.

Gunna’s attorney emailed Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne a statement, saying, in part: “Mr. Sergio Kitchens, known as Gunna, is innocent. The indictment falsely portrays his music as part of criminal conspiracy.” He went on to describe Kitchens as an entertainer and philanthropist.

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The news came two days after YSL’s label head Young Thug, real name Jeffery Williams, 30, was arrested early Monday afternoon at his home in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood.

Gunna is due back in court in June.

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