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Drake Claims He’s Spending Money To Help Young Thug Beat RICO Charge

October 10, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Young Thug is beloved in the rap game. The Atlanta icon is a true original who has racked up hits with just about every notable artist of the last decade. He has, however, had his career drastically slow down due to a RICO charge. The rapper has been on trial since 2022, and is looking at five to 20 years behind bars if convicted. Several of Thugger’s peers have voiced their support on social media, but Drake made it clear that he’s doing more. The Toronto superstar hopped on Instagram to claim that he’s putting his money where his mouth is.

Drake posted a IG selfie on October 10. The rapper did his infamous duck face, but the caption had a far more serious tone. “I ain’t talking to talk man,” he assured followers. “I really put on the 3 Jeff.” He doesn’t mention Young Thug by his professional name, but the emojis and the mention of “Jeff”, Thug’s real name, make his message clear. Drizzy didn’t get into detail as to how much he’s spending on Thug, or what he’s spending it on, but he’s proven to be good for it. Top5, another Toronto artist, was recently released from prison, and he thanked Drake for the help. “Shoutout big bro @champagnepapi for the Lawyer Fees & Gary Grill for being the best lawyer in Toronto,” Top5 wrote on Instagram.”

Drake Has Repeatedly Voiced Support For Thugger

Drake has also been following the Young Thug case closely. He was disappointed to learn that phone call between Thugger and his girlfriend, Mariah the Scientist, was leaked in January. He got on an Akademiks live stream to voice his frustration. Sh*t is disgraceful,” he wrote in the comment section. “Gotta be some form of jail misconduct… You gonna drag this talented man then not be able to control your employees using his personal business for their own gain?” Drake has also shown love on the music side of things.

The 6 God had two guest verses on BUSINESS IS BUSINESS, Young Thug’s last album. He also talked about Thug’s predicament on the recent song, “It’s Up.” He admitted that he’s worried for the safety and well-being of the former Rich Gang star. “I can’t sleep at night with Thug at Cobb County Corrections” he rapped. “I think he did enough reflecting, I think my brother learned his lesson.” Drake and Thugger have had hits dating back to 2017. Their biggest joint single, “Way 2 Sexy,” topped the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2021. It remains Thug’s last number one to date.

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Young Thug Trial: Deputy Arrested For Allegedly Taking Bribes From YSL Codefendant’s Mother

October 10, 2024 by newhiphopnews

The Young Thug trial continues to develop in odd and diverse ways, even if recent events don’t move the actual case along. Moreover, the latest update concerns a former Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy, whom authorities reportedly arrested last week and hit with various charges. Moreover, authorities fired 31-year-old Kendra Bailey after accusations of accepting bribes to give inmates drugs and other forms of contraband. One of the inmates in question is Marquavious “Qua” Huey, one of Thugger’s codefendants in the YSL RICO case. Bailey’s specific charges are two counts of bribery, four counts of oath violation, and two counts of receiving and handing off banned materials to inmates without authorization.

“Ms. Bailey indirectly received money from inmate Marquavious Huey by accepting $500 from Ms. Malissa Huey [Qua’s mother] (via Apple Pay) on May 6, 2024,” the police report alleges. “This would cause a reasonable person to believe it influenced her job performance because Ms. Bailey failed to perform the official action of seizing contraband (e.g., substance appearing to be white pills) from inmate Huey.” It’s unclear whether this will affect the Young Thug and YSL trial in any way.

Young Thug Trial: Deputy Faces Bribery Charges Over Alleged Link To YSL Codefendant

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Furthermore, Bailey allegedly also received $1,000 from Qua’s sister in order to allow him in prohibited areas of his prison to sell drugs. Not only that, but an investigation concluded that she allegedly received $17,000 at a minimum from other trades and bribes with other inmates and their families. Finally, authorities allegedly found security footage of the former Sheriff’s Deputy using a “white styrofoam meal tray” to conceal the items that she was delivering to inmates. As of writing this article, this particular situation doesn’t implicate anyone else in the Young Thug and YSL trial.

As for other updates, this court case continues to break records. It became the longest trial in Georgia’s state history and its 45 motions for mistrial also etched it into the history books. We’ll see whether or not the near future holds any more significant updates for Young Thug and company. Perhaps the end of 2024 will bring us into a new era and timeline for the trial.

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Rich Homie Quan Posthumously Disses Gunna On New Song “One Of Quan”

October 5, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug made magic together on wax. The duo, under the moniker Rich Gang, dropped the classic single “Lifestyle” in 2014. Tensions got in the way, leading to some distance over the years, but the two artists always had respect for each other. It’s tragic, then to see what was happened to both men. Rich Homie Quan has passed, and Thug is currently being tried on a RICO charge. They’ll never get to the chance to reconcile on record, and resurrect Rich Gang (or a version of it). That said, it was obvious that Quan still felt the need to take Thug’s side when it came to Gunna.

Gunna’s actions during the YSL trial has led many rappers to look at him sideways. Many believe he took a plea deal and effectively left his label boss holding the bag. This has opened him up to several disses. Young Thug’s kids went after him on social media. Kendrick Lamar used him as a negative example on the song “Euphoria.” And Rich Homie Quan, who recently put out the posthumous album, Forever Goin’ In. has gotten in to the trend. The rapper really went after Gunna on the song “One of Quan,” right down to riffing on the title of the recent Gunna album, One of Wun.

Rich Homie Quan Accused Gunna Of Biting His Style

The song sees Rich Homie Quan address the allegation that he stole Gunna’s flow and used it on several of his albums. His rebuttal? Fans had it twisted. As far as he was concerned, Gunna bite from him. “They probably gon think I took over Gunna flow, but this my cadence and I made it,” he angrily raps. “N**gas was stealing the swag I was just sitting back and I wouldn’t even say sh*t.” Not only does he claim that the YSL stalwart jacked his style, but he claims he wasn’t even bothered enough to call him out. You’d think a diss like this would garner more attention, but it’s only because another rapper dissed Gunna on the same exact night.

The day that Rich Homie Quan’s posthumous album dropped, Ferg dropped the single “Allure.” The song featured a guest verse from Future, another longtime friend of Young Thug. His Gunna disses were even more savage than Quan’s. Future Hendrix implied that a premature death is awaiting Gunna because of what he did to Young Thug, and he doesn’t even dress the sentiment up with euphemisms. He just flat out says it. “You done took a plea on my slime,” Future spits. “Won’t be surprised if you ended up dead.” Gunna is getting it from every direction these days. No wonder he’s in the gym so often.

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Gunna Teases New Song After Allegedly Being Dissed By Future

October 5, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Gunna is in a strange place. He’s wildly successful, and his last album, One of Wun, was well liked by fans. He also has become a target for many rappers who once considered him a friend. He’s been on the outs with Young Thug ever since the YSL case was filed. Understandably so, since many believe that the rapper cut a deal to save his own neck. There’s nothing to prove this theory, but that hasn’t stopped the rappers on the outside from targeting Gunna. Future, a former friend, just did so on the song “Allure.” It hasn’t stopped Gunna from grinding, though. In fact, he seemingly responded by teasing new music.

Gunna posted a video on social media October 4. The video saw the rapper putting in work at the gym, while a previously unreleased song plays in the background. Gunna looks menacing as he runs on the treadmill, and the catchy instrumental underneath him helps. The snippet is produced by Turbo, and it has an extremely catchy hook courtesy of Gunna as well. We don’t get to hear more than 20 seconds of the song, but it’s a surprising revelation. One of Wun dropped on May 10, and Gunna already seems to be in the lab, cooking up something new.

Gunna Teased New Music During A Workout Video

The timing of this snippet seems intentional. There’s nothing in Gunna’s lyrics to suggest that he’s firing shots back at Future, but the turnaround is notable. It could have potentially been a tactical move to draw attention away from Pluto’s verse, and enthrall viewers with the possibility of new Gunna music instead. That said, Future’s bars on “Allure” are going to be tough to forget. The Ferg collab is extremely catchy, and Pluto damn near steals the show with a surprisingly combative verse. “You done took a plea on my slime,” the ATL icon spits. “Won’t be surprised if you ended up dead.”

Not a lot of reading between the lines needed on that one. Gunna and Future used to collaborate on a regular basis, but the latter’s fidelity to Young Thug has ended their relationship. Pluto considers Thug to be his twin, so there was no chance that a perceived enemy of Thug was going to remain in the rapper’s good graces. Still, Gunna is doing his thing. The rapper was recently honored, alongside LL Cool J and Usher, at the Black Music Action Coalition Gala.

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Fans Think Future Dissed Gunna On New Song “Allure” And Here’s Why

October 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Future and Gunna are two of Atlanta’s biggest rappers. They have an impressive resume when it comes to collabs, as evidenced by hits like “Pushin’ P” and “Too Easy.” Gunna’s involvement in the Young Thug trial, however, has soured his relationships with several other names in the industry. Future is among the most notable. There’s seemingly tension between the two, based on the lack of collabs they’ve put out and subliminal statements they’ve made via social media. Now, fans believe that Future has taken subs and put them in a song.

Future dropped a slick guest verse on the new Ferg single “Allure.” It’s an absolute banger of a song, for one. The Atlanta rapper appears to still be in Mixtape Pluto mode, which is very much an amazing thing for fans. The closer fans listened to his “Allure” verse, though, the more theories began to swirl that the rapper was actually taking aim at Gunna. The lyrics don’t mention Gunna by name, but it’s hard to listen to the wording and not imagine that he’s the target. And we don’t use the word “target” lightly, either.

Future Allegedly References Gunna’s Death

“You done took a plea on my slime,” Future raps. “Won’t be surprised if you ended up dead.” It’s very clear that Pluto is taking about his friend Young Thug when he says slime. It’s also pretty easy to infer that Gunna is going to be the one who could end up, well “dead.” This is the most pointed that a Pluto diss has ever gotten. He rapped the first verse and the chorus of “Like That,” the diss song that broke the rap game open in 2024, and was still more vague. It speaks to the rapper’s seeming frustration with Gunna, if in fact these bars are aimed at him.

We know that Future doesn’t play when it comes to Young Thug. During a 2020 interview with Apple Music, the Atlanta rapper spoke in depth about how much he valued their friendship. “That’s my twin,” he asserted. “There’s me and then there’s him. … When you mention Thug you mention me. It’s like one.” The two even collaborated on the 2017 album Super Slimey. Interestingly enough, Future isn’t the only person in Young Thug’s life to lobby an alleged threat at Gunna. Young Thug’s kids uploaded a diss to Gunna back in July. The YSL rapper was not pleased.

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Young Thug’s YSL RICO Trial: An Update On Everything That’s Happened So Far In The Trial (Update For October 2024)

October 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

The racketeering trial against Young Thug has slogged into its 140th day, and while not much of note has happened for the past 9 months since the last update, in the past month or so, there have been enough updates to fill a new primer. So, here’s everything that’s happened so far in the trial.

What Is Young Thug Charged With In The YSL RICO Trial?

Young Thug is accused of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The state argues that Young Stoner Life, Thug’s label, is actually a cover for Young Slime Life, a violent street gang responsible for assault, dealing drugs, and murder in the Atlanta area. Thug was also charged with possession of illegal firearms and possession of drugs with intent to distribute after a raid on his home.

What Are The Updates In Young Thug’s YSL RICO Trial?

In June, Young Thug’s defense attorney, Brian Steel, was charged with criminal contempt of court and taken into custody after refusing to tell Judge Ural Glanville how he found out about a meeting between the judge and the prosecution that took place without the defense present.

The resulting kerfuffle led to a number of attorneys in Georgia banding together to petition for a mistrial while helping Steel prepare his appeal. The uproar prompted a recusal hearing on July 1, resulting in Glanville being removed from the trial. His immediate replacement, Shukura Ingram, also recused herself, citing a situation in which her court deputy was discovered to have had an inappropriate relationship with one of the defendants in the case. She was replaced by Judge Paige Reese Whitaker.

This turned out to be a setback for the prosecution, as on September 30, Whitaker criticized Chief Assistant District Attorney Adriane Love for her handling of the case so far. Whitaker chastised the prosecutor for “hiding the ball” and “throwing this case together as you try it.” While Whitaker did not grant a mistrial — the latest round of motions for mistrial in the longest trial in Georgia history — it’s clear that even the court itself is beginning to lose patience with the case.

That’s where things stand as of this writing. The trial is still expected to continue into 2025, with more than 100 witnesses yet to testify.

Young Thug’s Mistrial Motion Was Denied Even After The Judge Criticized The Prosecution’s Case

October 1, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Yesterday (September 30), the Young Thug racketeering trial featured yet another explosive twist after the judge presiding over the proceedings lit into the prosecutors for presenting such a sloppy case. However, despite this, the defense’s request for a mistrial has been denied yet again, as the trial enters its 139th day.

Judge Paige Reese Whitaker appeared to be fed up with Chief Assistant District Attorney Adriane Love’s behavior for the past month, saying, “It is baffling to me that somebody with the number of years of experience that you have, time after time after time, continues to seemingly and purposefully hide the ball to the extent you possibly can, for as long as you possibly can.

“I really don’t want to believe that it is purposeful, but honestly, after a certain number of times, you start to wonder how can it be anything but that,” she continued. “Unless it is just that you are so unorganized that you are throwing this case together as you try it.”

Judge Whitaker was assigned to the trial after its previous judge, Ural Glanville, was removed in the wake of controversy surrounding his declaring Young Thug’s defense attorney, Brian Steel, in criminal contempt of court.

The Young Thug Trial Judge Suggested The Prosecution Is ‘Throwing The Case Together’ As She Considered Mistrial

September 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

The judge in the ongoing racketeering trial against Young Thug appears to have reached the end of her patience with the prosecution. Judge Paige Reese Whitaker upbraided Chief Assistant District Attorney Adriane Love for the presentation of the State of Georgia’s case during court today, just ahead of considering a mistrial motion filed by the defense.

“I don’t want to malign the prosecutor standing in front of me right now, so I’m not going to say the possible things it could be,” Whitaker said. “It is baffling to me that somebody with the number of years of experience that you have, time after time after time, continues to seemingly and purposefully hide the ball to the extent you possibly can, for as long as you possibly can. I really don’t want to believe that it is purposeful, but honestly, after a certain number of times, you start to wonder how can it be anything but that. Unless it is just that you are so unorganized that you are throwing this case together as you try it.”

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the trial has become the longest in Georgia state history as a result of numerous delays, many the direct result of the DA’s office’s presentation of its case, as well as issues with its previous judge, who was removed and replaced by Whitaker earlier this summer. The trial, which was to have begun in 2021, still has over 100 witnesses to get through, and if not declared a mistrial, is expected to continue into next year.

Young Thug is accused of one count of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, possession of a firearm while committing a felony; possession of a machine gun; two counts of participating in criminal street activity; and three counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. The DA’s office says Thug was the co-founder and leader of a criminal street gang, Young Slime Life — which not so coincidentally shares initials with his label, Young Stoner Life. The State believes that the label is a cover for and funds the gang’s activities, which include a string of violent crimes such as murder, robbery, and assault.

Young Thug Trial: Judge Rules On Mistrial Motion After Her Scathing Takedown Of The State

September 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Judge Paige Reese Whitaker has had enough. She’s overseeing the RICO trial of Young Thug and other YSL codefendants, and you don’t need us to tell you how complicated and controversial it’s been so far. Moreover, on Monday (September 30), the trial’s 138th day, Judge Whitaker issued explosively called out the state for allegedly dragging the case out and recklessly developing it in unclear, backhanded, and secretive ways. This discussion emerged over a new motion for a mistrial, one that the collective’s defense team has prioritized and advocated for over most of the trial so far.

“I mean, I can’t figure out what it is,” Young Thug and YSL’s judge’s scathing takedown began. “If it’s disingenuous, if it is that. I mean, I don’t want to malign the prosecutor standing in front of me right now. So I’m not going to say the possible things that it could be. But it is baffling to me that somebody with the number of years of experience that you have, time after time after time, continues to seemingly purposefully hide the ball to the extent that you possibly can for as long as you possibly can. And I really don’t want to believe that it is purposeful.

Young Thug Judge Pops Off On The State

The judge in the YSL case is finally FED UP

Judge Whitaker goes off on the state and storms out of the courtroom to consider the defenses mistrial motion pic.twitter.com/rb0Q7RMFVk

— THUGGERDAILY ひ (@ThuggerDaily) September 30, 2024

“But honestly, after a certain number of times, you start to wonder how it could be anything but that,” Judge Whitaker continued her remarks to the prosecution in the Young Thug case. “Unless it is just that you are so unorganized that you are throwing this case together as you try it. And I am sorry to say that. But this case is being made much more difficult for everybody because of the haphazard way in which it is being presented. I’m going to take a recess for a few minutes. I’ll have a ruling when I get back.”

Mistrial Denied

Even after the Judge basically said “this is either purposeful or you’re incompetent” to the State…

Motion for mistrial denied.

I’m hearing Gaither is coming up soon.

— THUGGERDAILY ひ (@ThuggerDaily) September 30, 2024

However, according to Thugger Daily, Judge Whitaker denied this mistrial motion in the Young Thug case. Of course, this doesn’t entirely close the door on another try for the defense team. But considering how damning these comments were and her crystal-clear dissatisfaction, if this incident didn’t do it, we don’t know what could.

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