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Young Thug’s Lawyer Says Rapper Is a ‘Studio Gangster’ at YSL Trial

The defense of Young Thug began Tuesday with the rapper’s attorney, Brian Steel, explaining trap music to grandmothers. “He is not running a criminal enterprise on Cleveland Avenue to gather money and power,” Steel says, arguing that by 2014, the rapper, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, was a superstar who wouldn’t have had anything […]

Young Thug’s lawyer says name stands for ‘Truly Humble Under God’

Prosecutors to use Young Thug’s lyrics as evidence during trial A judge ruled that prosecutors in rapper Young Thug’s trial will be able to present his rap lyrics as evidence against him. Young Thug’s gang and racketeering trial is underway, and his attorney has a unique explanation of the rapper’s name as he begins to […]

Faces of jurors in Young Thug’s Georgia trial exposed

The faces of jurors were briefly exposed during a livestream of Young Thug’s ongoing trial in Georgia, where he faces gang and racketeering charges. The rapper’s trial kicked off earlier this week, with the jury Wednesday hearing from the first expert witness, Mark Belknap, a detective with the Atlanta Police Department. While recording Wednesday’s trial, […]