While Gunna has since been released, Thugger has spent the entire time behind bars. On Thursday, the case got even more interesting when an Atlanta judge ruled that song lyrics will be allowed as ...

ATLANTA — Rap lyrics will be used as evidence against Atlanta rapper Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, and five co-defendants in the high-profile YSL RICO case, a judge ruled Thursday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Young Thug attends a hearing on the YSL case in Atlanta on Dec. 22, 2022. Nearly 10 months after jury selection began, a ...

The use of rap lyrics in criminal trials has become a controversial issue in recent years, as cases like the racketeering case against Young Thug in Georgia have highlighted the discrepancy between ...

During Young Thug’s RICO trial in Atlanta last week, the rapper’s 2014 track “Lifestyle” was presented as evidence for the jury to hear. Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffrey Williams, is accused of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. lllustration: Lex Villena, GCapture Georgia prosecutors in different jurisdictions are using defendants' speech and writings as ...

Atlanta rapper Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, is seen on a monitor as he waits for a virtual appearance before a Fulton County magistrate judge on May 10, 2022. (Arvin ...

ATLANTAATLANTA — When rapper Young Thug goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges, prosecutors will be allowed to use rap lyrics as evidence against him, a judge ruled Thursday.

When rapper Young Thug goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges, prosecutors will be allowed to use rap lyrics as evidence against him, a judge ruled Thursday. Fulton County ...