The Latest Breaking News from Young Slime Life

Long-running Young Thug gang trial to end without any murder convictions

The long-running gang case involving Atlanta rapper Young Thug will end without a single murder conviction

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

Rapper Young Thug to be freed after pleading guilty in gang trial that’s lasted two years

Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was indicted in 2022 on charges related to leading alleged street gang YSL

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024

Ex YSL co-defendant calls Young Thug and five others gang members

Trontavious Stephens, who reached a plea deal in 2022, referred to his former co-defendants by nicknames when saying they were part of Young Slime Life

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024

Gunna and alleged gang co-founder negotiate guilty pleas in Young Slime Life RICO case

ATLANTA — Two co-defendants including Atlanta rapper Gunna have entered negotiated guilty pleas ahead of the RICO trial against the Young Slime Life gang scheduled to start next month.

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

Rapper Gunna released from jail after entering guilty plea in gang RICO case

ATLANTA — Atlanta rapper Gunna has entered a negotiated guilty plea to a RICO charge following the sweeping gang indictment against the alleged Young Slime Life gang, ahead of next month’s scheduled trial date.

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

Rapper Gunna pleads guilty in racketeering case in Atlanta

Rapper Gunna has pleaded guilty in Atlanta to a racketeering conspiracy charge

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Atlanta rapper Young Thug faces new charges in RICO case

Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO Act and participation in a criminal street gang, is facing six new felony charges along with four others linked to the case

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Atlanta, a hip-hop mecca, reels as a favorite son faces sweeping criminal charges

For today’s generation of hip-hop fans, Young Thug is as influential and visionary as OutKast was to previous eras of rappers. His oft-imitated style — melancholy and machine-tweaked, yet melodic and flamboyant — places him right beside Future as the defining act of contemporary Southern rap. His reach goes beyond…

Los Angeles Times · May 11, 2022

Rapper Gunna now in Georgia jail on racketeering charge

ATLANTA — Atlanta rapper Gunna, who was named Monday along with fellow rapper Young Thug in a sweeping gang indictment, is now behind bars in Fulton County.

Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022

Can Young Thug’s lyrics be used against him? Prosecutors say yes in RICO case against rapper

ATLANTA — Over the last decade, the Atlanta rapper Young Thug has dropped a steady barrage of tracks about pistols and snipers, mob life and gangsters.

Los Angeles Times · May 11, 2022