Stereogum — Gunna’s lawyer from the YSL RICO cased has weighed in on the snitching allegations against his former client. more info

Stereogum — Our first big-statement album of 2025 has arrived. Atlanta rap star Lil Baby was relatively quiet in 2024. He got namechecked on Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” which he didn’t like, and he lost a lot of money gambling. There was a weapon ... more info

Stereogum — The RICO trial surrounding Young Thug’s Young Slime Life organization, the longest trial in Georgia history, is finally over. The two remaining defendants, Deamonte Kendrick (aka Yak Gotti) and Shannon Stillwell (aka SB or Shannon Jackson), were... more info

Stereogum — Four years ago, Deamonte Kendrick, the rapper known as Yak Gotti, joined his YSL compatriots Young Thug and Gunna on a song called “Take It To Trial.” That sentiment became quite real for all three artists in 2022 when the YSL braintrust was i... more info

Stereogum — Up until 2022, Atlanta rap stars Young Thug and Gunna were frequent collaborators and seemingly close friends. Gunna was signed to Thug’s YSL label, and the two of them seemed to be joined at the hip. In May 2022, Thug and Gunna were both arrest... more info

Stereogum — After the longest-running criminal trial in the history of Georgia, Young Thug is free. After two and a half years in jail on suspicion of RICO violations, the Atlanta rap star arrived at a plea deal last week. The conditions of his release are ex... more info

Stereogum — Young Thug is free (albeit under intense restrictions and a whopping 15 years of probation) after striking a plea deal in his long-running RICO case on Halloween. Four and a half days later, he has showed up in a video with fellow Atlanta rap star... more info

Stereogum — The Young Thug trial is over, and the Atlanta rap legend is headed home. Thug, real name Jeffery Williams, accepted a plea deal in his RICO case, allowing him to go free under probation for the next 15 years, the New York Times reports. more info

Stereogum — There was no tour. When Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan released their collaborative mixtape Rich Gang: Tha Tour Pt. 1 — its 10th anniversary is Saturday — they also announced a haphazardly routed set of shows that would supposedly take them ac... more info

New York Post — “Thug, did you have an issue with Rich Homie?” the incarcerated rapper was asked on Tuesday. more info