Dhis real name Jeffery Lamar Williams, the 33-year-old artist Young Thug has been released, public documents from the penitentiary system of the state of Georgia (southeast) show. According to the New York Times, he was sentenced to 15 years of probation in addition to time served since his arrest in May 2022.
The rapper was released after pleading guilty in a court in Atlanta, Georgia’s capital, to six charges, including possession of drugs and firearms and engaging in organized criminal activity.
Theatrical twists
This interminable trial was punctuated by dramatic events.
Judge Ural Glanville, who presided over a 10-month jury selection and then eight months of proceedings, had to recuse himself in July for arranging a meeting with prosecutors and a key witness, without informing all parties.
The arrest in May 2022 of the singer of “Best Friend”, “Hot” or “Check”, crowned with a Grammy Award in 2019 as co-author of the “best song” of the year, “This is America,” had been a shock to Atlanta’s influential hip-hop scene.
Young Thug has collaborated with the biggest names in rap and pop, from Drake to Travis Scott, including Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber and Elton John.
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