Rapper Young Thug is set to go to trial today. He stands accused of helping found a violent street gang known as Young Slime Life, or YSL.
, filed in Fulton County, Georgia, includes references to lyrics found in Williams' music. The indictment also includes a list of 181 acts, dating back to 2013.a growing trend of criminalizing hip hop artists under RICO acts,
a measure intended to stop organized crime, like the mafia. Under these laws, the authorities are able to accuse multiple people in someone's circle, from a rapper, to their entourage, and other members of their crew, of gang-related activity if at least one person is connected to criminal activity.
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