NEW YORK — Young Thug is a burgeoning rapper known for pushing the envelope, both musically and as a fashion icon.
He became an influential voice in his generation of artists -- blowing up on the national scene in 2014 with “Stoner,” which according to Billboard is one of the songs that defined the decade.
YSL is also the name of the rapper’s music label, “Young Stoner Life,” which was established in 2016 as an imprint of the music label 300 Entertainment. The imprint is not named in the indictment. “As a result of [the killing of Donovan Thomas], the back and forth of gun violence and murders that have occurred have probably been in excess of 50 since 2015,” Wills told ABC affiliate in Atlanta WSB-TV last week.
For example, from Young Thug’s “Slatty” the document quotes the following verses: “I killed his man in front of his momma, like fiick lil bruh, sister and his cousin,” “I shoot out,” and “kill em, not leaving a trace.” A judge denied Kitchens' request for bond during a court hearing on Monday, according to WSB-TV. Williams also filed an emergency motion for bond last week, but a judge has yet to make a decision.Referencing the lyrics of hip-hop artists in alleged criminal charges is not new and is a practice that has drawn criticism from freedom of speech advocates and artists, who argue that music is art and is not necessarily a reflection of reality or the artists' state of mind.
“YSL is an acronym for ‘Young Slime Life’ and it’s a hybrid gang that operates here in Atlanta and it’s an affiliate of the Bloods gang,” the Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis, said in an interview last week with ABC affiliate in Atlanta WSB-TV.
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