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It’s Only Me: How people are reacting to the release of Lil Baby’s new album

The Atlanta rapper’s third record is set to be another hit

Evening Standard

Q&A: Lil Baby talks new album, Young Thug, rap lyrics

Lil Baby is normally a man of few words outside of his music, but the Grammy winner has opened up in an interview with The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Prosecutors in Georgia look to delay Young Thug, Gunna trial

ATLANTA — Fulton County prosecutors are asking a judge to postpone the racketeering trial for rappers Young Thug and Gunna because eight of the 28 people charged in the sweeping gang case still don’t have defense attorneys.

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Rap lyrics barred as evidence in California courts under new law meant to prevent jury bias

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Friday that bars prosecutors from using rap lyrics and other forms of creative art as evidence in court, a measure intended to prevent attorneys from creating bias against defendants.

Tribune News Service

God Did: DJ Khaled releases new star-studded album featuring Drake, Rick Ross, SZA, Kanye West and Future

John Legend, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Jay Z, Lil Baby, Quavo, Kodak Black, Travis Scott and Gunna also feature

Evening Standard

AI rapper FN Meka dropped by Capitol Records following backlash over racial stereotypes

LOS ANGELES — Capitol Records has dropped AI rapper FN Meka, less than two weeks after it signed the computer-generated rap artist to its roster.

Los Angeles Times

Capitol Records drops ‘offensive’ AI rapper FN Meka after outcry over racial stereotyping

Label has apologised to ‘the Black community’ after signing an AI-generated rapper that used the N-word and was shown being beaten by police

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Judge concerned about witness intimidation in Young Thug, Gunna case

ATLANTA — Citing concerns about witness intimidation ahead of next year’s trial, the Fulton County judge overseeing the case of rappers Young Thug and Gunna is prohibiting defense attorneys from sharing certain information about the state’s witnesses with their clients.

Tribune News Service

Scapegoating rap hits new low after July Fourth mass shooting

When local police named 22-year-old Robert E. Crimo III as “a person of interest” in the July 4 mass shootings in an affluent Chicago suburb, several news outlets described him in headlines as a “rapper.”

The Conversation

Gun violence and the (rap) blame game

Pro-gun Republicans wasted no time blaming gun violence on rap, a tactic with a long and sordid history

Salon

Gunna proclaims innocence in new message on social media: ‘I will never stop fighting to clear my name’

‘For now, I don’t have my freedom. But I am innocent,’ rapper wrote

The Independent UK

Rapper Gunna proclaims innocence in new message on social media: ‘I will never stop fighting to clear my name’

Rapper Gunna, who was arrested last month on a racketeering charge, said in a message posted on social media that 2022 has been one of the best years of his life, “despite this difficult situation.”

The Independent UK

When all else fails to explain American violence, blame a rapper and hip-hop music

The day after the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson promptly blamed the violence on rap music and video games.

The Conversation

Wireless Festival 2022 - how to get last minute tickets, line up and dates

Here's everything you need to know about Wireless Festival 2022 and how to secure last minute tickets

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Georgia sheriff: Teen threatened death for Young Thug arrest

Georgia officials have arrested an 18-year-old who they say threatened to kill a sheriff and his wife over the arrest of rappers Young Thug and Gunna

The Independent UK

Rappers Young Thug, Gunna remain jailed in racketeering case

Rappers Young Thug and Gunna remain jailed on racketeering charges in Atlanta following a court hearing in the wide-ranging gang case

Tribune News Service

Atlanta rappers Young Thug, Gunna will remain in jail for now

ATLANTA — Two popular Atlanta rappers named in a sweeping gang indictment will remain behind bars for now.

The Independent UK

Motion seeks bond for jailed rapper Young Thug, reports say

Attorneys for Young Thug, the Atlanta rapper arrested under an indictment accusing him of co-founding a violent street gang, have filed an emergency motion seeking to have him granted bond

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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…

Tribune News Service

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.

The Independent UK

Rapper Gunna booked into jail on racketeering charge

The rapper Gunna was booked into a jail in Atlanta Wednesday on a racketeering charge after he was indicted with fellow rapper Young Thug and more than two dozen other people

Los Angeles Times

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Young Thug arrested on RICO, gang charges

Fulton County prosecutors say that in late 2012, Young Thug and two others founded Young Slime Life, a violent criminal street gang that’s commonly known as YSL and is affiliated with the national Bloods gang.

The Guardian - UK

US rapper Young Thug arrested on gang-related charges, Gunna also indicted

Twenty-eight associates of rapper’s Young Stoner Life label indicted with various allegations that range from murder to robbery and drug dealing

WEKU

Rapper Young Thug is arrested on gang-related charges

The Atlanta-based singer is one of more than 20 people indicted on conspiracy and street gang charges.

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