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LeBron James shows wannabe gangster Ja Morant that a gun doesn’t make you great

The Memphis guard has indulged in risky and erratic behavior. He could learn from someone who came from a tougher background

The Guardian - US

Judge in Young Thug trial orders probe of leaked evidence

The judge overseeing the racketeering and gang case against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and others has ordered an investigation into the leak of a video that shows a state's witness offering information in exchange for leniency

The Independent UK

State files motion to sever 2 defendants with pregnant attorneys in Young Slime Life trial

ATLANTA — Fulton County prosecutors are seeking to sever two defendants from the upcoming Young Slime Life gang trial because their defense attorneys are pregnant.

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YSL trial: Jury selection expected to continue for several months

ATLANTA — An already lengthy jury selection process in the “Young Slime Life” trial against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and more than a dozen of his alleged associates will likely take several more months.

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Grammy Awards 2023 Complete Winners' List: Beyonce creates history; Lizzo and Harry Styles take home top honours

Pop queen Beyonce reigned supreme at the Grammys, breaking the all-time record for wins with her 32nd prize and fourth of the night to resounding applause.

The Times of India

YSL trial: Why Atlanta's sweeping gang case is moving so slowly

ATLANTA — Jury selection in the sweeping gang case against award-winning rapper Young Thug and his 13 co-defendants officially began Jan. 4.

Tribune News Service

Grammy awards 2023: who will win – and who should?

Will Adele’s Grammy dominion continue and Harry Styles steal more limelight? Or could Kendrick Lamar or Beyoncé finally take one of the headline prizes?

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YSL trial: Weeks of jury selection, little progress

ATLANTA — Juror No. 529, one of hundreds of people summoned ahead of the sweeping gang trial involving rapper Young Thug, didn’t have to hang around long after Chief Judge Ural Glanville asked to hear his reasons for requesting a hardship deferral.

Tribune News Service

Young Thug surprised by courtroom pill handoff, attorneys say

ATLANTA — Attorneys for Atlanta rapper Young Thug say their client was stunned when a co-defendant walked up and handed him a prescription pain pill in the middle of court last week.

Tribune News Service

Jury selection going slowly in Young Thug case in Atlanta

Jury selection has been slow going in the Atlanta racketeering and gang case against rapper Young Thug and others

The Independent UK

Young Slime Life trial: Marijuana hidden in shoes, other smuggled items delay jury selection

ATLANTA — Three separate incidents of contraband being brought into the courthouse have delayed the already lengthy jury selection process in the Young Slime Life trial against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and more than a dozen other defendants.

Tribune News Service

Rapper Young Thug's RICO trial begins

Jeffery Lamar Williams, professionally known as Young Thug, stands accused of helping found a violent street gang in Georgia.

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Rapper Young Thug to go to trial in gang, racketeering case

A trial is set to begin for rapper Young Thug, who's accused by prosecutors of co-founding a criminal street gang responsible for violent crimes and using his songs and social media to promote it

The Independent UK

Young Thug’s brother takes plea deal ahead of Young Slime Life trial

ATLANTA — The brother of Atlanta rapper Young Thug entered a negotiated guilty plea on Tuesday, making him the fifth defendant to plead out before the sprawling gang case goes to trial next month.

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Walmart cancels Gunna’s sold-out gift card giveaway, cops say

ATLANTA — South Fulton police said Saturday that a local Walmart has canceled a $100,000 gift card giveaway planned by Atlanta rapper Gunna just days after his release from jail.

Tribune News Service

2 more defendants in Young Slime Life indictment enter guilty pleas in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Two more defendants entered guilty pleas Friday and are expected to be released from jail ahead of next month’s RICO trial against alleged Young Slime Life members.

Tribune News Service

Young Thug hearing: Hours of delay, then naked Zoom bombing during rapper’s appearance

ATLANTA — Technical difficulties at the Fulton County courthouse delayed Thursday’s motions hearing for hours ahead of next month’s trial involving the alleged gang YSL. Once proceedings finally began, someone on Zoom barged in with some full frontal commentary.

Tribune News Service

Gunna and alleged gang co-founder negotiate guilty pleas in Young Slime Life RICO case

ATLANTA — Two co-defendants including Atlanta rapper Gunna have entered negotiated guilty pleas ahead of the RICO trial against the Young Slime Life gang scheduled to start next month.

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Trial of Young Thug, Gunna and 26 other defendants set to begin in January

ATLANTA — The trial of Atlanta rappers Young Thug and Gunna and 26 other defendants is set to start in January in Fulton County.

Los Angeles Times

Migos' Takeoff had already changed the sound of hip-hop. He was just getting started on a new chapter

Hip-hop wouldn't sound the same without Migos.

Tribune News Service

‘Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story’ chronicles the power of Atlanta hip-hop and trap music

For the first two decades of rap history, the focal points were New York and Los Angeles. When Atlanta’s OutKast won best new artist at the 1995 Source Awards, they were audibly booed.

Los Angeles Times

Young son of Atlanta-born Afrobeat star Davido drowns in family pool in Nigeria

Afro-pop star Davido’s young son has died a week after turning 3.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

Tribune News Service

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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