Rappers Young Thug, Gunna among 28 indicted on racketeering charges in Atlanta: ‘Fame’ doesn’t matter, DA says
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The "Guwop" emcee, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, 30, is one of 28 people indicted in Georgia's Fulton County on racketeering charges in an indictment spanning 88 pages. It also names fellow rapper Gunna — real name Sergio Kitchens — as an alleged member of the Young Slime Life street faction, which was formed in 2012 and allegedly carries ties to the national Bloods gang.
"It does not matter what your notoriety is, what your fame is, if you come to Fulton County, Georgia, and you commit crimes... you are going to become a target and a focus of this district attorney’s office, and we are going to prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law," Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said Tuesday at a news conference announcing the charges.
Young Thug co-wrote the hit "This is America" with Childish Gambino, making history when it became the first hip-hop track to win the song of the year Grammy in 2019.