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Young Thug’s defense lawyer used his long-awaited cross-examination of key prosecution witness Kenneth “Woody” Copeland on Tuesday to cast Copeland as a career criminal who may have been the one actually responsible for the 2015 murder at the heart of Young Thug’s problem-plagued gang and racketeering prosecution in Georgia.
During an entire day of tense questioning, lawyer Brian Steel grilled Copeland over his prior felony convictions, his public boasts about being a “gangster,” and the claim that Copeland was involved in a heated conflict with Donovan “Nut” Thomas Jr.
During an entire day of tense questioning, lawyer Brian Steel grilled Copeland over his prior felony convictions, his public boasts about being a “gangster,” and the claim that Copeland was involved in a heated conflict with Donovan “Nut” Thomas Jr.
- 8/28/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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Less than a week after revisiting his mixtape Days Before Rodeo on its 10th anniversary, Travis Scott is offering a visual pairing for the project’s single, “Drugs You Should Try It.”
The clip opens with a seeming tribute to Virgil Abloh as a body-building model poses in front of a neon sign of a smoking cowboy he used on his Rodeo Tour in 2015. (“He’s forever with us, you dig?” he said during a special anniversary concert over the weekend, per Billboard.)
The video then displays a warning sign...
The clip opens with a seeming tribute to Virgil Abloh as a body-building model poses in front of a neon sign of a smoking cowboy he used on his Rodeo Tour in 2015. (“He’s forever with us, you dig?” he said during a special anniversary concert over the weekend, per Billboard.)
The video then displays a warning sign...
- 8/28/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
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The Republican running to unseat Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis promised to end the prosecution of Young Thug and the Ysl trial if elected in November.
In a statement released Tuesday, Aug. 27, Courtney Kramer said dismissing the Ysl case would be her “first official action” if elected. She also challenged Willis to dismiss the case immediately and “release the accused… who are being held without bond.”
Kramer criticized the Fulton County Da office’s handling of the high-profile case, which has dragged on for more than two years...
In a statement released Tuesday, Aug. 27, Courtney Kramer said dismissing the Ysl case would be her “first official action” if elected. She also challenged Willis to dismiss the case immediately and “release the accused… who are being held without bond.”
Kramer criticized the Fulton County Da office’s handling of the high-profile case, which has dragged on for more than two years...
- 8/27/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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At the start of the summer of 2019, designer and DJ Virgil Abloh debuted his third collection of apparel at the helm of Louis Vuitton with a high-profile show in Paris. In July, not long after a surprising performance at Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards, the trendsetting rap trio Migos headlined the U.K.’s massive Wireless Festival with Cardi B. Then, in August, their friend and Atl contemporary Young Thug finally dropped his long-awaited “debut” album (a little absurd for someone who had 22 bodies of work prior, though they were...
- 8/27/2024
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
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Julia Fox, the it-girl who rose to fame in the Safdie Brothers’ anxiety-ridden thriller “Uncut Gems,” has joined the cast of the upcoming romantic drama “Perfect.”
She will star alongside Ashley Moore (“I Know What You Did Last Summer”) and newcomer Micaela Wittman. Millicent Hailes, who has directed music videos for artists such as Adam Lambert, Lil Yachty and Young Thug, is helming the film in her feature debut. Production is due to begin next month.
“Perfect” is set at a scenic-but-rundown lakeside resort in the California mountains in a time where climate change has contaminated the water supply. Fox will play a wealthy pregnant woman who is living out an escapist fantasy as she falls in love with a younger woman (Moore). Their sudden relationship is complicated by an upcoming birth, turbulent social events and clashing values about the world’s uncertain future.
Wittman will portray a town local...
She will star alongside Ashley Moore (“I Know What You Did Last Summer”) and newcomer Micaela Wittman. Millicent Hailes, who has directed music videos for artists such as Adam Lambert, Lil Yachty and Young Thug, is helming the film in her feature debut. Production is due to begin next month.
“Perfect” is set at a scenic-but-rundown lakeside resort in the California mountains in a time where climate change has contaminated the water supply. Fox will play a wealthy pregnant woman who is living out an escapist fantasy as she falls in love with a younger woman (Moore). Their sudden relationship is complicated by an upcoming birth, turbulent social events and clashing values about the world’s uncertain future.
Wittman will portray a town local...
- 8/27/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
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Travis Scott is making a big announcement!
The 33-year-old musician announced that his iconic mixtape Days Before Rodeo will be re-released on all digital streaming platforms for the first time on August 23 to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
The release will also include an exclusive digital deluxe album featuring unreleased bonus tracks from his Days Before Rodeo Era, as well as exclusive merch and vinyl bundles available on travisscott.com.
Keep reading to find out more…
Travis originally released Days Before Rodeo in 2014 as his second mixtape, almost a full year before his debut album Rodeo. Guest appearances included Young Thug, Big Sean, The 1975, Rich Homie Quan, Migos, T.I., and Peewee Longway.
Fans can access the exclusive digital deluxe version of the album with unreleased Days Before Rodeo era bonus tracks, along with vinyl, box sets, and merch available for purchase at travisscott.com
He was also recently released from jail – find out why.
The 33-year-old musician announced that his iconic mixtape Days Before Rodeo will be re-released on all digital streaming platforms for the first time on August 23 to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
The release will also include an exclusive digital deluxe album featuring unreleased bonus tracks from his Days Before Rodeo Era, as well as exclusive merch and vinyl bundles available on travisscott.com.
Keep reading to find out more…
Travis originally released Days Before Rodeo in 2014 as his second mixtape, almost a full year before his debut album Rodeo. Guest appearances included Young Thug, Big Sean, The 1975, Rich Homie Quan, Migos, T.I., and Peewee Longway.
Fans can access the exclusive digital deluxe version of the album with unreleased Days Before Rodeo era bonus tracks, along with vinyl, box sets, and merch available for purchase at travisscott.com
He was also recently released from jail – find out why.
- 8/18/2024
- by Just Jared
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The credibility of key prosecution witness Kenneth Copeland was the focus of a week of tortured testimony at Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug’s gang and racketeering trial in Atlanta.
Copeland, whose first appearance in the trial last June led to Judge Ural Glanville being removed from the high-profile case, returned to the stand Monday under Glanville’s replacement, Judge Paige Reese Whitaker. Over several combative days of testimony, Copeland said “I don’t recall” hundreds of times and claimed he lied repeatedly to investigators during a series of police interviews...
Copeland, whose first appearance in the trial last June led to Judge Ural Glanville being removed from the high-profile case, returned to the stand Monday under Glanville’s replacement, Judge Paige Reese Whitaker. Over several combative days of testimony, Copeland said “I don’t recall” hundreds of times and claimed he lied repeatedly to investigators during a series of police interviews...
- 8/16/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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Yet another threatened mistrial was averted Monday when the jury hearing Young Thug’s gang and racketeering trial in Atlanta agreed they could disregard prior testimony from a key witness in the contentious case.
Jurors were given about one second to make their decision after walking into court following a nearly two-month break and seeing for the first time that there was a new presiding judge. During the jury’s lengthy recess, Fulton County Chief Judge Ural Glanville was removed from the case due to his handling of a recusal...
Jurors were given about one second to make their decision after walking into court following a nearly two-month break and seeing for the first time that there was a new presiding judge. During the jury’s lengthy recess, Fulton County Chief Judge Ural Glanville was removed from the case due to his handling of a recusal...
- 8/12/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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After 15 years in the rap game (the 25-year-old started rhyming when she was 10), and about four in the mainstream, Latto’s gotten so good she makes it look easy. She knows how to switch flows and styles seamlessly, like the way she works some R&b into hard-hitting trap on her latest single “Big Mama” without a hitch. With hits like “Put It on Da Floor,” and its buzzy remix with Cardi B, she plays the mean-girl-bad-bitch role convincingly, especially after the sugary pop of her chart topper “Big Energy.
- 8/9/2024
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
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The new judge overseeing Young Thug’s problem-plagued gang and racketeering trial has denied the final pending mistrial motion related to the secret meeting between prosecutors, a sworn witness and the trial’s former boss, Judge Ural Glanville, that led to Glanville’s removal from the case.
The highly anticipated decision means the longest-running criminal trial in Georgia state history will restart when jurors return Monday after a nearly two-month break.
In her decision late Thursday, Fulton County Judge Paige Reese Whitaker acknowledged that while the secret June 10 meeting with...
The highly anticipated decision means the longest-running criminal trial in Georgia state history will restart when jurors return Monday after a nearly two-month break.
In her decision late Thursday, Fulton County Judge Paige Reese Whitaker acknowledged that while the secret June 10 meeting with...
- 8/9/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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Drake might be onto something about the future of celebrity documentaries. On Tuesday, he shared a huge data dump, purportedly 100 gigabytes worth of behind-the-scenes footage and unreleased music, via a burner Instagram account he appears to have kept under wraps for several months. Pilfering through the files feels like constructing a fan-made documentary of Drake’s generation-spanning career. There’s footage of a baby-faced Drake in 2008, reminiscing about the Chevy Malibu with the stained seats he used to drive, a rehearsal video of Drake and Rihanna in the Take Care era,...
- 8/7/2024
- by Jeff Ihaza
- Rollingstone.com
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After a relatively quiet summer, Drake has reemerged with three new songs premiered on a mysterious burner Instagram account @plottttwistttttt. Fans noticed that Drake followed the then-private account several months ago and the account’s description reads: “100 Gigs for your headtop.”
The account provides a link to a website, which is filled with song clips going back several months, displaying something of a mood board, and today, Aug. 6, Drake posted the account to his official page’s story, pointing to three new reels “It’s Up,” “Blue Green Red,” and “Housekeeping Knows.
The account provides a link to a website, which is filled with song clips going back several months, displaying something of a mood board, and today, Aug. 6, Drake posted the account to his official page’s story, pointing to three new reels “It’s Up,” “Blue Green Red,” and “Housekeeping Knows.
- 8/6/2024
- by Jeff Ihaza
- Rollingstone.com
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It’s been 13 weeks since Kendrick Lamar dropped “Not Like Us,” the devastating Drake diss that’s now sat near the top of the charts for the majority of the summer. While he’s been relatively quiet since then, it looks like Drake is plotting a return to the public eye. On Friday, he surprised fans at PartyNextDoor’s tour stop in Toronto, hopping on stage to perform a handful of songs to the sold-out hometown crowd and to announce an upcoming collaborative project set to drop in the fall.
- 8/6/2024
- by Jeff Ihaza
- Rollingstone.com
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At this point, one expects a Kanye West album to be incomplete in some way upon release, but Vultures 2, his second collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign, is in shambles. It’s marked by improper mixes, unfinished verses, demo-quality audio, and one track in particular, the otherwise heartfelt “My Soul,” is panned to one speaker. Of course, these are trivialities that West will eventually get around to fixing like he did with 2016’s The Life of Pablo.
But Vultures 2 represents a tipping point for West’s methodology of pushing the limits of a deadline, resulting in songs that sound either half-assed, such as the too-cutesy “Promotion,” or simply incomplete. Which, in some ways, might be the point: Like the first Vultures, this one leans more heavily on vibes and aesthetics than substance or emotion.
Ty does reliably good work here, but he’s more or less relegated to a supporting role,...
But Vultures 2 represents a tipping point for West’s methodology of pushing the limits of a deadline, resulting in songs that sound either half-assed, such as the too-cutesy “Promotion,” or simply incomplete. Which, in some ways, might be the point: Like the first Vultures, this one leans more heavily on vibes and aesthetics than substance or emotion.
Ty does reliably good work here, but he’s more or less relegated to a supporting role,...
- 8/5/2024
- by Paul Attard
- Slant Magazine
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In February, Ye (the former Kanye West) shocked the music industry when Vultures I, the first of a planned trilogy with Ty Dolla $ign as Y$, opened at Number One on the Billboard 200 chart. It was only a year ago when Ye’s rank antisemitism and adoration of white supremacists prompted an exodus of corporate supporters. Then, with Vultures I, he joined a wave of “canceled” men reestablishing ties with polite society. Critics stung by his unrelenting anti-Black stunts grudgingly admitted that Vultures was impressively produced. “Kids love Kanye,” declared...
- 8/5/2024
- by Mosi Reeves
- Rollingstone.com
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Headliners the Killers served up fan favorites, Skrillex got a stage named after him, and Future x Metro Boomin drew so many fans that the audience was asked to take five steps back, twice, during their set on Lollapalooza 2024’s penultimate day on Saturday in Chicago’s Grant Park. Killer Mike, Deftones, and Four Tet were also among the highlights from Day Three.
The Killers Are Here to Serve You
“You’ve got to give the world irrefutable proof that you are who you say you are,” said frontman Brandon Flowers...
The Killers Are Here to Serve You
“You’ve got to give the world irrefutable proof that you are who you say you are,” said frontman Brandon Flowers...
- 8/4/2024
- by Althea Legaspi, Nina Corcoran and Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
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The second installation of Vultures is here. On Saturday morning, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign — under their supergroup alias ¥$ — stayed true to their word and released Vultures 2, filled with collaborations with Future, Lil Wayne, Young Thug, Kodak Black, Playboi Carti, Lil Baby, and more.
The 16-song sequel also boasts guest appearances by Don Toliver, Desiigner, 070 Shake, CyHi, Lil Durk, and Kanye’s kids Chicago and North West, who stop by on the Vultures 2 track “Bomb.”
Rolling Stone previously revealed that the album could include a posthumous collaboration with...
The 16-song sequel also boasts guest appearances by Don Toliver, Desiigner, 070 Shake, CyHi, Lil Durk, and Kanye’s kids Chicago and North West, who stop by on the Vultures 2 track “Bomb.”
Rolling Stone previously revealed that the album could include a posthumous collaboration with...
- 8/3/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
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Ice Spice has noted in several interviews that she was a popular girl in high school, well before she started releasing music. One story she told Erykah Badu and her daughter, Puma Curry, for Interview functions pretty well as an analogy for her debut album, Y2K. Ice, born Isis Gaston, attended a catholic school in Yonkers, a suburb north of her Bronx neighborhood. “There were so many white girls, and I was the only one with curly hair for a long time,” she said, explaining that she constantly straightened...
- 7/26/2024
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
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The new judge overseeing rapper Young Thug’s racketeering and gang conspiracy trial in Atlanta held her first hearing in the problem-plagued proceeding Friday and signaled she plans to enforce order over what has become the longest criminal trial in Georgia’s state history.
Fulton County Judge Paige Reese Whitaker took the reins of the now 18-month trial after Judge Ural Glanville was recused from the case on July 15 amid controversy over the way he handled a secret meeting with prosecutors and a key state witness that excluded the defense.
Fulton County Judge Paige Reese Whitaker took the reins of the now 18-month trial after Judge Ural Glanville was recused from the case on July 15 amid controversy over the way he handled a secret meeting with prosecutors and a key state witness that excluded the defense.
- 7/19/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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When Georgia state prosecutors announced their sprawling gang and racketeering conspiracy indictment against Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug and his many co-defendants in 2022, they knew it would generate headlines. They just didn’t know how wild and unprecedented those headlines would get.
With courtroom cameras rolling, the case would give rise to the longest criminal trial in state history. The problem-plagued proceedings would be halted by everything from a jailhouse stabbing to the live-streamed arrest of Young Thug’s lawyer on a contempt charge and the recusal of Fulton County Chief...
With courtroom cameras rolling, the case would give rise to the longest criminal trial in state history. The problem-plagued proceedings would be halted by everything from a jailhouse stabbing to the live-streamed arrest of Young Thug’s lawyer on a contempt charge and the recusal of Fulton County Chief...
- 7/19/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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The behind-the-bench drama at the Ysl racketeering trial continued Wednesday as the judge who replaced the judge who was removed has also recused herself from the proceedings.
Judge Shakura L. Ingram — who replaced Judge Ural Glanville on the bench after he was removed Monday — recused herself Wednesday, citing her own connection to a courthouse deputy who was arrested in 2023 for smuggling contraband to Ysl defendant Christian Eppinger, Billboard reports.
“Because this court’s former assigned deputy could be called as a witness in any future proceedings in this case, the...
Judge Shakura L. Ingram — who replaced Judge Ural Glanville on the bench after he was removed Monday — recused herself Wednesday, citing her own connection to a courthouse deputy who was arrested in 2023 for smuggling contraband to Ysl defendant Christian Eppinger, Billboard reports.
“Because this court’s former assigned deputy could be called as a witness in any future proceedings in this case, the...
- 7/17/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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The judge presiding over Young Thug’s Rico trial has been recused following a stand-off over a secret meeting involving the judge, prosecutors, and a key state witness.
Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause granted the removal of Judge Ural Glanville in a ruling issued Monday, July 15. Motions to recuse the judge were brought by lawyers for Young Thug (real name Jeffery Williams) and one of the rapper’s co-defendants, Deamonte “Yak Gotti” Kendrick.
“This Court has no doubt that Judge Glanville can and would continue presiding fairly over this matter...
Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause granted the removal of Judge Ural Glanville in a ruling issued Monday, July 15. Motions to recuse the judge were brought by lawyers for Young Thug (real name Jeffery Williams) and one of the rapper’s co-defendants, Deamonte “Yak Gotti” Kendrick.
“This Court has no doubt that Judge Glanville can and would continue presiding fairly over this matter...
- 7/15/2024
- by Jon Blistein and Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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Young Thug’s lawyers are calling for the rapper’s immediate release from jail, a mistrial, and the disqualification of the Georgia judge overseeing the now-notorious Ysl racketeering conspiracy trial, claiming a recently unsealed transcript from a secret meeting with a sworn witness shows Judge Ural Glanville has “morphed into an essential part of the prosecution team.”
In a blistering new court filing obtained by Rolling Stone, Young Thug’s defense lawyers Brian Steel and Keith Adams say Judge Glanville must be disqualified from handling the high-profile case after he engaged in an “improper,...
In a blistering new court filing obtained by Rolling Stone, Young Thug’s defense lawyers Brian Steel and Keith Adams say Judge Glanville must be disqualified from handling the high-profile case after he engaged in an “improper,...
- 7/9/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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Mgk is returning to his Hotel Diablo era five years later. On Friday, the musician released a deluxe edition of the acclaimed LP, adding “sad versions” of fan-favorite songs “I Think I’m Okay” and “Glass House,” plus a new track, “El Pistolero.”
To accompany the album revisit, Mgk also released a video for the reimagined “I Think I’m Okay” alongside Yungblud. (The original track also featured Travis Barker.) The video captures behind-the-scene footage of the pair of musicians backstage at a show, celebrating the track reaching platinum status,...
To accompany the album revisit, Mgk also released a video for the reimagined “I Think I’m Okay” alongside Yungblud. (The original track also featured Travis Barker.) The video captures behind-the-scene footage of the pair of musicians backstage at a show, celebrating the track reaching platinum status,...
- 7/5/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
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The Ysl racketeering conspiracy trial has hit another roadblock. The already tumultuous trial centered around rapper Young Thug — who has been accused of co-founding and overseeing a gang called “Young Slime Life” in Atlanta — has been paused while the court addresses requests from the defense to replace Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville.
Glanville reportedly met with prosecutors and a prosecution witness without defendants and defense attorneys present. In response, legal representatives for both Young Thug and several other defendants filed motions describing the meeting as “improper” and...
Glanville reportedly met with prosecutors and a prosecution witness without defendants and defense attorneys present. In response, legal representatives for both Young Thug and several other defendants filed motions describing the meeting as “improper” and...
- 7/2/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
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Since the advent of Ott platforms and other streaming services, directors are increasingly minting out notable series or shows across all genres and do not want to limit their cinematic vision to being only released in theaters. One of the first to achieve this was Marvel TV Studios, which produced hit shows like Agents of Shield and Agent Carter that aired on the ABC channel and dominated TV screens and movie theaters alike.
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Following in the footsteps of Marvel Studios, even the makers of Cobra Cai conceived a fully functional idea for Jaden Smith’s The Karate Kid movie, creating a unique and distinct universe of their own. While the plan may seem like a great idea to some, had it received the go-ahead, it would have disastrously backfired.
Cobra Kai’s failed plan for Jaden Smith’s...
Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in a still from The Karate Kid
Following in the footsteps of Marvel Studios, even the makers of Cobra Cai conceived a fully functional idea for Jaden Smith’s The Karate Kid movie, creating a unique and distinct universe of their own. While the plan may seem like a great idea to some, had it received the go-ahead, it would have disastrously backfired.
Cobra Kai’s failed plan for Jaden Smith’s...
- 6/23/2024
- by Sakshi Singh
- FandomWire
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Defense lawyers in the Young Thug racketeering conspiracy trial filed an emergency petition Thursday asking Georgia’s Supreme Court to step in and force Fulton County Chief Judge Ural Glanville to let an “unbiased judge” decide whether he should step down from the high-profile case now underway in Atlanta.
Filed by lawyers representing Young Thug’s co-defendant and fellow rapper Yak Gotti, the 26-page petition claims Glanville committed “judicial misconduct” and violated Yak Gotti’s constitutional right to a fair trial when he held a secret meeting with prosecutors and...
Filed by lawyers representing Young Thug’s co-defendant and fellow rapper Yak Gotti, the 26-page petition claims Glanville committed “judicial misconduct” and violated Yak Gotti’s constitutional right to a fair trial when he held a secret meeting with prosecutors and...
- 6/20/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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The defense attorney for Grammy Award-winning rapper Young Thug found himself behind bars after a heated confrontation with the judge overseeing the high-profile racketeering trial.
On Monday, Fulton County Judge Ural Glanville held lawyer Brian Steel in contempt of court for refusing to reveal the source that informed him of alleged secret meetings between the judge, prosecutors and a key witness in the case.
The clash began when Steel accused the judge and prosecutors of engaging in under-the-table discussions with witness Kevin Copeland, who had recently been jailed for refusing to testify despite an immunity deal. Glanville gave Steel a five-minute ultimatum to disclose his informant, but the attorney defiantly refused, which led to the judge’s order for his arrest.
As Steel was escorted out of the courtroom, a stoic Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffrey Williams, observed with his arms crossed. The lawyer was later allowed to return,...
On Monday, Fulton County Judge Ural Glanville held lawyer Brian Steel in contempt of court for refusing to reveal the source that informed him of alleged secret meetings between the judge, prosecutors and a key witness in the case.
The clash began when Steel accused the judge and prosecutors of engaging in under-the-table discussions with witness Kevin Copeland, who had recently been jailed for refusing to testify despite an immunity deal. Glanville gave Steel a five-minute ultimatum to disclose his informant, but the attorney defiantly refused, which led to the judge’s order for his arrest.
As Steel was escorted out of the courtroom, a stoic Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffrey Williams, observed with his arms crossed. The lawyer was later allowed to return,...
- 6/12/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
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Brian Steel, an attorney representing Young Thug in his Georgia Rico trial, was taken into custody and sentenced to 20 days in jail after refusing to disclose how he learned about a private meeting between the judge, prosecutors, and one of the state’s witnesses, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Judge Ural Glanville, who is presiding over the trial, held Steel in contempt after the lawyer repeatedly refused to share how he learned of the meeting. Steel was subsequently sentenced to 20 days in Cobb County Jail, which he will serve out over the next 10 weekends. Steel asked that he share a cell with Young Thug so that they could work together on the case, a request that Judge Glanville approved.
The witness, Kenneth Copeland, had earlier spent the weekend in jail after refusing to testify despite receiving an immunity deal that was contingent on his testimony. On Monday, Copeland agreed to...
Judge Ural Glanville, who is presiding over the trial, held Steel in contempt after the lawyer repeatedly refused to share how he learned of the meeting. Steel was subsequently sentenced to 20 days in Cobb County Jail, which he will serve out over the next 10 weekends. Steel asked that he share a cell with Young Thug so that they could work together on the case, a request that Judge Glanville approved.
The witness, Kenneth Copeland, had earlier spent the weekend in jail after refusing to testify despite receiving an immunity deal that was contingent on his testimony. On Monday, Copeland agreed to...
- 6/11/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
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Young Thug’s attorney was held in contempt of court Monday after refusing to tell the judge how he heard about an alleged private conversation between a key state witness, prosecutors, and the judge himself.
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Judge Ural Glanville sentenced Brian Steel, who represents the rapper, to 20 days in the Fulton County Jail and ordered that Steel serve his sentence on weekends starting this Friday. Steel reportedly asked the judge if he could serve the time at Cobb County Jail, where Young Thug is held, so...
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Judge Ural Glanville sentenced Brian Steel, who represents the rapper, to 20 days in the Fulton County Jail and ordered that Steel serve his sentence on weekends starting this Friday. Steel reportedly asked the judge if he could serve the time at Cobb County Jail, where Young Thug is held, so...
- 6/10/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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The interminable trial of Jeffery Williams — Young Thug — in Atlanta has again veered off the highway, after a high-profile witness at the center of the case was arrested on the stand after refusing to testify.
Kenneth “Lil’ Woody” Copeland, a Ysl associate whose leaked interrogation tape last year left him labeled as a snitch, has long been anticipated as a witness for the state, but his appearance in court Friday came with only a day’s public notice. Prosecutors previously said he had been threatened as a high-profile witness.
According...
Kenneth “Lil’ Woody” Copeland, a Ysl associate whose leaked interrogation tape last year left him labeled as a snitch, has long been anticipated as a witness for the state, but his appearance in court Friday came with only a day’s public notice. Prosecutors previously said he had been threatened as a high-profile witness.
According...
- 6/7/2024
- by George Chidi
- Rollingstone.com
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Kanye West and Elon West were two unlikely celebrities who became friends and supported each other during the 2010s. Musk was especially vocal about West being an inspiration and one of the most influential people of their time. The two continued showing up for each other, but it all crumbled in 2022.
Elon Musk in the Netflix documentary Return to Space
Musk infamously banned West from X for posting anti-semitic tweets and violating the company’s policy. A fan recently brought together the two personalities for a surprisingly well-edited video where the two opened up about their life and their fascination with spaceships and rockets. The level of precision and flow of the dialogues of the fan-made interview is just mind-blowing.
Brilliant Kanye West-Elon Musk Fan-Made Interview Will Blow Your Socks Off Kanye West in the music video for All Day
While they may have been friends in the 2010s, Elon...
Elon Musk in the Netflix documentary Return to Space
Musk infamously banned West from X for posting anti-semitic tweets and violating the company’s policy. A fan recently brought together the two personalities for a surprisingly well-edited video where the two opened up about their life and their fascination with spaceships and rockets. The level of precision and flow of the dialogues of the fan-made interview is just mind-blowing.
Brilliant Kanye West-Elon Musk Fan-Made Interview Will Blow Your Socks Off Kanye West in the music video for All Day
While they may have been friends in the 2010s, Elon...
- 5/19/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
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Atlanta rapper Gunna achieved one of hip-hop’s most remarkable comebacks last year. After being ensnared in the Ysl Rico case and spending seven months behind bars, he got out on a plea deal and released A Gift and a Curse last June, buoyed by the infectious single “Fukumean,” which became his first Number One hit. He placed himself back on the same trajectory he was on in 2022, when his album DS4Ever debuted at Number One on the Billboard albums chart and marked his superstar ascension.
Enter his fifth album,...
Enter his fifth album,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
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It seems like it has been a hot minute since we have had a good hip-hop feud. As the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake takes the mainstream by storm, it is difficult to not remember feuds of days gone by, ones that defined the entire generation of hip hop that they occurred in.
Drake in One Dance
While the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar picks up steam, we take a look back at three iconic feuds in hip hop through its history, the sort that is still remembered for their stinging bars and witty writing, or even the story of what started them, and how the artists used their talents to flyte their opponents into obscurity (or tried to).
50 Cent v. Ja Rule
50 Cent | Credits: Wikimedia Commons
The feud that lasted almost twenty years, the beef between 50 Cents and Ja Rule defined one of the most iconic eras in hip-hop music.
Drake in One Dance
While the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar picks up steam, we take a look back at three iconic feuds in hip hop through its history, the sort that is still remembered for their stinging bars and witty writing, or even the story of what started them, and how the artists used their talents to flyte their opponents into obscurity (or tried to).
50 Cent v. Ja Rule
50 Cent | Credits: Wikimedia Commons
The feud that lasted almost twenty years, the beef between 50 Cents and Ja Rule defined one of the most iconic eras in hip-hop music.
- 4/17/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
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We Don’t Trust You, the new album from Future and Metro Boomin, is here (the first half anyway), and listeners are abuzz about the 17-song project. Coming in at approximately one hour, the project has elicited plenty of talking points in less than 24 hours. Kendrick Lamar pulled another “Control”-like move and got the rap world talking about his shots at Drake and J. Cole on “Like That” — which coincidentally overshadowed yesterday’s “Whole Time” freestyle from Big Sean, who originally put Kendrick on “Control.”
But beyond the mess,...
But beyond the mess,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
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As rap lyrics have increasingly been introduced and weaponized in the courts as evidence against defendants, rap artist Kemba takes a look at rap music and the criminal justice system and how the two have kept colliding over the past few decades. Via conversations with fellow artists, academics, legal experts, and more, Kemba builds the case for Black artist protection and whether lyrics should be used for conviction. Following its world premiere screening at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the new feature-length documentary “As We Speak Rap Music on Trial” premieres on Paramount+ on Tuesday, Feb. 27. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Paramount Plus.
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- 2/27/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
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Young Stoner Life Records rapper Strick is premiering a new music video for his song “Kisses Make Sure” with Rolling Stone. It features Young Thug, who encouraged Strick to step in the spotlight when he was just a songwriter, and James Blake. It is Thug and Blake’s first collaboration ever, according to he and Strick.
“It’s an honor,” Blake says of landing his first track with Young Thug, who the singer and producer has been a vocal fan of for years. “Hopefully people like the result. It doesn...
“It’s an honor,” Blake says of landing his first track with Young Thug, who the singer and producer has been a vocal fan of for years. “Hopefully people like the result. It doesn...
- 2/23/2024
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
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Marble-mouthed “meme rapper” Yeat defies expectations on his fourth studio album, 2093, which serves as a departure from his quirky beginnings as a Young Thug clone. The album also solidifies the industrial, electronic-heavy sound he’s been developing over the past few years while unveiling a bold aesthetic vision that, while not always successful, is as ambitious as it is captivating.
This development is a relief, as Yeat’s recent wheel-spinning projects were slight variations on familiar lyrical themes and sonic concepts. On 2093, though, the rapper largely strays away from the psychedelic production palette of longtime collaborator Bynx. Instead, he appears more inclined toward beats that are louder and far more avant garde. For one, the high-octane “Breath”—which, compositionally speaking, has more in common with Edm than rap—is propelled by its deafening house bassline and a series of breathy ad-libs.
Perhaps more indicative of Yeat’s daring are the...
This development is a relief, as Yeat’s recent wheel-spinning projects were slight variations on familiar lyrical themes and sonic concepts. On 2093, though, the rapper largely strays away from the psychedelic production palette of longtime collaborator Bynx. Instead, he appears more inclined toward beats that are louder and far more avant garde. For one, the high-octane “Breath”—which, compositionally speaking, has more in common with Edm than rap—is propelled by its deafening house bassline and a series of breathy ad-libs.
Perhaps more indicative of Yeat’s daring are the...
- 2/20/2024
- by Paul Attard
- Slant Magazine
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A lawyer for one of the co-defendants charged alongside rapper Young Thug in Georgia’s sprawling Ysl racketeering conspiracy case has been arrested on suspicion she called a suspect in a different case and warned him he had active warrants and should ditch his phone. Nicole Fegan was taken into custody in Gwinnett County and transported to Fulton County on charges she participated in criminal street gang activity and urged someone to tamper with evidence, a spokesperson with the Atlanta Police Department said Friday.
“During the investigation into the September...
“During the investigation into the September...
- 2/16/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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In his first single since his chart-topping fourth studio album A Gift & a Curse, Gunna lays his latest hopes and fears bare. “Bittersweet” is pensive and stripped back, with the Atlanta Mc laying stream-of-consciousness raps down over sentimental guitar and subtle percussion from producers Dystinkt Beats and 1Srael, the latter of the the popular Philadelphia beat-smiths Working on Dying.
Gunna runs through concerns about women, former friends, and drug use throughout the song, but also notes some recent highlights, like the massive success of his last album, released after a year-long stint in jail,...
Gunna runs through concerns about women, former friends, and drug use throughout the song, but also notes some recent highlights, like the massive success of his last album, released after a year-long stint in jail,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
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Paramount+ will release J.M. Harper’s documentary “As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial,” which debuted at Sundance, on its streaming platform on Tuesday, February 27 in the U.S. and Canada, IndieWire exclusively shares.
“As We Speak” made its premiere on Monday, January 22 in Park City in the U.S. Documentary competition. As the film is a competition title, it will be available on Sundance’s online streaming platform beginning January 25 for the digital portion of the festival. The film will also be available on February 28 in the UK, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
While “As We Speak” was not a sales title at the fest, Paramount+’s involvement was kept quiet to the general public until its premiere on Monday, January 22. IndieWire, along with the release date, shares new stills from the film, its official key art, and the first trailer, all of which you can see below.
“As We Speak” made its premiere on Monday, January 22 in Park City in the U.S. Documentary competition. As the film is a competition title, it will be available on Sundance’s online streaming platform beginning January 25 for the digital portion of the festival. The film will also be available on February 28 in the UK, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
While “As We Speak” was not a sales title at the fest, Paramount+’s involvement was kept quiet to the general public until its premiere on Monday, January 22. IndieWire, along with the release date, shares new stills from the film, its official key art, and the first trailer, all of which you can see below.
- 1/24/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
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Rapper Yfn Lucci pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a single count of violating the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. The charge is connected to the late 2020 shooting of 28-year-old James Adams in Atlanta. The musician, born Rayshawn Bennett, was arrested in January 2021 and charged with murder for his role as a driver in the shooting. He has remained in Fulton Country Jail in Georgia since.
Bennett faced life in prison without the possibility for parole but has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with 10 years served in custody and the remaining time on probation.
Bennett faced life in prison without the possibility for parole but has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with 10 years served in custody and the remaining time on probation.
- 1/23/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
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The double standard is almost as old as hip-hop itself. A decorated filmmaker gets laurels for his or her latest bullet-laden gangster movie. A rock or country star is proclaimed a songwriting genius for violent tales of man’s inhumanity to man. But rappers are held to a different standard, their every line held up as some kind of documentary evidence of an artist’s criminal intent. Sometimes, those lyrics are even used in courtrooms by prosecutors eager to take advantage of the public’s built-in prejudices and ignorance of...
- 1/23/2024
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
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Hours after the release of Kid Cudi’s ninth solo album, Insano, a curious sight appeared on a barge in New York’s Hudson River. It was a massive statue of Cudi, its eyes flaming red and fluorescent light shooting out of its mouth. A similar barge floated off the coast of Long Beach, while a third Cudi statue stood in the middle of Paris’ Place de la Bourse. “Satanic Kid Cudi slammed for unveiling massive statues of himself,” read a hilarious Page Six headline compiling social-media reactions to the stunt.
- 1/17/2024
- by Mosi Reeves
- Rollingstone.com
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21 Savage’s third solo album, American Dream, begins with his mother, Heather Joseph, describing her family’s emigration from Britain to America during his childhood. “Every path that I walked was for my son,” she tells us. (Big Rube of Dungeon Family fame penned her introduction.) It’s a concept many others have used before, most famously by Jay-Z and his mother Gloria Carter on “December 4th” from 2003’s The Black Album.
But longtime fans worried about the Atlanta rapper veering into maudlin self-aggrandizement shouldn’t worry. “Memories in my head,...
But longtime fans worried about the Atlanta rapper veering into maudlin self-aggrandizement shouldn’t worry. “Memories in my head,...
- 1/13/2024
- by Mosi Reeves
- Rollingstone.com
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Kid Cudi is getting ready to release his ninth studio album Insano on Friday — and he’s giving fans a look at its stacked, 23-song track list on Monday.
A$AP Rocky joins Cudi on “Wow,” Lil Yachty appears on “Too Damn High,” and Lil Wayne is featured on “Seven.” Travis Scott collaborates on “Get Off Me” and “At the Party,” which also includes Pharrell Williams and was released in November.
The album also includes a collaboration with the late XXXTentacion on Track 15, titled “X & Cud.” “Rager Boyz” features Young Thug,...
A$AP Rocky joins Cudi on “Wow,” Lil Yachty appears on “Too Damn High,” and Lil Wayne is featured on “Seven.” Travis Scott collaborates on “Get Off Me” and “At the Party,” which also includes Pharrell Williams and was released in November.
The album also includes a collaboration with the late XXXTentacion on Track 15, titled “X & Cud.” “Rager Boyz” features Young Thug,...
- 1/8/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
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Smack in the center of Paris’ Trocadéro esplanade stands 21 Savage, face-to-face with the Eiffel Tower for the first time. It glows in the distance, across the Seine river, as a light rain falls and dusk settles around us. He’s flanked by four security guards, all dressed in black like Savage, whose eyes peer out of a slick ski mask and North Face hood.
Savage’s team giddily snaps pictures while he looks on, surrounded by a bustle of tourists. A salesman sets down the light-up Eiffel Tower toys he...
Savage’s team giddily snaps pictures while he looks on, surrounded by a bustle of tourists. A salesman sets down the light-up Eiffel Tower toys he...
- 12/18/2023
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
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The Ysl Rico trial has hit another roadblock. It took 10 months for the jury to be selected for the case, which features the rapper Young Thug as a prominent defendant. Now, less than two weeks in, the trial has been delayed following news from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office that defendant Shannon Stillwell was stabbed over the weekend.
On Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville dismissed the jury, citing a “medical issue” in connection to a trial “participant,” Fox 5 Atlanta reported. Stillwell is one of six people standing trial,...
On Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville dismissed the jury, citing a “medical issue” in connection to a trial “participant,” Fox 5 Atlanta reported. Stillwell is one of six people standing trial,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
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The defense of Young Thug began Tuesday with the rapper’s attorney, Brian Steel, explaining trap music to grandmothers.
“He is not running a criminal enterprise on Cleveland Avenue to gather money and power,” Steel says, arguing that by 2014, the rapper, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, was a superstar who wouldn’t have had anything to gain and everything to lose by running on the street. “He is not sitting there telling people to kill people. He doesn’t need their money. He’s worth tens of millions of dollars.
“He is not running a criminal enterprise on Cleveland Avenue to gather money and power,” Steel says, arguing that by 2014, the rapper, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, was a superstar who wouldn’t have had anything to gain and everything to lose by running on the street. “He is not sitting there telling people to kill people. He doesn’t need their money. He’s worth tens of millions of dollars.
- 11/28/2023
- by George Chidi
- Rollingstone.com
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With lines from Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, Fulton County District Attorney Adriane Love made opening arguments Monday in the racketeering and gang trial of Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, and other accused members of Ysl, 18 months after his arrest.
“Ysl operated as a pack,” she said, citing the law of the jungle from Kipling’s book. The words “are appropriate for where we are today. For 10 years and counting, the group calling itself Young Slime Life dominated the Cleveland Avenue community of Fulton County. They created...
“Ysl operated as a pack,” she said, citing the law of the jungle from Kipling’s book. The words “are appropriate for where we are today. For 10 years and counting, the group calling itself Young Slime Life dominated the Cleveland Avenue community of Fulton County. They created...
- 11/27/2023
- by George Chidi
- Rollingstone.com
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