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  • Gunna Reportedly Denied Bond On RICO Charges

    Gunna Reportedly Denied Bond On RICO Charges

    Young Thug and Gunna were denied bail following their arrests on racketeering charges.

    On Wednesday (May 11), both Young Thug and Gunna’s requests for bond were rejected during their hearings before a judge, according to 11Alive. Both rappers are among the 28 people named in the Fulton County district attorney’s indictment for conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.

    Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, was hit with a RICO charge but is also accused of criminal street gang activity, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, hydrocodone and marijuana, and theft by receiving stolen property, according to the news outlet.

    Meanwhile, Thug, born Jeffery Lamar Williams, is facing seven additional felony charges on drugs and weapons possession after police raided his home on Monday (May 9). According to an Atlanta Police Department’s booking document obtained by XXL, Thug’s felony charges include Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession Of Sawed-Off Shotgun, Sawed-Off Rifle, Machine Gun, dangerous Weapon, Or Silencer; and three separate charges of Unlawful For Person Employed By/Associated With Criminal Street Gang To Conduct/Participate In Criminal Activity.

    During Thug’s Fulton County court appearance, Judge Robert Wolf agreed with the State’s argument against the bond. Additionally, Judge Wolf found the rapper was a flight risk, as well as a risk of interfering with the RICO case and a risk to committing more felonies if released. Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel, asked the judge to reconsider, considering his client’s ties to the Atlanta area. Steel also offered to take custody of the rapper’s passport and suggested that the court could order Thug to wear an ankle monitor and confine him to his home.

    However, Judge Wolf declined Steel’s recommendations, citing the risk of Thug possibly committing additional felonies. “He has a lot of support outside the state of Georgia, it might be hard to get him back to the state,” he said.

    Both Thug and Gunna will remain in custody at the Fulton County jail until further notice.

    Watch Young Thug’s full court hearing below. Fast-forward to the 17-minute mark to see Judge Wolf deny Thugger bond and attorney Brian Steel vigorously defending his client.

    Read More: Young Thug and Gunna Denied Bail Following RICO Arrests – XXL | https://www.xxlmag.com/young-thug-gunna-denied-bail-rico-arrests/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

  • Crypto Market Sees $200 Billion Loss in a Single Day Amid Sell-Off Concerns

    Crypto Market Sees $200 Billion Loss in a Single Day Amid Sell-Off Concerns

    According to CNBC, for the first time in the past 16 months, Bitcoin fell below $26,000. This comes amid a large sell-off of other cryptocurrencies that led to over $200 billion being erased from the entire market in one day.

    Bitcoin plunged as low as $25,401.29, but it has since cut its losses and was last trading at $28,569.25. Other cryptocurrencies also saw a loss, including Ether, the second-biggest digital currency, which went as low as $1,704.05 per coin. Coinbase, the crypto trading platform, also lost roughly half its value over the course of a week.

    Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who addressed the volatility TerraUSD, a popular “stablecoin” billed as a safe place for crypto investors to store their cash, while testifying to the Senate earlier this month. Yellen stated, “A stablecoin known as TerraUSD experienced a run and had declined in value. I think that simply illustrates that this is a rapidly growing product and that there are risks to financial stability.”

  • T.I. Questions Why the KKK Hasn't Been Hit with R.I.C.O. Charges

    T.I. Questions Why the KKK Hasn’t Been Hit with R.I.C.O. Charges

    Amid the R.I.C.O. charges facing Young Thug, Gunna, and 28 other members of YSL, fellow Atlanta native T.I. took to social media to voice his discontent with the R.I.C.O. charge being used against predominantly black collectives and organizations and not white, historically racist and violent orgs.

  • DaBaby Drops “Wig” (Ft. Moneybagg Yo) & “Bonnet” (Ft. Pooh Shiesty)

    DaBaby Drops “Wig” (Ft. Moneybagg Yo) & “Bonnet” (Ft. Pooh Shiesty)

    DaBaby returns with two new songs featuring Moneybagg Yo & Pooh Shiesty.

    DaBaby is back to the music scene as the controversial put out not one, but two brand new singles. The first track is titled “WIG”, which features assistance from Moneybagg Yo, and production from ATL Jacob. The second offering is a collaboration with Pooh Shiesty, which is titled “Bonnet”.

  • NJ Woman Gets 95 Years for Murdering Her Girlfriend After Hitman Fails to Kill Her

    NJ Woman Gets 95 Years for Murdering Her Girlfriend After Hitman Fails to Kill Her

    According to reports, a New Jersey woman received a 95-year prison sentence after murdering her girlfriend and burying her in the backyard of a New Jersey home. This came after she initially arranged for a hitman to murder her lover.

    “It is difficult to imagine a more heinous scheme of manipulation and cold-hearted depravity over four months than that orchestrated by Jennifer Sweeney,” said Monmouth County Superior Court Judge David Bauman during last Friday’s sentencing.

    Sweeney, 38, was convicted in September of murder, conspiracy, attempted murder and weapons counts as well as evidence-tampering and desecration of human remains.

    According to Monmouth County prosecutors, Sweeney must serve at least 85% of both the 75-year life term for the murder and the 20-year term for the shooting.

  • Dude Gets Shot In The Leg By His Opp In Front Of His Girlfriend

    Dude Gets Shot In The Leg By His Opp In Front Of His Girlfriend

    Dude Gets Shot In The Leg By His Opp In Front Of His Girlfriend.

  • D. L. Hughley on YSL Gang Indictment: "If You Call Yourself Thug and Gunna What You Probably Gonna Do Is Go to Jail"

    D. L. Hughley on YSL Gang Indictment: “If You Call Yourself Thug and Gunna What You Probably Gonna Do Is Go to Jail”

    D.L. Hughley has now decided to give the world his take on Young Thugand Gunna’s indictment.

    On Monday, Thug and Gunna were revealed to be among 28 people associated with the record label Young Stoner Life who were charged in a 56-count indictment. The Punk artist was taken into custody after the home he was at was raided by authorities. Gunna, meanwhile, turned himself in on Wednesday. The two have been charged with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

    D. L. Hughley on YSL Gang Indictment: "If You Call Yourself Thug and Gunna What You Probably Gonna Do Is Go to Jail"

  • Rod Wave Allegedly Choked Ex-Girlfriend Until She Couldn’t Breathe

    Rod Wave Allegedly Choked Ex-Girlfriend Until She Couldn’t Breathe

    Just over a week after Rod Wave was booked into jail on a felony charge of battery by strangulation, a new arrest affidavit sheds more light on the alleged domestic violence incident involving the Florida artist.

    The Tampa Bay Times reports Wave, born Rodarius Marcell Green, is accused of choking his ex-girlfriend on April 24 while their two children were in the home.

    The unidentified victim, who had a scratch located “near the left center of her neck,” told police she had been asleep in her bed when Wave walked in and choked her until she couldn’t breathe.

    The woman told police she dated Wave for four years and that they have two children together. She claims he attacked her after accusing her of talking to other men. The couple’s two children were in their own bedroom when the alleged incident occurred.

  • Ayesha Curry Asks Stephen Curry If He Could Go Without Sex, Phone Or Weed For 1 Month

    Ayesha Curry Asks Stephen Curry If He Could Go Without Sex, Phone Or Weed For 1 Month

    Ayesha Curry Asks Stephen Curry If He Could Go Without Sex, Phone Or Weed For 1 Month.

  • Young Thug Makes His First Appearance In Court After Being Arrested On Gang-Related Charges

    Young Thug Makes His First Appearance In Court After Being Arrested On Gang-Related Charges

    Atlanta rapper Young Thug faced a Fulton County Judge today after being arrested Monday following a 56-count criminal indictment. He did not get bond as the courts wait on a higher judge to hear the case.

    Young Thug, real name Jeffery Lamar Williams, was alongside 28 other defendants named in a 56-count indictment on Monday in Georgia. The indictment is against members and associates of Young Slime Life, also known as “YSL.” This includes Gunna. Charges include conspiring to violate the RICO Act, murder, armed robbery, and participation in criminal street gang activity.

  • 6ix9ine Posts Homophobic Comments About Young Thug In Light Of His Recent Arrest

    6ix9ine Posts Homophobic Comments About Young Thug In Light Of His Recent Arrest

    Recently, rapper Young Thug and his associates arrested for RICO Act charges in Atlanta. 6ix9ine took this moment as ammunition to post homophobic comments about the YSL boss.

  • Drunk Drake Bombs Jack Harlow Interview At Kentucky Derby

    Drunk Drake Bombs Jack Harlow Interview At Kentucky Derby

    Drake and Jack Harlow apparently enjoyed far too much ball. The Kentucky native acted as the announcer for the Riders Up, instructing the jockeys to mount their horses before to the start of Saturday’s race at Churchill Downs Racetrack, fresh off the publication of his new album Come Home the Kids Miss You.

    On Saturday, Drake interrupted an NBC interview with Jack Harlow at the Kentucky Derby. The Toronto rapper admits to being intoxicated during the show and attempted to stop the camera team from going on. and Jack Harlow apparently enjoyed far too much ball. The Kentucky native acted as the announcer for the Riders Up, instructing the jockeys to mount their horses before to the start of Saturday’s race at Churchill Downs Racetrack, fresh off the publication of his new album Come Home the Kids Miss You.

    On Saturday, Drake interrupted an NBC interview with Jack Harlow at the Kentucky Derby. The Toronto rapper admits to being intoxicated during the show and attempted to stop the camera team from going on.