Latest Young Thug News

An inmate on trial with rapper Young Thug is now accused in a jailhouse bribery scheme

Oct. 09, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Five people including an inmate connected to Atlanta rapper Young Thug are under arrest as part of an investigation into bribery and contraband circulating at the Fulton County detention center, Georgia authorities told local media outlets. One of the people accused...

Ahmaud Arbery's family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor's misconduct trial after 3 years

Sep. 15, 2024 21:02 PM EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Three years after a former Georgia district attorney was indicted on charges alleging she interfered with police investigating the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the case's slow progression through the court system has sputtered to a halt, one the presiding judge insists is...

Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper known for trap jams like 'Type of Way,' dies at 33

Sep. 05, 2024 19:02 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper who gained mainstream fame through the trap singles “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” has died. He was 33. Quan, whose legal name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died at an Atlanta hospital, the Fulton County...

Rich Homie Quan, Atlanta rapper known for his melodic trap flow and working with Young Thug, dies at 33 (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported his age.)

Sep. 05, 2024 19:00 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Rich Homie Quan, Atlanta rapper known for his melodic trap flow and working with Young Thug, dies at 33 (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported his age.).

Young Thug racketeering and gang trial resumes with new judge presiding

Aug. 12, 2024 16:00 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Jurors in the long-running racketeering and gang prosecution against rapper Young Thug and others returned to an Atlanta courtroom Monday after an eight-week pause to find a new judge on the bench. The jury was already on a break in early July when the trial was put...

New judge sets ground rules for long-running gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug

Jul. 19, 2024 15:35 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The new judge presiding over the racketeering and gang prosecution of rapper Young Thug and several other defendants said Friday she plans to move forward expeditiously with the trial, which has already dragged on for more than a year. Fulton County Superior Court...

Judge removed from long-running gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug and others

Jul. 15, 2024 18:21 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the long-running racketeering and gang prosecution against rapper Young Thug and others has been removed from the case after two defendants sought his recusal, citing a meeting the judge held with prosecutors and a state witness. Fulton County...