The
news
of
lyrics
used
in
the
upcoming
Young
Thug
and
YSL
Rico
trial
has
shaken
Hip-Hop.
One
of
the
artists
speaking
out
is
Meek
Mill,
acknowledging
his
fear
for
the
future.
“Locking
us
for
rapping
got
me
scared
to
do
a
interview
free
Jeff
free
Lucci,”
Meek
wrote
on
X.
Locking
us
for
rapping
got
me
scared
to
do
a
interview
free
Jeff
free
lucci—
MeekMill
(@MeekMill)
November
10,
2023
With
a
trial
date
set
for
the
YSL
Rico
case,
a
Fulton
County
judge
ruled
to
allow
song
lyrics
to
be
used
as
evidence
under
certain
conditions.
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According
to
WSB-TV,
Judge
Ural
Glanville
conditionally
admitted
17
sets
of
lyrics
that
prosecutors
can
use
as
evidence
against
Young
Thug
and
his
five
remaining
co-defendants.
There
must
be
grounds
to
use
the
lyrics
in
court.
In
opposition
to
the
ruling,
Young
Thug’s
attorney,
Brian
Steel,
stated
the
decision
was
against
free
speech.
Meanwhile,
the
prosecutor
saw
it
as
deeper.
“Your
honor,
someone
can
look
at
that
indictment
and
say
one
thing’s
for
sure,
that’s
not
fantasy,
people
are
dead
and
murdered
and
a
gang
exist,”
said
Mike
Carlson,
prosecutor.
Earlier
this
week,
another
co-defendant
in
the
YSL
RICO
case
reached
a
plea
deal.
Derontae
Bebee
has
accepted
a
15-year
sentence,
split
into
five
years
in
prison
with
ten
years
in
probation.
According
to
Fox
5-Atlanta,
Bebee,
also
known
as
“Bee”
and
“B,”
agreed
to
the
plea
deal
with
Superior
Court
Judge
Ural
Glanville.
Bebee’s
attorney,
Durante
Partridge,
stated
a
high
level
of
work
went
into
the
deal.
“We’ve
worked
very
hard
on
this,”
Partridge
said.
He
added,
“Fifteen
serve
5
versus
the
opportunity
to
serve
life
plus
in
prison,
you
know,
we
definitely
moved
in
the
right
direction.”
Judge
Glanville
urged
Bebee
to
set
a
new
life
for
himself.
“You’re
23
years
old,
you’ve
had
enough
trials
in
your
life
at
this
point
in
time,”
he
said.
“Time
to
be
able
to
reclaim
your
own
life.”
After
the
deal,
there
are
six
defendants,
including
Young
Thug,
set
to
go
to
trial
on
Nov.
27.
The
jury
selection
in
the
YSL
Rico
cause
is
coming
to
a
close.
According
to
the
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution,
50
jurors
have
qualified
for
the
case,
and
there
was
a
selection
of
12
jurors
and
six
alternates.
The
trial
date
is
expected
to
start
on
Nov.
27.
According
to
11Alive,
Judge
Ural
Glanville
would
begin
seating
the
jury
on
Wednesday,
Nov.
1.
The
seating
comes
from
the
Georgia
speedy
trial
law.
Young
Thug
put
in
a
request
for
a
speedy
trial
after
his
arrest
last
year
but
the
jury
selection
process
began
in
January
and
has
lasted
until
the
decision
from
Glanville.
The
selection
is
considered
to
be
“the
longest
in
Georgia”
history.
Recent
attempts
to
secure
a
bond
for
Young
Thug
have
been
denied,
as
Young
THug’s
legal
team
states
he
is
struggling
with
jail
conditions
and
has
gained
weight.
