whole thing is disgusting, total targeted criminalization of rap music. half the artists cited in the indictment are charged with rico and nothing else - literal guilt by association.
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 18:40 (one year ago) link
otm, really gross and ugly to see things going back to using rappers' lyrics as "evidence" in criminal charges.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:11 (one year ago) link
that line from the nicki song is so plainly not about actually harming someone, feels like a joke
https://t.co/KONCI5I9jv https://t.co/ftybJKknM8 pic.twitter.com/9HVfgF9DVV— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) May 10, 2022
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:21 (one year ago) link
damn rip thug
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 10 May 2022 19:57 (one year ago) link
maybe rip not the best phrase to use in this situation...........
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:14 (one year ago) link
tru
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 10 May 2022 20:20 (one year ago) link
from what i read of the indictment, the song lyrics and photos with gang signs are mostly used as evidence that ysl was operating "as a gang," which justified the RICO charges. they seem to have actual evidence of him doing things like giving permission to people to murder yfn lucci.
i have no idea how this will play out and it is very possible this is a case of an overzealous prosecutor. it does seem insane to me that someone like thug, an icon, would still be wrapped up in this type of crime.
― treeship., Friday, 13 May 2022 01:34 (one year ago) link
Big NYT piece today from Joe Coscarelli and Richard Fausset on the thug trial
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/arts/music/young-thug-ysl-trial.html?smid=url-share
― Indexed, Friday, 13 January 2023 20:10 (one year ago) link
seems..not good
BREAKING: YSL attorney Anastasios Manettas arrested and led away in handcuffs before start of today’s hearing. Still working to determine why he was arrested. #ysl @wsbtv— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) April 20, 2023
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 20 April 2023 19:02 (eleven months ago) link
sounds like a bunch of petty BS on the cops behalf tbh
Anastassios Manettas, an attorney on the YSL trial, was just arrested for having his prescription drugs in his bag at a search at court.— George Chidi (find me on Notes) (@neonflag) April 20, 2023
When he tried to toss his phone to another attorney so they wouldn't be able to search it, he missed and hit a deputy, so they're also charging him with assaulting an officer.— George Chidi (find me on Notes) (@neonflag) April 20, 2023
love how an errant bump from a tossed phone becomes "assault" when, and only when, the bumpee is a cop.
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Thursday, 20 April 2023 19:48 (eleven months ago) link
sounds like the attorney is a clown frankly
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 20 April 2023 19:50 (eleven months ago) link
Yeah, the quotes from his counsel in the rolling stone article linked under that second tweet definitely makes them look pretty amateurish and dumb.
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Thursday, 20 April 2023 19:54 (eleven months ago) link
new album is mostly wallpaper, but there are a couple vintage cuts, including this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPXZUP5PoXw
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Friday, 23 June 2023 18:12 (nine months ago) link
this one too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxJM_9cMZRo
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Friday, 23 June 2023 18:21 (nine months ago) link