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Young Thug, Gunna, and members of their label, YSL was indicted on RICO charges in 2022. A new documentary called Rap Trap: Hip-Hop On Trial will highlight the

A Documentary On Young Thug & Gunnas YSL Trial Is Officially In The Works Written By Chris Samuel YSL On Your TV Screen Young Thug, Gunna, and members of their label, YSL was indicted on RICO charges in 2022. A new documentary called Rap Trap: Hip-Hop On Trial will highlight the trial and rappers freedom of speech. 169 Views Comments Off Share In May 2022, Atlanta rap stars Young Thug, Gunna, and members of their YSL crew were indicted on RICO charges A new documentary called Rap Trap: Hip-Hop On Trial is set to highlight their trial, which will premiere on Feb. 23 on Hulu. A trailer for the documentary was released by ABC News Studios, including rappers such as Fat Joe and Killer Mike commenting on the trial and discussing rappers freedom of speech rights. Others in the documentary include Young Thugs ex-girlfriend, Jerrick Karlae, and Kevin Liles, the 300 Entertainment CEO. In the past, Liles gave testimonyfor Young Thugs freedom and started a petitionto prevent rap lyricsfrom being used in court. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she would still be willingto use Young Thugs lyrics for the trial. Other rappers that advocated to prevent rap lyricsfrom being used included Jay-Z and Philadelphia rap star Meek Mill. For Young Thug and Gunna, a series of events unfolded while both were incarcerated or on trial. Young Thugs bail was denied three times and he was also hit with street racing chargesbefore the trial began. The Surf rapper was also accused of making a drug dealin court with another YSL defendant after he was handed a percocet. Gunna was also accused of smuggling drugs while in jail, which caused his bail to be later denied. In December 2022, the Pushin P rapper was released from jailafter taking a plea deal but was labeled a snitch by the rap community. Lil Babys Untrapped Documentary Will Change How You Look At The Trap In June, Atlanta superstar rapper Lil Baby premiered his documentaryUntrapped: The Story Of Lil Baby at the Tribeca Film Festival. The Yes, Indeed rappers documentary told his journey coming from the projects of Southwest Atlanta to being one of the most popular rappers in the world. Read more