Two American rappers were indicted on gang-related charges last week, with prosecutors citing their lyrics and music videos as evidence — a strategy that has been widely documented and criticized both in the U.S. and Canada.
The 88-page indictment filed in Georgia’s Fulton County alleges that Young Thug — an Atlanta rapper who co-wrote This is America with Childish Gambino — is the co-founder of a gang called Young Slime Life (YSL). Gunna, a prominent rap artist on Young Thug’s YSL label, was also charged.
The gang has allegedly committed multiple murders, shootings and carjackings over the last decade or so, promoting
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