Young Tag, 33 years old, was released after admitting guilt in group charges of drug and weapons crimes
1 november 2024 в 16:13
Young Thug, 33, was released after pleading guilty to one count of criminal gang activity, three counts of drug possession, and two counts of weapons possession in his racketeering case. The rapper also reached a plea deal for a separate count of criminal gang activity and conspiracy to commit racketeering. He was arrested in 2022 and was held in Fulton County Jail. Young Thug’s arrest (real name: Jeffrey Williams) was the result of a 56-count indictment by a grand jury, including 28 members and associates of his label and imprint YSL.
Learn more about Young Thug and his life in the music industry below.
He released singles «Stoner» and «Danny Glover» after signing with 1017 Records Gucci Mane and released his debut mixtape in 2013. He also appeared on several other singles, including «About the Money» by T.I., «Hookah» by Tyga, and «Lifestyle» by Rich Gang, and released other mixtapes over the years. His debut studio album «So Much Fun» was eventually released in 2019.
«I take full responsibility for my charges… for these last two and a half years of my life, you really are the best thing that ever happened to me». pic.twitter.com/iDwFGtPeEK
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) October 31, 2024
The talented star has won several American Music Awards, as well as an MTV Video Music Award and several UK Music Video Awards. He also won a Grammy Award for his song with Childish Gambino called «This is America».
He is a father to children from four different women. He grew up in a large family (one of 11 children), and his father spoke about the challenges of fatherhood in an interview with GQ. «It's not easy. There are times when I think, 'If I could turn back time? Yeah, what was I thinking!'» he told the magazine in 2016.
«…The main thing is not caring for the kids», - he continued. «The main thing is that you can’t do what you used to do. That’s the main rule when you have a child: you can’t be who you were before».
Young Thug, real name Jeffrey Lamar Williams, joined the #fightpoverty campaign in December 2016 and once in 2017 donated all proceeds from sold-out concerts to Planned Parenthood. «I was a teenage parent. Planned+unplanned parenthood is beautiful», - he wrote about the donation on Twitter.
LaKeiva Jackson, with whom Young Thug shared a 14-year-old son, was shot and killed at the age of 31 in a conflict over a bowling ball at Metro Fun Center in southwest Atlanta in March 2022. Young Thug and the late mother met and dated in Atlanta before he became known for his rap career, according to LaKeiva’s mother
Learn more about Young Thug and his life in the music industry below.
He released singles «Stoner» and «Danny Glover» after signing with 1017 Records Gucci Mane and released his debut mixtape in 2013. He also appeared on several other singles, including «About the Money» by T.I., «Hookah» by Tyga, and «Lifestyle» by Rich Gang, and released other mixtapes over the years. His debut studio album «So Much Fun» was eventually released in 2019.
«I take full responsibility for my charges… for these last two and a half years of my life, you really are the best thing that ever happened to me». pic.twitter.com/iDwFGtPeEK
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) October 31, 2024
The talented star has won several American Music Awards, as well as an MTV Video Music Award and several UK Music Video Awards. He also won a Grammy Award for his song with Childish Gambino called «This is America».
He is a father to children from four different women. He grew up in a large family (one of 11 children), and his father spoke about the challenges of fatherhood in an interview with GQ. «It's not easy. There are times when I think, 'If I could turn back time? Yeah, what was I thinking!'» he told the magazine in 2016.
«…The main thing is not caring for the kids», - he continued. «The main thing is that you can’t do what you used to do. That’s the main rule when you have a child: you can’t be who you were before».
Young Thug, real name Jeffrey Lamar Williams, joined the #fightpoverty campaign in December 2016 and once in 2017 donated all proceeds from sold-out concerts to Planned Parenthood. «I was a teenage parent. Planned+unplanned parenthood is beautiful», - he wrote about the donation on Twitter.
LaKeiva Jackson, with whom Young Thug shared a 14-year-old son, was shot and killed at the age of 31 in a conflict over a bowling ball at Metro Fun Center in southwest Atlanta in March 2022. Young Thug and the late mother met and dated in Atlanta before he became known for his rap career, according to LaKeiva’s mother
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