Young Thug, Gunna indictment spotlights use of rap lyrics as courtroom evidence

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Published Sunday, May 22, 2022
CBC News

Two American rappers wereindicted 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).

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