Young Thug was arrested in Atlanta on two separate charges while associates of his Young Stoner Life (YSL) imprint — including Gunna — are facing a 56-count indictment.
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 30-year-old Thugger, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was arrested and booked into Fulton County Jail on charges of “conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and participation in street gang activity.” The RICO Act charge is from an alleged offense committed in January 2013 while the gang charge stems from allegations dating back to May 2018. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is yet to release a statement.
In addition to the arrest, Young Thug, Gunna and 26 other YSL associates were listed in a 56-count indictment, with prosecutors stating in the 88-page indictment that “YSL is a criminal street gang that started in late 2012 in the Cleveland Avenue area of ATL. YSL claims affiliation with the national Bloods gang.” It’s alleged that Thugger rented a car in 2014 that was “used in the commission of the murder of Donovan Thomas, Jr., a rival gang member” in 2015, and that two YSL associates, Christian Eppinger and Antonio Sumlin, asked for the label head’s permission to “make a 2nd attempt to murder” YFN Lucci while he is serving time at Fulton County.
Young Thug is set to make his first court appearances on May 10.
Stay tuned for more info on the case.
Sean “Diddy” Combs has launched a new R&B label dubbed Love Records, under a deal with Motown Records.
The new imprint “will be dedicated to R&B music and will release singles and collaborative projects from a collective of world-class artists, producers and songwriters,” according to a release. Additionally, Love Records’ first project will be an album from Diddy himself, which is slated for release this summer, marking the rapper’s official return to music.
“Music has always been my first love, Love Records is the next chapter is about getting back to the love and making the best music of my life,” said Combs in a statement. “For the label I’m focused on creating timeless R&B music with the next generation of artists and producers. Motown is the perfect partner for my album and I’m excited to add to its legacy.”
Diddy previously teased his return to music by previewing an unreleased song in a Beats Fit Pro commercial fronted by New York Giants first-round pick Kayvon Thibodeaux.
“This is a major moment for Motown, as Diddy is one of this century’s most important voices in music and culture,” added Motown CEO and chariwoman Ethiopia Habtermariam. “To be a part of his next evolution and album is nothing short of monumental.”
Future is opening this week’s Billboard 200 at No. 1 with I NEVER LIKED YOU.
The 16-track album earned a total of 222,000 equivalent album units in its first week, including 214,000 in streaming equivalent album units (283.75 million on-demand streams of the tracks), 6,500 in album sales and 1,5000 in track equivalent album units. I NEVER LIKED YOU marks Future’s 15th entry in the Billboard 200 top 10 following High Off Life (2020), Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD (2019), HNDRXX(2017), Future (2017), Evol (2016), What a Time to Be Alive (2015) and DS2 (2015) and is his largest week for a solo record; his collaborative What a Time to Be Alive joint with Drake earned 375,000 units.
Elsewhere in the chart, The Weeknd’s Dawn FM returns to No. 2 from No. 35 following the release its vinyl, cassette and deluxe box sets, followed by Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert and Olivia Rodrigo at Nos. 3, 4 and 5, respectively. Making up the bottom half of this week’s top 10 are Li Durk, the Encanto soundtrack, NoCap, Drake and Doja Cat.
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