ATLANTA — Atlanta rapper Young Thug is finally opening up about his experience in the more than yearlong YSL trial that made headlines all across Atlanta and the nation.
The rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, is breaking his silence on YSL, Gunna, prison call leaks and the interrogation throughout the legal process in a case that captured the attention of so many. Young Thug sits down with Big Bank to talk about the entire saga.
The podcast episode’s description reads as such: “We get deep into Thug’s mindset, from praying for “all eyes on him” to reflecting on betrayal, jail time, and the headlines. Nothing’s off-limits: the leaked jail calls, interrogations, the truth about YSL, and his outlook on life after facing years behind bars.”
YSL trial history
Williams entered a non-negotiated guilty plea to some of his charges in the YSL RICO case last October, as well as no contest to his two most serious gang-related charges, in what was a successful bid to get a more favorable sentence directly from Judge Paige Whitaker than what prosecutors were offering…