Killer Mike says prosecutors should not be able to use Young Thug and Gunna’s song lyrics against them in their upcoming trial.
The rappers were indicted on RICO charges and are facing a lot of years behind bars if convicted.
“[Young Thug] came out of a very desperate situation. The side of town he comes from — Cleveland Avenue, southeast Atlanta — has been wrought with poverty forever. He managed to escape the streets using rap lyrics, and he’s managed to help people change their lives,” Killer Mike told ABC News.
He continued, “Young Thug — that’s a character that Jeffery Williams created but Jeffery Williams is a father. He’s a human being that’s capable of love, care and compassion.”
Thugger and Gunna deny allegations that YSL is a violent street gang and accuse the DA’s office of targeting them because they are young Black men.
“My entire life, I’ve seen Black Men, Black Women and Black Children constantly attacked, hated, murdered, berated, belittled, silenced, judged, used and held captive,” Gunna wrote. “It is a sad reality that slavery is still alive in America today and still affect my people.”