Young Thug
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Jeffery Lamar Williams, known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is considered to be an influential figure of his generation, with his music impacting the modern sound of hip hop and trap music.
Young Thug: US rapper's racketeering trials opens in Georgia
...By Jessica MurphyBBC NewsRapper Young Thug s racketeering trial has begun in Georgia with opening arguments starting on Monday morning...
Drew Findling: Trump's new lawyer once called him 'racist, cruel'
... Before Ms Willis indicted Mr Trump, her last major probe resulted in charges against Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug and 27 associates at his YSL music label last year...
Georgia prosecutors could charge Trump with racketeering, experts say
... Last year, Ms Willis leaned on Rico statutes again to allege that Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug and 27 associates at his YSL music label are a " criminal street gang"...
Gunna: Rapper released from jail in guilty plea deal
... They include fellow rapper Young Thug, who is set to face trial next month accused of criminal gang activity...
US R& B singer B. Smyth dies of rare lung disease at 28
... He also collaborated with Future on his 2013 hit Win Win, and released songs with Young Thug and Rick Ross...
19 facts about the 2022 Grammy Awards
... 7) Drake is still boycotting the showDrake s latest opus, Certified Lover Boy, had been nominated for rap album, and the single Way 2 Sexy, featuring Future and Young Thug, was up for rap performance...
MOBOs: Dave and Little Simz among nominations
... The nominees in fullBest Male ActAJ TraceyCentral CeeDaveGhettsHeadie OnePotter PayperBest Female ActArlo ParksBree RunwayCleo SolLittle SimzShayboTiana Major9Album of the yearArlo Parks - Collapsed in SunbeamsCeleste - Not Your MuseCleo Sol - MotherDave - We re All Alone in this TogetherGhetts - Conflict of InterestHeadie One - EdnaSong of the yearA1 x J1 - Latest TrendsCentral Cee - Commitment IssuesDave featuring Stormzy - ClashEnny featuring Amia Brave - Peng Black Girls Pa Salieu featuring Backroad Gee - My FamilyTion Wayne and Russ Millions, Arrdee, Bugzy Malone, Buni, Darkoo, E1 (3x3), Fivio Forei & ZT (3X3) - Body (remix)Best newcomerArlo ParksArrdeeBackroad GeeBerwynCentral CeeEnnyJoy CrookesMidas the JagabanPinkPantheressWes NelsonVideo of the yearBree Runway - Hot Hot (Directed by Jocelyn Anquetil)Fredo featuring Dave - Money Talks (Directed by Edem Wornoo)Little Simz featuring Cleo Sol - Woman (Directed by Little Simz)M1llionz - Lagga (Directed by Teeeezy C)Pa Salieu Featuring Backroad Gee - My Family (Directed by Femi Ladi)Slowthai featuring A$AP Rocky - Mazza (Directed by The Rest)Best R& B/soul actBellahCleo SolJorja SmithSaultTiana Major9WSTRNBest grime actBugzy MaloneChipD Double EFriscoGhettsSkeptaBest hip-hop actDaveD-Block EuropeFredoLittle Simz Potter PayperSlowthaiBest drill actCentral CeeDigga DHeadie OneK TrapLoskiM1llionzRuss MillionsSRTion Wayne Unknown TBest international actDoja CatDrakeKanye WestLil Nas XMegan Thee StallionPolo GRema SkillibengWizkidYoung Stoner Life (Young Thug & Gunna)Best performance in a TV show/filmAshley Thomas as Henry in ThemDamson Idris as Franklin Saint in SnowfallDaniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton in Judas & the Black MessiahLetitia Wright as Altheia Jones-LeCointe in Small AxeMicheal Ward as Franklyn in Small AxeBest media personalityCharlene WhiteChunkz & Yung FillyHarry PineroHenrie KwushueJulie AdenugaMaya JamaMo GilliganMunya ChawawaNella RoseZeze MillzBest gospel actCalledOut MusicCeCe WinansGuvna BKirk FranklinMaverick City MusicS...
What the United Kingdom was the song of the summer? This massive data dump shows all
... For all the real chart-nerds, here are the various top 10s are supplied, as it is for the BBC, in full: Official Charts - Songs of summer Artist-title 1) Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber I don t care, 2) Lil-Nas-X-old-town-road 3) - Lewis Capaldi s Someone you Loved 4) Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Senorita 5) Billie Eilish Bad Guy 6) Ed Sheeran ft Khalid Beautiful People 7) Stormzy Vossi Bop 8) Keep Lewis Capaldi Me, While you re Waiting, 9) Ed Sheeran, Chance, & PnB-Rock-Cross Me 10) AJ Tracey Ladbroke Grove Spotify (UK) Artist-title 1) Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, I don t care, 2) Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Señorita 3) Lewis Capaldi s Someone you Loved 4) Stormzy Vossi Bop 5) Ed Sheeran Khalid Beautiful people 6) Billie Eilish Bad Guy 7 ft) Ed Sheeran, Chance, & PnB-Rock-Cross Me 8 -) Lil-Nas X ft Keep Billy Ray Cyrus Old Town Road Remix 9) - Lewis Capaldi Me, While you Wait, 10) Meduza ft good boys-piece Of Your heart Spotify (Global) artist title 1) Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Señorita 2) Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, I don t care 3) Billie Eilish Bad Guy 4) Lil-Nas X ft Billy Ray Cyrus Old Town Road - Remix 5) Bad Bunny and Tainy Callaita 6) Ed Sheeran ft Khalid Beautiful People 7) Sech ft Darell Otro Trago 8) Lewis Capaldi s Someone you Loved, 9) Post Malone ft Young Thug good-byes 10) Post Malone Swae Lee sunflower-YouTube (UK) artist, title, Views, 1) ft Lil-Nas-X-old town road 41...
Drew Findling: Trump's new lawyer once called him 'racist, cruel'
By Sam CabralBBC News, Washington
Ex-clients describe him as " The biggest lawyer in The game" and a " Robin Hood with Jesus swag". Now he's defending The Most high-profile Client of all.
Drew Findling was hired Last Year to represent Donald Trump in The Criminal investigation into election interference in The State of Georgia in The 2020 election.
The Veteran lawyer has previously criticised Mr Trump and donated to Fani Willis, The Woman now prosecuting him.
He's also a revered figure in Atlanta, or as he calls it " Hip Hop Hollywood".
A self-identified liberal, The 64-year-old has attacked The former president on several occasions.
In 2017, he tweeted that President Trump's firing of The federal prosecutor in Manhattan was " A Sign of FEAR that [The Prosecutor ] would aggressively investigate The stench hovering" over him.
Two months later, he again took issue with The then-president over his stance on The Central Park Five, a group of teenagers wrongfully convicted in The Rape of a white jogger in New York 's Central Park in 1989.
Mr Trump had forcefully advocated for The death penalty and did not retract his comments after The verdicts were overturned, which Mr Findling said was " racist, cruel, sick, unforgivable, and un-American".
And in 2018, Mr Findling inserted himself into a feud between Mr Trump and basketball star Lebron James , to call The former president " pathetic" and " The racist architect of fraudulent Trump University".
Asked why he is now defending The ex-president, Mr Findling likened his decision to John Adams - The Second US president who, in his earlier career as a lawyer, had defied anti-British sentiments and defended British soldiers against murder charges arising from The Boston Massacre of 1770.
" I do not believe that we choose our Client or clients based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, political belief or The substantive issues involved in The Crime , " he told The New York Times Last Year .
" We have our personal lives and we have our personal politics, and I don't apologise for my personal politics. "
In addition to his anti-Trump past, Mr Findling also donated $1,440 (£1,130) In July 2020 to Democrat Fani Willis's successful bid for The Top prosecutor post in Georgia's most populous county.
As Fulton County District Attorney , Ms Willis on Monday indicted Mr Trump and 18 associates over their alleged efforts to overturn The 2020 election results in The State , narrowly won by Joe Biden on His Way to The White House.
The former president's legal team has indicated it Will Lean heavily on a free speech defence to contest The charges in this case and a separate election subversion case brought by The federal government.
" When It Comes to political speech, you can not only advocate for a position, but you can take action, you can petition, you can ask even your vice-president to pause The vote, " attorney John Lauro, who is leading The defence in The government's case, told CNN earlier this month.
" Asking is aspirational. Asking is not action. It's core free speech. "
Such a defence may give insight into The hiring of an Atlanta-based trial lawyer with More Than three decades of experience.
Beginning his career as a Public Defender , a taxpayer-paid attorney assigned to low-income clients, Mr Findling and The Law Firm he founded in 1987 have represented an entire rolodex of high-profile figures.
They include athletes Shaquille O'Neal and Dennis Rodman , comedians Katt Williams and Mike Epps , and stars of The Reality Show Love & Hip Hop .
But most prominently, he is The go-to lawyer for Atlanta rappers. " If there's a Hip Hop artist in trouble, I'll get a phone call, " he told MIC in a 2018 interview.
When he first defended a rapper, Mr Findling confessed to The Times , he'd " never listened to a rap song".
The case saw his Client - Demetrius Flenory, known in rap circles as Big Meech - acquitted of murder in 2003.
Mr Findling has spoken of how that outcome, and other clients since, have opened his eyes to how The racial backgrounds and biographies of some can make them more vulnerable to criminal prosecution.
His name was trumpeted through The Streets after he helped negotiate a plea deal on gun charges for hitmaker Gucci Mane , as well as an early release from prison that led to The rapper's career resurgence.
Mr Findling has gone on to counsel several more big names in The mecca of black entertainment, including Cardi B , Waka Flocka Flame and all three members of The rap trio Migos.
In 2017, The late Memphis rapper Young Dolph christened him " The Billion Dollar Lawyer" - a nickname he still touts on his Instagram bio.
Mr Findling's rap-heavy clientele has also made him keenly aware of how free speech in The Hip hop world is interpreted - often wrongly - as evidence of criminal conduct or intent.
" Somebody listens to a rap song that lasts for Four Minutes and 11 seconds, and pulls one verse out, and tries to conjure up some type of Criminal Case out of it, " he told The Times .
Before Ms Willis indicted Mr Trump, her last major probe resulted in charges against Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug and 27 associates at his YSL music label Last Year .
Each set of defendants in both cases is being prosecuted under The State 's racketeering laws, as co-conspirators in a criminal racket.
In addition to defending Mr Trump, Mr Findling also currently represents a YSL defendant - Yfn Lucci , real name Rashawn Bennett.
In June, he rejected a plea deal offered to Mr Bennett, accused prosecutors of intentionally delaying The Trial and said his team stands " ready and prepared to defend these false allegations".
But The powerhouse lawyer has his work Cut Out for him with Mr Trump, a notoriously difficult Client who often ignores legal advice and is seeking to postpone The Georgia case until 2026.
And, instead of arguing over The intent of lyrics to a rap song, Mr Findling will have to argue that The actions taken by an American president were simply aspirational.
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