{"id":462060,"date":"2022-06-13T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T11:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/young-thug-sends-message-to-fans-from-behind-bars-at-hot-97-summer-jam\/"},"modified":"2022-06-13T14:34:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T11:34:02","slug":"young-thug-sends-message-to-fans-from-behind-bars-at-hot-97-summer-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/young-thug-sends-message-to-fans-from-behind-bars-at-hot-97-summer-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"#Young Thug Sends Message To Fans From Behind Bars At Hot 97 Summer Jam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf6eb8cdbe\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf6eb8cdbe\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/young-thug-sends-message-to-fans-from-behind-bars-at-hot-97-summer-jam\/#%E2%80%9CYoung_Thug_Sends_Message_To_Fans_From_Behind_Bars_At_Hot_97_Summer_Jam%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Young Thug Sends Message To Fans From Behind Bars At Hot 97 Summer Jam&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYoung_Thug_Sends_Message_To_Fans_From_Behind_Bars_At_Hot_97_Summer_Jam%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Young Thug Sends Message To Fans From Behind Bars At Hot 97 Summer Jam&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-13-at-12.20.05-1200x675.png\" alt=\"Young Thug Sends Message To Fans From Behind Bars At Hot 97 Summer Jam\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>11Alive\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<span class=\"location\">East Rutherford, NJ \u2013 <\/span> Young Thug\u2019s recent RICO arrest means he was unable to make his scheduled <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance at Hot 97\u2019s Summer Jam 2022 on Sunday (June 12), but the Atlanta rapper\u2019s presence could still be felt inside MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Before the night\u2019s main act, Fivio Foreign, hit the stage, Hot 97 broadcast a video inside the stadium featuring the likes of DJ Khaled, Polo G and G Herbo showing their support for Thugga and Gunna (who is also currently in jail on a RICO charge), as well as artistic expression in rap music.<\/p>\n<p>The clip ended with a pre-recorded voice message from Young Thug addressing his fans from behind bars. \u201cI just want to say thank you to all of my friends and my family for coming out and supporting us,\u201d he said. \u201cYou know, your support during this time means a lot to us, ya know.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A message from Young Thug at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hot97SummerJam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hot97SummerJam<\/a> \ud83d\ude4f <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u09kw6RTcJ\">pic.twitter.com\/u09kw6RTcJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HipHopDX\/status\/1536210959584309248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thug then encouraged his fans to support Rap Music on Trial: Protect Black Art, a petition launched by music executive Kevin Liles and Julie Greenwald last week calling for lawmakers to prevent rap lyrics from being used in court to convict artists of alleged crimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, this isn\u2019t just about me or YSL, I always use my music as a form of artistic expression, and now I see that Black artists and rappers don\u2019t have that, you know, freedom,\u201d he continued. \u201cEverybody please sign the \u2018Protect Black Art\u2019 petition and keep praying for us. I love you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Senate passed the \u201cRap Music on Trial\u201d bill just last month, limiting the \u201cadmissibility of evidence of a defendant\u2019s creative or artistic expression in a criminal proceeding.\u201d However, as Thug and Gunna\u2019s RICO case (which was filed in Fulton County, Georgia) goes to show, the problem is still prevalent elsewhere in the U.S.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Protect Black Art. Sign to demand that the Rap on Trial Bill become a law at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DGePnVOhm4\">https:\/\/t.co\/DGePnVOhm4<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mg5yXMOtaD\">pic.twitter.com\/mg5yXMOtaD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlantic Records (@AtlanticRecords) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtlanticRecords\/status\/1535032921853251595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Young Thug and Gunna were arrested in May as part of a sweeping, 56-count RICO indictment against their Young Slime Life (YSL) collective, which prosecutors have accused of being a \u201ccriminal street gang\u201d behind a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of violent crimes, including murder.<\/p>\n<p>Thug faces one count of conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and one count of participation in criminal street gang activity, in addition to seven felonies stemming from drugs and weapons seized by police at his home.<\/p>\n<p>Gunna, meanwhile, faces one count of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act. Lyrics and social media posts from both rappers have been used against them as purported evidence of promoting YSL\u2019s gang activities.<\/p>\n<p>Young Thug and Gunna are likely to remain in jail for the foreseeable future after being denied bond earlier in June. Thug was declared a \u201cflight risk\u201d and \u201cdanger to the community\u201d by Judge Ural Glanville, while a Fulton County judge raised concerns of Gunna potentially being involved in witness tampering.<\/p>\n<p>A trial for both rappers has been set for January 9, 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Andy Bustard\"><br \/>\nby Andy Bustard\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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