{"id":473273,"date":"2022-07-12T21:05:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T18:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dj-drama-reflects-on-beating-rico-charges-in-2007-mixtape-raid\/"},"modified":"2022-07-12T21:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T18:05:32","slug":"dj-drama-reflects-on-beating-rico-charges-in-2007-mixtape-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dj-drama-reflects-on-beating-rico-charges-in-2007-mixtape-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"#DJ Drama Reflects On Beating RICO Charges In 2007 Mixtape Raid"},"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-6a3ab78db0727\" 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-6a3ab78db0727\" 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\/dj-drama-reflects-on-beating-rico-charges-in-2007-mixtape-raid\/#%E2%80%9CDJ_Drama_Reflects_On_Beating_RICO_Charges_In_2007_Mixtape_Raid%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;DJ Drama Reflects On Beating RICO Charges In 2007 Mixtape Raid&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDJ_Drama_Reflects_On_Beating_RICO_Charges_In_2007_Mixtape_Raid%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;DJ Drama Reflects On Beating RICO Charges In 2007 Mixtape Raid&#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\/5522E71D-3B06-40BE-BB00-D0F2EB1AEA48-1200x675.jpeg\" alt=\"DJ Drama Reflects On Beating RICO Charges In 2007 Mixtape Raid\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Matthew Grimes\/Fan Controlled Football<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nRICO charges are a hot-button topic of discussion within Hip Hop following Young Thug and Gunna\u2019s arrests in May as part of a 56-count indictment.<\/p>\n<p>Once upon a time, Generation Now co-founders DJ Drama and Don Cannon faced RICO charges in Georgia for selling counterfeit mixtapes following a raid of their Atlanta studio in January 2007.<\/p>\n<p>The feds worked with the RIAA as they looked to combat severe piracy issues plaguing the music industry. Luckily for Drama, the day he was arrested would be the only night he\u2019d spend in jail as he and Cannon went on to beat the RICO charges.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DJ Drama &amp; Don Cannon on arrest for selling mixtapes in Gangsta Grillz era (The Bootleg Kev Podcast)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p79BQqrwz8U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Over 14 years later, DJ Drama is still thinking about winning the RICO case as he reflected on it on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> on Tuesday morning (July 12).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cI REALLY got hit wit the R.I.C.O. <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0(and won),\u201d he said in response to a tweet stating how Drama got locked up because of his lucrative mixtape business when CDs were a thing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I REALLY got hit wit the R.I.C.O. \ud83d\ude24 (and won) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vo37MTaRQV\">https:\/\/t.co\/vo37MTaRQV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DJ DRAMA (@DJDRAMA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DJDRAMA\/status\/1546881032711979008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/02\/18\/magazine\/18djdrama.t.html\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>, law enforcement confiscated 81,000 CDs, recording equipment, computers and even cars. The company\u2019s business operation was entirely put on hold as their assets and bank accounts were frozen.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, Drama and Cannon are riding high alongside\u00a0Leighton \u201cLake\u201d Morrison as the co-founders of Generation Now.<\/p>\n<p>After guiding Lil Uzi Vert to stardom, the trio used their blueprint to help vault Jack Harlow to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and become a mainstream rap darling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Michael Saponara\"><br \/>\nby Michael Saponara\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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