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New York drill rapp<\/a>er Kay Flock has been found guilty of attempted murder and racketeering, among other charges.<\/p>\n A RICO case was filed against the 21-year-old rapper and his alleged gang Sev Side in 2023, with a jury finding him guilty on Thursday (March 20) of racketeering conspiracy, use of a firearm resulting in death, attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering and use of a firearm for attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n AD LOADING…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, the Bronx native (real name Kevin Perez) was acquitted on the charge of murder in aid of racketeering.<\/p>\n He is due to be sentenced on July 16.<\/p>\n A statement from Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky of the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office, Southern District of New York, said<\/a>: \u201cKevin Perez, a\/k\/a \u2018Kay Flock,\u2019 was the leader of a neighborhood street gang known as Sev Side \/ DOA, and with that gang, he committed a series<\/a> of gang-motivated shootings.<\/p>\n \u201cPerez, a drill rapper, instilled fear across the community with his violent actions, and then threatened rivals, bragged about shootings, and taunted victims in his rap lyrics.\u201d<\/p>\n Podolsky continued: \u201cBut as a unanimous jury has now found, Perez can no longer hide behind his music, and instead will be held to account for his violent crimes.<\/p>\n \u201cThanks to the hard work of the career prosecutors of this Office and our law enforcement partners, the cycle of violence that Perez engaged in is over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nAD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n