re: Young Thug YSL RICO Trial Official Thread

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The government didn't force them to record a confession of his crimes to music.

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Sure. They self snitched. It is an interesting question.

This issue has come up in Texas with rapper Tay K, who participated in a home invasion that results in a death.

Prosecutors reportedly played the music video for "The Race" was played in the Dallas courtroom Monday (July 22) and admitted a print-out of the lyrics as evidence for the jury. Prosecutors also used screenshots of the video as evidence, including shots of Tay-K holding a weapon and standing next to a “wanted poster."

They also used images from his social media accounts, including images of him pointing a gun at the camera, the cover artwork for his Living Like Larry EP (in which he's holding a gun), and a picture of him in jail.

In 2016, a then-16-year-old Tay-K and friends broke into Ethan Walker's home. Walker was shot and killed by Latharian Merritt, who was sentenced to life in prison last year. Tay-K was charged and placed on house arrest. He escaped and filmed "The Race" which ended up charting on Billboard.

He received a 55 year sentence.