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The Atlanta superstar rapper faces eight counts in a sweeping RICO indictment that paints him as the kingpin of a violent gang called Young Slime Life.

Young Thug’s lyrics will be used against him at trial

The Atlanta superstar rapper faces eight counts in a sweeping RICO indictment that paints him as the kingpin of a violent gang called Young Slime Life.

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