Episode 7: Back At It
Last December, YSL defendant Sergio Kitchens, the rapper Gunna, took an Alford plea and walked out of Fulton County Jail with probation. Christina Lee investigates Gunna’s life after court, the impact...
5 Dec 202346min
Episode 6: I Came From Nothing
Both Young Thug's rise to stardom and current legal entanglements epitomize Atlanta's complicated legacy as a Black mecca. We explore how the YSL trial has already impacted the city and its music—and ...
20 Sep 20231h 11min
Episode 5: Drop Bars
Prosecutors in the YSL trial cite lyrics from a dozen songs to help underscore the accusation that Young Thug is a dangerous kingpin running a criminal enterprise. We examine the controversial use of ...
12 Sep 202355min
Episode 4: Take It To Trial Pt. 2
While prosecutors claim that YSL is a dangerous criminal organization, defense attorneys in the YSL trial argue RICO and gang laws are being used too aggressively to target neighborhood problems and y...
5 Sep 202335min
Episode 3: Take It To Trial Pt. 1
A haunting scream echoes through the courtroom in the YSL trial, causing chaos and the arrest of several defendants. It’s just another day in the craziest trial in Atlanta’s history—and we meet the di...
29 Aug 202357min
Episode 2: Bleveland Avenue
Young Thug was raised off one of south Atlanta's most notorious streets, Cleveland Avenue. But when the national Bloods gang infiltrated that part of the city in the early 2000s, that street became kn...
22 Aug 202349min
Episode 1: Stoner or Slime
Over the past decade, rapper Young Thug has become an international superstar thanks to five No. 1 hip hop albums and his own record label, YSL. But police allege that over that same period, Jeffrey L...
15 Aug 202347min
Introducing: King Slime
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17 Juli 20233min
