DL Hughley Calls Out Young Thug & Gunna After YSL Indictment

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DL Hughley blamed Young Thug and Gunna's recent arrest on their choice of names.

DL Hughley called out Young Thug and Gunna on Twitter for their choice of rap alias after the two artists and 28 other members of YSL were named in a 56-count indictment, earlier this week.

"People seem to forget, the power of life and death is in the tongue!" Hughley wrote in his post. "If you call yourself #Thug and #Gunna what you probably gonna do is go to jail! #TeamDl."

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It isn't the first time that Hugley has joked about rappers' names. Back in March, he called out Theophilus London for "videobombing" him, labeling him "Theodore Huxtable."

As for Thug and Gunn, Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis has confirmed that their music careers will factor into the prosecution's case, citing lyrics from several of their songs.

“It’s one of our most precious rights,” she explained. “However, the First Amendment does not protect people from prosecutors using it as evidence if it is such.”

Among the songs that are being used by the prosecution are 2016's "Slime Shit," on which Thug is accused of rapping, “I’m in the VIP and got that pistol on my hip, you prayin that you live I’m prayin that hit, hey, this that slime shit.”

Thug has been charged with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and participation in criminal street gang activity, while Gunna has been charged with one count of conspiring to violate RICO.

Check out Hughley's latest tweet below.



About The Author
Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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