YSL Woody Affiliate Reportedly Murdered In Atlanta Amid Young Thug RICO Trial

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News outlets and law enforcement don't have a lot of information at press time about what led up to this shooting.

A lot of speculation is running rampant online right now due to the alleged murder of an affiliate of YSL Woody's supposedly named Tay. Moreover, this discussion is happening because of Woody's involvement as a witness in the Young Thug and YSL RICO trial, and how folks are claiming that there must be a connection here. We want to make it clear that there's little confirmation on whether a shooting victim is actually an associate of the YSL member's, and that any theories about the reason for this attack are purely speculative and unrelated to the case at press time. The tragedy occurred in Southwest Atlanta early Sunday morning (June 30) at an apartment complex in Peyton Place off of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and police reported no other injuries.

Furthermore, the last update we got concerning YSL Woody and the Young Thug trial are about theories seeking to answer why Thug might not have paid for Woody's legal fees. These rumors landed on the Internet courtesy of 1090 Jake's recent interview with DJ Vlad on VladTV, and are also unconfirmed as of writing this article. There was a big back and forth between whether or not Woody would testify in the case, which obviously prompted its own heated debate around the idea of snitching. It's been an unfortunate narrative in the case either way, albeit an expected one given the circumstances of these alleged crimes.

YSL Woody Affiliate Allegedly Shot

Meanwhile, other folks are instead focusing on a very interesting recent Young Thug tweet. "Whateva wham say goes," Thugger sent out, and "Wham" is his nickname for Lil Baby. As you're probably aware, Baby has been dissing Gunna for a while now, a former close partner still on YSL that many folks launched snitching claims against after his plea deal in this trial. Did the Atlanta trap pioneer cosign one of his protege's attacks against another or does this have nothing to do with the case?

Either way, we still have to see what comes of this mystery murder, and whether there's an actual link to YSL Woody here. There are also rumors that Thug's brother Unfoonk will reveal some important information soon. Many fans raised eyebrows at his musings on whether to "set the record straight," considering that he also took a plea deal. It's all a pretty confusing and concerning affair, so we'll see what happens with it.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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