Lil Zay Osama Is A Free Man Again After A Brief Prison Sentence

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ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 27: Lil Zay Osama performs during G Herbo In Concert at Tabernacle on November 27, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
Lil Zay Osama has been released from prison after serving several months for gun charges stemming from an incident in 2022.

Lil Zay Osama revealed that he's been released from prison after serving a brief sentence on gun charges. He made the announcement in a post on Instagram over the weekend. "Feel good to be free. Free the guys f*ck the fedz long live the guyz," Osama wrote. He also shared a link to his girlfriend Janell Ja'Qaui's latest video on YouTube and teased having plans in store for new music. In doing so, he asked whether fans would prefer to hear "pain" or "drill."

Fans on social media have been celebrating Lil Zay Osama's release. "This kids lawyer must be a f*ckin bulldog," one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Others were more confused how he was able to get out in such a short amount of time. Another added: "Federally, getting caught with a switch holds an automatic 10 years…. Something ain’t adding up." Check out his post on Instagram below as caught by No Jumper.

Lil Zay Osama Prison Sentence

Lil Zay Osama was charged with possession of a machine gun as well as being a felon in possession of a firearm after leaving a gun in the back of an Uber car in 2022. He pleaded guilty to the crime, last year. "I knowingly possessed a firearm that was a machine gun in Queens County on Sept. 29, 2022," he said in court at the time. "I know that it was wrong and against the law."

With his initial charges, Osama was facing more than two decades in prison. Instead, he received only 14 months on top of a $10,000 fine. “Today’s sentence serves as a warning that those who possess illegal guns, particularly with switches that convert those guns into machineguns, will be held accountable for their actions and for the danger they pose to our community,” United States Attorney Breon Peace wrote in a press release at the time of the sentencing. Just a few months later, Lil Zay Osama is already back outside.

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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.