How To Watch The Young Thug RICO Trial

Hip hop has seen its fair share of high profile criminal trials, but perhaps none will be more impactful to the genre as a whole than the ongoing and his crew, YSL. While YSL is ostensibly the name of Thug’s record label, according to Georgia prosecutors, it’s actually the title of a violent street gang, Young Slime Life, with the trapper turned rapper at its head.

Over the past few months, it seems all of hip hop culture’s eyes have been on the court proceedings due to the impact their outcome could have — not just on Young Thug and YSL, but on hip hop as a whole. Because the Fulton County District Attorney’s indictment cites against him for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, the case has , with many observers calling this decision against a musical form invented and primarily practiced by Black artists.

Because of the case’s import, plenty lf people will naturally want to follow it in real time, and fortunately for them, the trial is being livestreamed by multiple networks, a testament to public interest in the case. Among the networks livestreaming the trial are , , and . In addition, in depth coverage and commentary has been provided throughout by legal affairs journalist , who during the assault trial against Tory Lanez for shooting Megan Thee Stallion (she aslo gained the affectionate nickname Meghann Thee Reporter from followers online).

Her also includes a stream and her commentary with explanations and breakdowns for those viewers who aren’t familiar with legal proceedings. The trial is currently on hiatus and scheduled to restart on January 22..