Young Thug

Just two weeks after revealing he's already recorded an album worth of new material, Kid Cudi has now teased new music with YSL boss Young Thug.

“11 songs in 5 days,” he wrote. “I shot it, then went on a 2 week cocaine run. “I got 2 songs w Thug I did last year,” Cudi tweeted. Then, I woke up one day and said, ‘Ima die if things dont change.’ So, I made sure things changed.” Might get to 14.” “1 of them goin on the new album the other he’ll use.

Thug might be locked up for the time being, but that won't stop him from releasing new music.

Thug faces a litany of charges including illegal weapons possession and [street racing](https://uproxx.com/music/young-thug-street-racing-rico-trial/) as the Fulton County District Attorney alleges Thug’s leadership of a hybrid street gang operating under the guise of a record label. He [revealed his plans on Twitter](https://uproxx.com/music/kid-cudi-album-in-a-week/) at the beginning of December after tweeting about making “6 new songs in 3 days” at the end of November. My goal was to do a whole new album worth of songs this week. [Kid Cudi](https://uproxx.com/music/kid-cudi-pursuit-of-happiness-diamond/), fresh off the release of Entergalactic, teased a couple of collaborations he’d recorded with the Atlanta trap rap veteran in 2021. [planning to retire from music](https://uproxx.com/music/kid-cudi-update-planned-music-retirement/) earlier this year, Cudi has been tweeting about recording a new album for the past few weeks. [locked up for the time being](https://uproxx.com/music/young-thug-bond-denied-third-time-ysl-case/), but that won’t prevent him from putting out more new music in the near future.

“I got 2 songs w Thug I did last year,” Cudi tweeted. “1 of them goin on the new album the other he'll use. These songs are fuckin INSANE. Im tellin u. U have ...

“The Kid Cudi stuff, I think I want to put it on the back burner and chill out with that,” he said. “I think, I want to be done with it. Speaking to his fans on Twitter, Cudi explained that he will include one on his next album, while Thug will release the other.

The state's top witnesses told the judge why the gang-conspiracy case against him should move forward. Channel 2′s Michael Seiden was in the courtroom all day ...

Prosecutors allege Young Thug is the co-founder of a violent street gang called Young Slime Life. Young Thug is one of more than two dozen people indicted for conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The defense was also given the opportunity to question Sullivan before moving on to the second witness, a member of the Atlanta police crime lab who focuses on fingerprints at a crime scene. “And did you follow all the standards and procedures that you outlined in the best practices?” [Young Thug appears in front of judge for first time since initial arrest in May](https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/young-thug-appears-court-day-after-gunna-released-prison/HEZIYQCZYNEWZCNLRDOGGPLKK4/) [Atlanta rapper Gunna released after pleading guilty to RICO charge](https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/rapper-gunna-enters-plea-deal-racketeering-conspiracy-charges-sentence-commuted/TCFGAJ45UZHDVKWHL2BFFEPBJE/) [Here are the people facing charges in the indictment that includes rapper Young Thug](https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/here-are-people-facing-charges-indictment-that-includes-rapper-young-thug/BWRJUENMRFFIBOEHY4GRMV4EHQ/) [‘I’m gonna fight for him to the end:’ Young Thug’s father says he’s been wrongly accused](https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/im-gonna-fight-him-end-young-thugs-father-says-hes-been-wrongly-accused/2KIK7YVXSVDIDBEXBWJNZ7PQXA/) Prosecutors asked her about the autopsies she performed on one of the alleged victims.

His lawyer feels like the plea deals are targeting his client. | iHeart.

Following his release, the Atlanta-native clarified that he did not have to snitch to get out of jail. He'll get to serve the rest of the 10 years on probation in his home state of California. Upon his release, Duke was able to get two years of his 12-year sentence commuted. Since [Gunna was released](https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-12-14-gunna-to-be-released-from-prison-after-entering-plea-in-rico-case/) last week, other YSL members like co-founder Walter Murphy, artist [Lil Duke](https://www.iheart.com/artist/lil-duke-31889871/?autoplay=true) and [SlimeLife Shawty](https://www.iheart.com/artist/slimelife-shawty-32995171/?autoplay=true) have all made plea deals to secure their release from jail. He gave the order.' That's what this case is about. It’s coming from the word of people who are getting deals to say, 'Yeah, he was there or I saw him around or he gave the order or I heard from someone else.

Atlanta rapper Young Thug is once again back in court as the prosecutors and defenders prepare for the upcoming YSL trial centered around the rapper.

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Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was in court for another motions hearing.

[Several other co-defendants reportedly have already taken plea deals](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/ysl-rapper-young-thug-motions-hearing-suppress-evidence) including Rapper Gunna, whose legal name is Sergio Kitchens. [Williams and 28 other people](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/young-thug-jeffery-lamar-williams-arrested-violation-rico-act) were charged in May using Georgia’s RICO Act. [Young Thug](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/tag/people/young-thug), whose legal name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was in court for another motions hearing.