Meek Mill is the latest voice to speak out against the use of lyrics as evidence against rappers in criminal trials. posting his take on Tuesday (December 11) to X.
The Philly rapper specifically mentioned the trials of Young Thug and YFN Lucci — Thug has been hit with RICO charges tied to his alleged leadership role of a criminal gang called Young Slime Life, while Lucci faces RICO and murder charges in a separate trial.
In Mill’s mind, lyrics cannot be used as evidence because it can be difficult to know who wrote them. “It should be impossible to charge thug and lucci for lyrics,” Mill wrote on X, “because in the studio we all give each other lines and don’t remember who said what after a high night in the studio….
I have done it with both of them … they both gave me lyrics b4… we all do this!” Read Next: YSL trial: Key moments from the opening statement of Young Thug’s attorney.
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