The South Carolina man arrested after barreling his car through the FBI‘s front gate in Atlanta on Monday has a long history of far-right posts on social media — and he even wrote “I love you” to Donald Trump, according to new research. Advance Democracy, a nonpartisan nonprofit group that …
Read More »Young Nudy Is Having Fun With His Mainstream Moment
Young Nudy has been a rotation mainstay for diehard fans of Atlanta rap for years. But he’s on the verge of crossover stardom after the ascent of “Peaches & Eggplants,” a delectably titled single with his cousin 21 Savage that peaked at Number Seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs …
Read More »Wait, What? A YSL Defense Lawyer Was Just Arrested on Gang-Related Charges
A lawyer for one of the co-defendants charged alongside rapper Young Thug in Georgia’s sprawling YSL racketeering conspiracy case has been arrested on suspicion she called a suspect in a different case and warned him he had active warrants and should ditch his phone. Nicole Fegan was taken into custody …
Read More »'The Book of Clarence' Rewrites the Biblical Epic
It’s just another day on the mean streets of Judea circa 33 A.D., where people hang out on sunbaked corners talking smack, working-class stiffs scramble to get by, and Roman centurions — the LAPD of their day — stop and frisk anyone who they feel matches the description of a …
Read More »Defendant Stabbing Causes Delay in Young Thug YSL Trial
The YSL RICO trial has hit another roadblock. It took 10 months for the jury to be selected for the case, which features the rapper Young Thug as a prominent defendant. Now, less than two weeks in, the trial has been delayed following news from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office …
Read More »The YSL Trial Is Finally Starting. Here's What You Need To Know
The most notable instance to date of “rap on trial” is finally about to get underway in Atlanta. After a jury selection process whose length broke state records, the YSL RICO trial is set to begin on Nov. 27. Judge Ural Glanville, Fulton County prosecutors, and defense attorneys vetted more …
Read More »Young Thug YSL Trial: Jury Finally Seated After More Than 10 Months
Young Thug is taking it to trial. Finally. After 10 months – the longest period of jury selection in Georgia judicial history – nine women and three men will decide whether Atlanta rapper Jeffery “Young Thug” Williams is guilty or not guilty of orchestrating the drive-by murder of Donovan “Peanut” …
Read More »How a TikTok Food Critic Accidentally Caused Chaos in Atlanta's Restaurant Scene
Keith Lee has been known for his straightforward and blunt food reviews on TikTok —content that’s built him a following 14.5 million deep, and dozens of small business owners have credited him with saving their restaurants. But when Lee and his family made a trip to Atlanta last week for …
Read More »Heather McMahan Turned Death and IVF Into Beautiful Comedy
This week, comedian Heather McMahan’s first comedy special Son I Never Had debuted on Netflix and according to McMahan, it all started with an edible and a vision board. A few years back, McMahan says she was hungover on New Year’s Day and as corny as it might sound, she …
Read More »Prosecutor Says Police Killing 'Cop City' Protester Was 'Objectively Reasonable'
Six police officers who shot and killed “Stop Cop City” protester Manuel Esteban Paez Terán will not face criminal charges, Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George R. Christian ruled on Friday. “The use of lethal (deadly) force by the Georgia State Patrol was objectively reasonable under the circumstances of …
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