May 15, 2022
Like the majority of the rap community, 50 Cent is fully aware of Young Thug and Gunna’s current predicament. The two rappers were arrested in Fulton County, Georgia last week as part of a sweeping 56-count indictment that includes charges of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, murder, armed robbery and criminal gang activity.
Both remain behind bars at Fulton County Jail after a judge denied bond, calling Young Thug “a flight risk.” On Thursday (May 12), 50 Cent seized the opportunity to remind his 28 million Instagram followers he’s “not gang gang” and he does “not gang bang,” something he’s said numerous times in the past. Not only did he rap about it in the 2018 single “Get The Strap” alongside 6ix9ine, Casanova and Uncle Murda, he also made a reference to the phrase in an old interview.
On Friday (May 13), legendary Hip Hop producer Pete Rock shared the resurfaced clip to his Instagram account in which 50 Cent explains why he’d rather face homicide charges over a RICO charge any day.
“I don’t like RICO,” he says. “I don’t like conspiracy. Give me a homicide right now. I’ll take a homicide right now […] Those [RICO] laws were designed for you not to escape them.”
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