October 09, 2022
Lil Zay Osama is calling on some high-profile celebrities to help him get out of a sticky situation involving an abandoned weapon.
Earlier this month, the Chicago rapper was arrested in New York after he was accused of leaving a retrofitted machine gun in an Uber. He was on IG Live at the time of his arrest.
According to the New York Post, Brooklyn federal prosecutors claimed the car’s driver noticed that Lil Zay was holding a weapon when he picked up Lil Zay and his friends from a hotel in Manhattan. Upon arriving at their destination, a studio in Queens, Zay is said to have left the weapon in the back seat.
The Uber driver immediately contacted the police to report the abandoned weapon, a Glock 22.40 which had been enhanced with a “switch” device, which gives the gun rapid fire capability like a machine gun.
The 25-year-old (real name Isaiah Dukes) was charged with possession of a machine gun and being a felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted on both charges, he would face up to 20 years in prison.
Now, Lil Zay Osama, who claims he’s innocent, is asking JAY-Z and Kim Kardashian for help with his case.
On Saturday (October 8), the “Have You Ever” rapper took to his Instagram Stories to issue a plea to the aforementioned, with his first post simply saying: “I Need Jayz Help.”
In a much deeper second post, he spoke on his situation and how he believes he’s been targeted like so many other rappers. “It’s crazy i thought people would say free me hoping i do better and wish the best,” Lil Zay wrote. “yall really in the comments and on blogs saying 20 and 30 plus ima get and yall hope i get time im dum and etc.
“Don’t believe everything u hear i been out here i know how to move dont believe everything u hear #Glahhh.”
Chicago’s Lil Zay Osama asks Jay-Z and Kim Kardashian for help after recent arrest for allegedly leaving a modified Glock in an Uber in NY ???? pic.twitter.com/oOhBpC4vm4
— Who’s Making Noise⁉️ (@RapCatchUp) October 8, 2022