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King Slime: The Prosecution of Young Thug and YSL

King Slime: The Prosecution of Young Thug and YSL

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On May 9, 2022, Atlanta police raided the mansion of Jeffery Lamar Williams, known across the globe as Young Thug. An 88-page indictment alleges that the rapper and 27 co-defendants participated in organized gang activity, committing crimes ranging from assault and armed robbery to murder. Music journalist Christina Lee and crime and politics reporter George Chidi team up to tell the full story of the craziest trial in Atlanta and hip hop’s history.

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Episodes
  • Introducing: King Slime

    Introducing: King Slime
    Jul 17 2023

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    3 mins
  • Episode 1: Stoner or Slime

    Episode 1: Stoner or Slime
    Aug 15 2023

    Over the past decade, rapper Young Thug has become an international superstar thanks to five No. 1 hip hop albums and his own record label, YSL. But police allege that over that same period, Jeffrey Lamar Williams was running a criminal enterprise, also called YSL, that is responsible for violence and murder. Reporters Christina Lee and George Chidi profile Young Thug, the artist—and introduce Young Thug, the alleged criminal mastermind.

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    48 mins
  • Episode 2: Bleveland Avenue

    Episode 2: Bleveland Avenue
    Aug 22 2023

    Young Thug was raised off one of south Atlanta's most notorious streets, Cleveland Avenue. But when the national Bloods gang infiltrated that part of the city in the early 2000s, that street became known as Bleveland Avenue. We meet a reformed gangster turned street minister and a gang unit detective from the Atlanta Police Department who offer us two very different perspectives on the area.

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    49 mins
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