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<p>More alleged details about Young Thug and his YSL conglomerate are coming to light on day two of the record label&#8217;s RICO trial. As <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/young-thug-ysl-rico-trial-day-one-opening-statements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a> previously reported, the rapper and 27 others were arrested in Georgia in May 2022.</p>
<p>Most defendants have severed from the case or taken plea deals, as Young Thug and five others maintain their innocence against racketeering and conspiracy charges.</p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">RELATED: <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/young-thug-ysl-rico-trial-day-one-opening-statements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here We Go! Young Thug&#8217;s YSL RICO Trial Kicks Off With Day One Of Opening Statements</a></h5>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Young Thug&#8217;s Stage Name Is Explained On Day 2 Of The YSL RICO Trial</h3>
<p>As <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/young-thug-ysl-rico-trial-day-one-opening-statements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a> previously reported, day one of opening statements in the YSL trial began on Monday, November 27.</p>
<p>The day primarily consisted of Georgia district attorney Adriane Love&#8217;s allegation that Young Thug is the &#8220;head&#8221; of YSL. Furthermore, the state contends that the group, disguised as a music label called Young Stoner Life Records, is actually an “Atlanta-based street gang&#8221; responsible for murder, drug, and firearm violations.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;YSL operated as a pack,&#8221; Love reportedly told the courtroom Monday. &#8220;…For 10 years and counting, the group calling itself Young Slime Life dominated the Cleveland Avenue community of Fulton County. They created a crater … that sucked in the youth, innocence and even the lives of some of its youngest members.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Day one&#8217;s proceeding was even plagued with the talk of a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0KS_1PP0iV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mistrial</a>. However, the proceeding has pressed on into day two with Young Thug&#8217;s defense attorney, Brian Steel, sharing his opening statements.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/meghanncuniff/status/1729529320652357789" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legal reporter Meghann Cuniff</a>, Steel began by explaining to the courtroom that Young Thug was &#8220;born into an environment, a community, a society that was filled with oppression, despair, hopelessness and helplessness.&#8221;</p>
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<p>From there, Steel reportedly explained the meaning of &#8220;Thug&#8221; in Young Thug&#8217;s stage name as &#8220;Truly Humbled Under God.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;If he could ever make it as a musical artist and help his family, himself and his many others out of this endless cycle of hopelessness, he would be truly humbled under God. That’s what thug means,&#8221; Steel explained in <a href="https://twitter.com/meghanncuniff/status/1729538240271781923" target="_blank" rel="noopener">footage captured and shared on X</a>, formerly known as Twitter, by Cuniff.</p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Young Thug&#8217;s Lawyer Explains The Meaning Behind &#8220;Slime&#8221; As Lil Wayne&#8217;s Name Enters The Trial</h3>
<p>According to journalist Bryson &#8220;Boom&#8221; Paul, Steel went on to establish Young Thug&#8217;s idolization of Lil Wayne as a teenager.</p>
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<p>From there, Steel reportedly referenced a <a href="https://instagram.com/p/1cOWhJRz1y/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">now-deleted video</a> of Young Thug taunting Lil Wayne around the time that the latter rapper&#8217;s tour bus was riddled with bullets in 2015, per <a href="https://www.revolt.tv/article/2016-12-01/22182/lil-waynes-bus-driver-sues-birdman-young-thug-young-money-cash-money-over-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">REVOLT</a>.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.mtv.com/news/75gd29/young-thug-threatens-lil-wayne-new-orleans-concert-barter-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MTV</a>, around that time, Lil Wayne had instructed fans to &#8220;stop listening&#8221; to Young Thug&#8217;s music.</p>
<p>Steel likened the rappers&#8217; &#8220;battle&#8221; to NFL rivalries in his statements.</p>
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<p>However, Steel&#8217;s establishment of the rappers&#8217; alleged relationship and Young Thug&#8217;s reverence for Lil Wayne did not stop there. Journalist Jewel Wicker reports that Steel explained to the courtroom that Young Thug&#8217;s use of &#8220;Slime&#8221; stemmed from Lil Wayne.</p>
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<p>Furthermore, Steel even took the time to explain that Young Thug&#8217;s alleged gang affiliation is misperceived.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Here&#8217;s What We Know About The YSL RICO Trial</h3>
<p>As previously reported by <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/young-thug-ysl-rico-trial-day-one-opening-statements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a>, Young Thug remains one of six defendants in the ongoing trial, which was halted by a ten-month jury selection.</p>
<p>Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville presides over the case, which now features a 12-person jury.</p>
<p>Furthermore, <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/young-thug-ysl-trial-opening-argument-1234899226/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rolling Stone</a> reports that the jurors consist of nine women and three men. Additionally, nine of the twelve jurors are Black.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/26/us/young-thug-ysl-rico-trial/index.html#:~:text=The%20rapper%20at%20the%20center,indictment%20spanning%20nearly%2090%20pages." target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, the trial is expected to last months and features a witness list that may spark celebrities such as Lil Wayne taking the stand.</p>
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