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King Slime: The Prosecution of Young Thug and YSL

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About the show

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.

Latest episodes

Court Report 6: Went Thru It

April 17, 2024 · 60 min

The trial will go on, but the show's over. In King Slime's final episode, New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli helps recap the proceedings and break down the cultural impact of Hip Hop's longest and wildest court case. See…
Court Report 5: The Boilover in Courtroom 1B

March 20, 2024 · 51 min

Legal affairs reporter Meghann Cuniff joins the King Slime crew to discuss the growing animus between the prosecution, defense and even the judge presiding over the YSL trial, and how it could impact the case. See omnystudio.com/listener…
Court Report 4: The “Free Willy” Red Nissan Incident

March 6, 2024 · 1 hr 6 min

On September 11, 2013, police arrested three men who had committed an armed robbery and exchanged gunfire with police in a stolen red Nissan that they crashed into a laundromat. Young Thug was not one of those three. But now, more than a…
Court Report 3: In Furtherance of a Gang

February 21, 2024 · 60 min

“Big Facts” co-host Baby Jade offers an inside perspective on Young Thug’s career. We discuss the prosecution’s use of social media and reveal who leaked Young Thug’s jailhouse video chat with Mariah the Scientist See om…
Court Report 2: The Defense Won’t Rest

February 7, 2024 · 60 min

Defense attorney Suri Chadha Jimenez was on the YSL defense team until his client’s charges were dismissed. Now he’s free to offer an inside view of the defense team and weigh in on the prosecution’s tactics. We’ll discuss a big fight over…
Court Report 1: LeBron James, Serena Williams and a murder caught on video

January 24, 2024 · 38 min

With the jury seated and the YSL trial well underway, the King Slime team kicks off a bi-weekly discussion breaking down the most important, most interesting and most absurd moments of the craziest trial in hip hop’s history. See…
Episode 6: I Came From Nothing

September 20, 2023 · 1 hr 11 min

Both Young Thug's rise to stardom and current legal entanglements epitomize Atlanta's complicated legacy as a Black mecca. We explore how the YSL trial has already impacted the city and its music—and discover a secret about the rapper's…
Episode 5: Drop Bars

September 12, 2023 · 55 min

Prosecutors in the YSL trial cite lyrics from a dozen songs to help underscore the accusation that Young Thug is a dangerous kingpin running a criminal enterprise. We examine the controversial use of lyrics in court, potential changes in…