Drake has called out the judge presiding over Young Thug‘s YSL RICO case after a video of the rapper in jail leaked.
Footage of a phone call between Thugga, who has been behind bars since May 2022, and his girlfriend Mariah The Scientist surfaced online on Wednesday (January 24).
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After coming across the video, Drake posted an angry comment online slamming Judge Ural Glanville for failing to prevent Thug’s privacy from being invaded.
“This gotta be some form of jail misconduct,” he wrote in a comment on Akademiks‘ Instagram post. “You gonna drag this talented man then not be able to control your employees using his personal business for their own gain?
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“Somebody benefitted from this video even existing and that’s shameful whole case is a wash just 3 the guy and let him come home and continue bringing light to Atlanta.”
The 6 God also posted a screenshot of his comment on his Instagram Stories, adding: “Shit is disgraceful… is this a criminal case or Atlanta social media promo Ural Glanville?”
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Meek Mill also took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to voice his displeasure with the jail video leaking.
“This a top tier lawsuit your personal call not suppose to be on the street!” he wrote.
This a top tier lawsuit your personal call not suppose to be on the street! https://t.co/PHVNuRQolU
— MeekMill (@MeekMill) January 25, 2024
The jail video in question finds Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist having a personal conversation in which she thanks the YSL rapper for gifting her jewelry and tells him how much she misses him.
“What’s up, baby. Merry Christmas,” Mariah says before blowing a kiss in Thug’s direction. “I love you. I miss you and I love you. Thanks for my gifts.”
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Thug returns the love and asks, “Them chains heavy?” to which Mariah replies: “They’re heavier than the bracelets for sure. I miss you.” Thug adds: “I thought the Cubans were bigger too. They 14 I think.”
“I like it a lot, I’m very appreciative. Thanks babe,” Mariah The Scientist says. “I miss you. I wish that you could be at home with me. You could put it on me. I miss you.”
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Thug then tells Mariah she’s “beautiful” and “looks like a rapper now.”
At the end of the clip, Mariah says: “Daddy, am I your baby?” in a child-like voice, with Young Thug responding: “Most definitely.”
Drake previously called for Young Thug’s freedom on “Sticky” from his 2022 album Honestly, Nevermind.
“Ayo Eric, bring them girls to the stage/ ’Cause somebody’s getting paid and/Free Big Slime out the cage,” he rapped on the song.
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Drizzy continued to show support for his “Oh U Went” collaborator when he included a “Free YSL” message in his video for “Falling Back.”
Then in September 2023, a snippet of a Drake song surfaced where he rapped: “I should probably be in there with Thug and them.”
