Young Thug did not violate his probation by hanging out with T.I. upon his release from jail, contrary to claims made online.
After Thugger was spotted with the Grand Hustle founder earlier this week, speculation began running rampant that the rapper had violated his probation after less than a week due to Tip being a convicted felon.
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As legal reporter Meghann Cuniff pointed out on X (formerly Twitter), though, the terms of Young Thug’s release do not prevent him from associating with felons, just “members or associates of a street gang.”
Thug’s probation conditions do, however, refer to avoiding “persons or places of disreputable or harmful character,” which Cuniff speculates is vague enough to be used against him.
Young Thug's probation does not prohibit him from being around convicted felons, only "members or associates of a criminal street gang" who aren't immediate family members. pic.twitter.com/DDeZh1lYqu
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) November 5, 2024
Really vague and underscores how the plea might have been a really bad idea, given what he ended up getting. Whitaker made it so the state can easily revoke the “for lawful music purposes” exception.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) November 5, 2024
One of Young Thug’s first public moves since being released from jail was to hook up with T.I., seemingly to bring the self-proclaimed King of the South out of retirement.
“Yeahhhhh YKWTFGO. The Kings have Reconvened #KingJeffrey #KingSr Guess I’m officially outta retirement [shrug emoji] For tonight [crying face emoji] #welcomehome,” Tip captioned an Instagram video of him and Thug in the studio, teasing a collaboration between the two.
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The YSL rapper has received a warm welcome home from the Hip Hop community since taking a plea deal in his YSL RICO case, which kept him behind bars since May 2022.
Thug was sentenced to time served and 15 years of probation after pleading guilty to gang, drug and gun charges.
Before receiving his sentence, he stood up and gave a brief speech in court, telling the judge that he’s a “smart” and “good guy” who has “learned from [his] mistakes.”
Thug also asked the judge to “trust in me to do the right thing and never see you again, unless it’s at a bar in the future or something” and apologized to everybody involved in the long-running case.
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Thug’s lengthy probation includes various strict conditions, including a ban on entering the Metro Atlanta area (unless for family or medical reasons), giving anti-gang and anti-violence talks in schools and performing 100 hours of community service each year.
He is also prohibited from promoting gangs in his music or on social media and contacting any of his former co-defendants with the exception of his brother Quintavious “Unfoonk” Grier and Gunna, with whom he has a contractual relationship through his YSL label.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS (pt 2) pic.twitter.com/9oAvcRM2FH
— THUGGERDAILY ひ (@ThuggerDaily) November 1, 2024
