Fulton County D.A. Maintains Using Rap Lyrics in Court Following New Gang RICO Indictment: “If You Decide to Admit Your Crimes Over a Beat, I’m Gonna Use It”

“I think if you decide to admit your crimes over a beat, I’m gonna use it,” she said. “You do not get to commit crimes in my county and then decide to brag on it, which you do that for a form of intimidation and to further the gang, and not be held responsible.”

“Just one of the lyrics used in this indictment is: ‘Me and my crew striking out, striking in all black / Send me the drop, we’ll kick in the house / If we steal a car, we’re gonna take off the tags.’ Well, they’re kicking in doors, committing home invasions, and now I’m using those lyrics that they’re admitting to doing that.”

She added: “I’m going to continue to do that. People can continue to be angry about it. I have some legal advice: don’t confess to crimes on rap lyrics if you do not want them used — or at least get out of my county.”

Although this isn’t the first time rap lyrics have been used as evidence, the discussion has heated up recently in the wake of Young Thug and Gunna’s arrests for YSL’s alleged involvement in a wide range of RICO conspiracies.

As part of their racketeering accusations, prosecutors have claimed that the group is a “criminal street gang” accountable for several violent crimes in Atlanta.