Atlanta rapper Young Thug startled fans Sunday evening by performing an impromptu concert on the steps of the Fulton County Courthouse — the very location where he entered a guilty plea last year. WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta
A Gathering of Hundreds
Word spread quickly via social media, and by night’s end hundreds of supporters had gathered to see him take the courthouse steps. WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta He later addressed the crowd, calling the location meaningful for him:
“I wanted to do it at this place because this place changed my life for the better … this is not the place you want to be on the bad side. When you come here, you want to be a lawyer, you want to be a DA, … you don’t want to be on the defendant side … This place shaped me, this place changed my life.” WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta
Message & Themes
According to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Young Thug framed the event as more than entertainment, describing it as an anti-violence, anti-gun, and anti-gang rally. WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta The sheriff’s office also noted that the courthouse holds symbolic significance in his journey. WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta
Court Case Background
Young Thug (legal name Jeffery Williams) accepted a guilty plea in a YSL RICO case last November. His trial had been the longest in Georgia’s history.
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