Hip-Hop Reacts to Young Thug Being Released From Jail After a Wild Trial

Cop Your XXL Merch Now After more than two years behind bars, Young Thug is finally free. The Atlanta rapper entered a new guilty plea in his YSL RICO case yesterday, and was released from jail the same day. Upon the judge’s decision to allow him out on time served, the hip-hop community shared in the excitement that he was coming home. Drake, Ye, Travis Scott and more rappers have reacted to the news. Drake, Ye, Travis Scott and More Celebrate Young Thug Coming Home Free Thug till it’s backwards finally became a reality on Thursday (Oct. 31) when Fulton County Judge Paige Reese Whitaker handed down Young Thug’s sentence immediately after the rapper pleaded guilty to his charges: participating in a criminal street gang, violation of Georgia’s controlled substance act and multiple gun crimes. Young Thug was sentenced to 40 years, with 5 to service, but commuted to time served with 15 years of probation followed by backloaded 20 years. He apologized to the court and vowed to never see the judge again unless it was at a bar. Drake celebrated the occasion by making a post on his Instagram story and choosing a fitting song from Thug’s catalog:...