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The AtlantaJournal-Constitutionreportedhe left Fulton County Jail the night after his plea and sentencing.
Thug was also sentenced to 15 years of probation, under a slew of terms.
Thug must also pay a $40,000 fine.
The terms of Thugs probation clear a path for him to continue his music career under certain stipulations.
Speaking to media outside the court, his attorneys declined to address specific aspects of his probation.
He will be allowed to return for family weddings, funerals, and graduations.
(At Steels request, Whitaker added family medical emergencies.)
Thug will be able to travel, and he is allowed to keep his passport.
Also known as no contest, these pleas work as guilty pleas without an admission of guilt.
He doesnt need the Cleveland Avenue drug deals for $15, Steel said.
He doesnt need the shootings.
(Thug did plead guilty to one count of criminal street gang activity.
Nothing in the plea or probation now requires Thug to testify about YSL.
But Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, is currently out on probationafter pleading in December 2022.
Steel called Gunna a phenomenal artist in court, noting that Thug and Gunna frequently perform music together.
I put millions of dollars back into my community, for real, he added.
He will have to sign a Fourth Amendment waiver and be subject to random screenings.
However, it will be under new scrutiny.
Thugs probation does not allow him to promote gang activity, make gang signs, or use gang-related language.
Could Thug get in trouble if he saysslatton a future song?
What if he raps an old song with the wordslatt?
However, Thug himself told Judge Whitaker he hoped to move on from rapping about violence in the future.
I understand all that, and I promise you Im 100 percent changing that.
He said the trial helped him become aware of his influence as a rapper.
I have came to my senses; I understand what I mean to this world, he said.
Thug added that he has more to rap about now, too.
Im older, Im grown now, he said.
This is what I wanna do.
Look at him, hes a millionaire.
I can do that by being, you know, a gangster in the streets, she said.
And that is not true.
Whitaker acknowledged Thug was talented while encouraging him to be more of the solution and less of the problem.
