YFN Lucci is alive and well following rumours of his death in prison, his lawyer confirmed to The Times.
The 33-year-old rapper, whose real name is Rayshawn Lamar Bennett, pleaded guilty in January to a gang-related charge after reaching a deal with prosecutors nearly three years after he was charged with murder, gang activity and racketeering in Atlanta. He is serving a 10-year prison sentence.
This week, a rumor that the “Documentary” rapper had been murdered gained traction on social media. Drew Findling, who represented the rapper during his RICO trial, has since debunked the rumor. TMZ It was first reported. (Findling previously defended former President Donald Trump in his Georgia election interference case before another attorney took his place for undisclosed reasons.)
The death rumor comes two weeks after YFN Lucci's former labelmate Rich Homie Quan, also 33, was… He was found dead in his Atlanta homeThe Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has not yet released the cause of the “Lifestyle” rapper's death.
YFN Lucci was among a dozen alleged Bloods gang members charged in a May 2021 indictment. A few months earlier, he was charged with murder after police said he was the driver in a gang-related drive-by shooting that killed 28-year-old James Adams. Rolling Stone reported.
As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped 12 of the 13 charges against YFN Lucci and he pleaded guilty to a single count of violating the Street Gang Terrorism Prevention Act. He was sentenced to 10 years of probation on top of his prison sentence. But the rapper may now be eligible as early as January 2025 after the Fulton County District Attorney in July submitted a letter to the state Board of Pardons and Paroles supporting his early release from prison.
“The Fulton County District Attorney did something unorthodox,” Findling said. WSB Television in Atlanta. “That letter from the district attorney is a powerful blow and it really is at the heart of the letter and the supporting documents and the memo that we have shared with the parole board.”
YFN Lucci was stabbed in jail in February 2022, and three YSL defendants were charged with attempted murder in connection, according to a May 2022 indictment.
Following the stabbing, Findling said his client did not want any cooperation agreement and declined to testify against Young Thug in the ongoing racketeering trial that will determine whether the latter rap star was a key figure in the criminal street gang Young Slime Life, or YSL. The Atlanta gang allegedly claims to be “affiliated with the national Bloods gang,” The Times previously reported.
YSL's trial began in November and has been repeatedly delayed by tampering by presiding judges, an online leak of a juror's identity and the stabbing of co-defendant Shannon Jackson, also known as Shannon Stillwell.
Defense attorneys have repeatedly expressed concerns about the length of the trial and Fulton County prosecutors have yet to call more than 100 witnesses, Atlanta News First reported Wednesday.
