Young Thug on Trial: How an Atlanta Courtroom Became the World’s Favorite Reality Show
From the glassy towers of Seoul’s Gangnam district to the favelas of Rio, the name “Young Thug” has become a sort of Rosetta Stone for the universal language of legal theatre. In October 2023, Atlanta’s Fulton County courthouse—already famous for hosting the 2020 election-interference circus—rolled out a sequel: the YSL RICO trial. Abroad, the case…