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The hip hop artist, whose real name is Jeffery
Lamar Williams, was also charged under Georgia state's
"Conspiracy To Violate The Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt
Organizations Act", according to Fulton County police records.
Representatives for Williams were not available for comment.
Williams is best known for his albums including "So Much Fun"
and the 2021 hit "Punk", both of which topped the Billboard 200
charts. He also earned a Grammy nomination for his rap hit "The
London", in 2020.
The New York Times reported that Williams was charged in a
sweeping grand jury indictment that identified him and 27 other
people as members of the same street gang. Some were charged
with violent crimes including murder and attempted armed
robbery.
The office of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, known
for investigating whether former President Donald Trump tried to
influence the state's handling of the 2020 election, did not
immediately respond to a request for comment.
Willis has identified gangs as a serious problem for Fulton
County.
“I'd say 80% at minimum and probably more like 90% of all of the
violence that we are seeing is stemming from the gang problem,”
Willis told an ABC-affiliated TV network last week.
(Reporting by Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Robert
Birsel)
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