YFN Lucci‘s time behind bars is winding down now that his RICO case is behind him, and he’s already starting to drop new music.
Released on Friday (February 2), the new gospel-infused single “Free Me” marks the first solo song from the Atlanta rapper in over three years.
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On the introspective cut — with opens with Lucci adlibing, “I can’t go back to the old ways” — the Atlanta rapper talks to God as he reaffirms his commitment to pressing onward despite his circumstances.
“God, I cannot give this up/Why people be giving up?/Download your image and they try fuck my image up/God as my witness, I got people who depend on us,” he raps on the song.
Last month, YFN Lucci was sentenced to 20 years behind bars in the RICO case against the YFN collective. WSB-TV initially reported that he would only have to spend one decade in prison, but that was reduced further down to just three and a half months soon after.
Lucci, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. He was initially facing numerous felony charges, including murder, which carried a maximum sentence of life without parole.
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As part of his plea deal, though, Lucci is expected to get credit for time served, which began when he surrendered to authorities in January 2021. The State has also agreed to write a letter to the pardon and parole board saying they will not object to his early release.
The “Everyday We Lit” rapper was among a dozen suspects indicted in a sprawling 105-count racketeering indictment against his YFN collective, which prosecutors allege is a faction of the Bloods gang.
Lucci was initially arrested over a December 2020 shooting in Atlanta that killed a 28-year-old man and injured another man. Prosecutors told the judge during the trial that he was the driver and didn’t fire the deadly shots.
The indictment, which was filed while he was out on bond, brought a whole host of other charges against him, including racketeering, violating Georgia’s anti-gang law and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
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Lucci was previously offered a plea deal by prosecutors last year, which would’ve seen him serve 17 years of a 20-year prison sentence. The rapper rejected it, with his attorneys Drew Findling and Gabe Banks telling TMZ they found the deal to be “absurd.”
