Young Thug Praises Lawyer and Inspires Law Students After Jail Release
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By: Joshua Martin
In arguably one of the most feel-good moments of 2024, Atlanta native and rapper Young Thug is finally home. Thanks to his attorney, Brian Steel, the 33-year-old rapper recently spoke to a group of law students about why their profession is so important.
“Brian Steel is the best person possible. He should be a professor. You guys should become lawyers. I think it’s very important to help people out of the situations they’re in the best you can. I mean, what side do you want to be on? You want to put people in prison for mistakes? Because everybody makes mistakes, they’re human. ”
The Grammy Award winner’s 15-year probation term mandates that he does community service, specifically speaking to students. Steel appeared at Emory University School of Law and called the “Hot” rapper so he could address the potential lawyers.
““You gotta always look at it like they’re there to put us in prison and you guys are here to keep us from prison.”
Thugger reminded the students that anyone could have been in his position. Reiterating that they should stick to their paths and offered himself as a resource.
“And everybody on this phone, in this classroom, you always need to know that you’re one mistake away. I feel like we need more people like Brian Steel on this earth and less people like that. So I think it’s very, very, very important to be a lawyer over anything. Lawyers and doctors are the two greatest things that were ever founded. You actually help people. That’s doing the real God work.”
Young Thug, real name Jeffrey Lamar Williams, was released from police custody on Wednesday, October 31st, after the longest criminal trial in Georgia history. He pleaded no contest to racketeering conspiracy and guilty to three drug charges, two gun charges and one gang charge. Although the terms of his probation prevents him from speaking with other gang members, He is permitted to speak with and work with fellow label mate Gunna.
During the final hearing, Thugger’s lawyer Steel broke down why the rap lyrics cited during the trial were misinterpreted and asserted the good that Thug has done for his community.
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