YFN Lucci’s lawyer says imprisoned rapper is still alive following death hoax
Rapper’s former labelmate Rich Homie Quan died earlier this month
YFN Lucci is still alive despite online rumors that the 33-year-old rapper had been killed in prison.
In January, Lucci pleaded guilty to a gang-related charge after reaching a deal with prosecutors nearly three years after he was indicted on murder, gang and racketeering charges in Atlanta. He received a 10-year prison sentence.
Rumors spread across social media on Wednesday (September 18) suggesting that Lucci, whose given name is Rayshawn Bennett, had died.
However, TMZ reports that Lucci’s attorney Drew Findling, who represented him in the January trial, has confirmed his client remains alive and well.
It has been speculated that the recent rumors about Lucci’s death were concocted to play on high emotions following the death of his former labelmate Rich Homie Quan earlier this month.
Quan, who was born Dequantes Lamar, was found dead at home at the age of 34. No cause of death has yet been announced.
Lucci was one of a dozen people charged in a wide-ranging indictment targeting alleged members of the Bloods gang in April 2021.
He had initially been charged with murder in January 2021 after police said he was the driver in a gang-related drive-by shooting that killed a man.
As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped 12 of 13 counts against Bennett and he pleaded guilty to a single count of violating the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, his lawyers said.
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