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ATLANTA (AP) — When rapper Young Thug goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges, prosecutors will be allowed to use rap lyrics as evidence against him, a judge ruled Thursday.

Rapper BG, seen at an awards show in 2007, is currently living under federal supervision after serving 11 years of a 14-year prison sentence. (Peter Kramer / Associated Press) Rapper BG, who is living ...