Cop Your XXL Merch Now Young Thug has been sentenced after pleading guilty in the YSL RICO case. Young Thug SentencedOn Thursday (Oct. 31), Judge Paige Reese Whitaker handed down Young Thug’s sentence immediately after the rapper pleaded guilty to charges of participating in a criminal street gang, violation of Georgia’s controlled substance act and multiple gun crimes. Young Thug was sentenced to 40 years, but will only be required to serve 15 years of probation. He will be released from custody today. This story is being updated. Cop Your XXL Merch Now