Kay Flock’s identify as soon as stuffed Bronx drill anthems and now, prosecutors say it ought to outline a federal jail sentence lasting 50 years.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office referred to as the rapper “the leader of a violent street gang” who “used his influence to transform the neighborhood gang Sev Side into a highly visible, influential, and violent entity.”

Prosecutors stated Kay Flock’s transformation from teenage rapper to gang boss made him “a grave danger to the public” and left “families robbed of their sons, brothers, and fathers.”

“Over the course of less than 18 months, [Kay Flock] and his fellow gang members engaged in a campaign of violence, deepening existing gang rivalries and instigating new feuds where none had previously existed. Dozens of people were shot at, injured, and even killed during this short period of time, due to the increased gang violence whipped up, in large part, by [Kay Flock],” Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael R. Herman stated.

The rapper was convicted in March of racketeering conspiracy, assault with a deadly weapon, and firing a gun during a violent crime.

Jurors acquitted him of homicide in help of racketeering within the 2021 killing of 24-year-old Hwascar Hernandez, however prosecutors stated that verdict doesn’t erase his accountability.

“The defendant went to enemy territory looking for trouble,” the federal government wrote, including that his actions “cut short young lives and ruined others.”

The 18-page memo detailed how Kay Flock allegedly constructed Sev Side, later generally known as DOA, quick for “Dumping On Anything,” right into a motion of music and mayhem. His debut video, “FTO,” was filmed exterior the gang’s Bronx headquarters, with lyrics boasting, “Gang with me, Flockas with me, the Goons with me.”

Prosecutors stated that line wasn’t artwork, it was recruitment. The authorities stated Kay Flock “goaded others into becoming shooters,” citing texts the place he bragged, “we just made 2 movies on the 8,” referring to shootings towards rivals.

They additionally linked him to a number of violent incidents, together with a 2020 taking pictures that wounded 4 individuals and a 2021 assault that left an 18-year-old girl shot within the face.

By 2021, he had signed with Capitol Records and gone mainstream, together with his hit “Is Ya Ready” surpassing 113 million views. But prosecutors stated the celebrity solely “glamorized deadly gang violence,” noting his lyrics referenced murdered teenagers and ongoing feuds.

“The defendant used his platform to escalate existing gang rivalries and to create new ones,” the federal government stated. “He drew a generation of boys and young men to gang lifestyle.”

Even behind bars, prosecutors stated Kay Flock confirmed “a complete disregard for the law.” After his conviction, he allegedly texted somebody to publish a message on Instagram studying, “I beat the top count I made the judge cry… Kill all rats!!!!”

The authorities’s sentencing advice matched the Probation Office’s calculation: 50 years, damaged into 20 years every for racketeering and assault counts, and 10 years consecutive for the firearms cost.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael R. Herman closed the letter bluntly. “The defendant was a uniquely positioned figure in gang culture,” he wrote. “He fomented gang violence for fame and greed. For that, a significant sentence is warranted.”

Judge Lewis J. Liman is anticipated to difficulty a last sentence later this month.

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