A Los Angeles federal decide has accepted a preliminary order of forfeiture in opposition to the South Central rapper and podcaster Bricc Baby, actual title Zihirr Mitchell, after he pleaded responsible to a federal firearms cost.

The ruling, issued within the Central District of California below United States v. Mitchell, advances the federal government’s effort to completely seize three weapons and ammunition recovered throughout his 2024 arrest. Bricc Baby was initially arrested within the Rolling 60s raid in March 2025.

Mitchell admitted to possessing the weapons regardless of a felony file that bars him from proudly owning firearms below federal regulation. Prosecutors mentioned the forfeiture was necessary as a result of investigators linked every gun on to the crime. U.S. District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha agreed and directed federal authorities to keep up custody of the weapons till sentencing.

Court filings present Mitchell faces a steep sentencing vary due to his file. Probation officers positioned him in Criminal History Category VI — the best stage below federal pointers — and calculated an offense stage of 23, leading to an advisory vary of 92 to 115 months in jail.

Prosecutors are asking for 92 months, arguing that the low-end advice nonetheless captures the seriousness of the offense and Mitchell’s prolonged historical past of convictions.

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The plea marks a serious shift in a case that has drawn consideration from regulation enforcement and the music world. The arrest of Big U follows the raid on Bricc Baby and the Rolling 60s.

Mitchell, a Crenshaw native who grew up surrounded by the neighborhood’s pressures and his mom’s love of soul and R&B, constructed his fame as an unconventional determine in L.A.’s underground rap scene. He first entered the business as a supervisor however turned to recording after an eight-month jail stint in 2012, discovering an surprising fluency on the mic.

He launched his debut mixtape, Son of a Bricc Lady, in 2014, adopted by Nasty Dealer the following yr — a venture that earned reward for its uncooked, street-rooted sound. His type blends West Coast grit with trap-driven vitality, an method he as soon as described as a “weirdo, EDM-trap” combine.

Over the years, he collaborated with artists together with Young Thug, Chris Brown, Kid Ink, and Fetty Wap, positioning himself as a bridge between L.A. and Atlanta’s scenes. Bricc Baby would share tales involving hip-hop’s most outstanding names, usually on the No Jumper Podcast.

But his rise has been shadowed by authorized points. Mitchell was arrested in March 2025 throughout “Operation Draw Down,” a federal operation concentrating on alleged Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips members. The case revived public debate over his trajectory — seen by some as a narrative of survival and by others as proof that the pull of road life by no means absolutely pale.

Mitchell is ready to return to court docket for sentencing on Dec. 19, 2025. He may obtain as much as 115 months in jail. The prosecutors urges the decide to impose 92 months and finalize the forfeiture order.