Behind Bars, Rapper Readies Next Tracks

New Haven Independent, January 15, 2021: Behind Bars, Rapper Readies Next Tracks

“Two years into a stay in New Haven Correctional Center on Whalley Avenue awaiting a murder trial, rapper Yung Gap is filling notebooks with new music — informed by the wait. …

“His music tells the story of his life, which has been riddled with hardships and run-ins with the law. When he was 15, he spent several months at Manson Youth Institute (MYI), a high-security juvenile detention center in Cheshire, then returned at 16 on a first-degree robbery charge for three years, during which time he earned his GED.”

Additional reading:

Republican American Archives, January 28, 2018: Waterbury Police Say 960 Gang Backs up its Violent Lyrics with Action

The New Yorker, September 20, 2019: The Controversial Use of Rap Lyrics as Evidence

Striped Magazine, January 2021: Connecticut Rapper Yung Gap, Known for “Trip to the Bank” Talks About Raising a Daughter at 16 from behind Bars, His Case, and Prison Reform

Striped Magazine: “Striped magazine is a publication that’s sent in print to inmates in the tristate area. We work with Attorneys to offer legal information and aid, free of charge. A subscription to the magazine is free and anyone incarcerated in America can request one.”