Cash Out’s Career Hits a Dead End: From Hip-Hop Hustle to Life Behind Bars in Shocking Scandal That’s Got the Stars Buzzing!
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Ever feel like the universe is playing some cosmic joke on us? With Mercury retrograde muddling communications and the Moon waltzing through intense Scorpio vibes, it’s no surprise that justice has taken a wild, unpredictable turn. While one hip-hop giant might soon taste freedom, another—Atlanta’s own Cash Out—faces a sentence so severe it could rival the weight of the stars themselves. Convicted of horrific crimes and sentenced to life plus 70 years, his fall from promising rapper to infamous cautionary tale feels like the kind of plot twist even the most dramatic astrology forecast couldn’t predict. What does it mean when a career that once glittered like a platinum record ends in such darkness? Let’s dive into this heavy saga beneath today’s tangled heavens. LEARN MORE
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Following one of the biggest celebrity trials in history, Diddy might soon be a free man.
But things worked out quite differently for a lesser-known rapper who faced a similar slate of charges.
Atlanta-based emcee Cash Out was sentenced to life in prison plus 70 years today after being convicted on rape and sex trafficking charges last week.
The rapper, whose real name is John Michael Hakeem Gibson was arrested back in June of 2023 along with five alleged accomplices.
He was indicted on 13 charges — including rape and sex trafficking — and held without bail.
His mother, Linda Smith, and his cousin, Tyrone Taylor, were also found guilty of RICO charges.
On Friday, June 18, the jury concluded that Gibson and his accomplices used their record label, Pyrez Music Group LLC as a front for their sex trafficking activities.
In a pre-sentencing statement, Gibson stated he believed the jurors had “made the wrong judgment.”
He asserted his innocence and claimed that all sexual activity described during the trial was consensual. He then compared himself to Jesus Christ.
Unmoved by this impassioned argument, the judge threw the book at Cash Out, denying his lawyers’ request for a more lenient sentence of 30 years behind bars.
Gibson was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape, as well as 70 years for racketeering, sex trafficking, and firearm possession.
According to TMZ, the judge excoriated Gibson, accusing him of “the very worst of human behavior” and noting that several of his victims now suffer from PTSD.
Though never exactly a household name, Cash Out showed major promise in the late 2010s.
His single “Cashin’ Out” went platinum, while the follow-up “She Twerkin” was certified gold.
Cash Out even played himself in a brief cameo in the acclaimed 2019 Adam Sandler film Uncut Gems.
But according to the case presented by prosecutors, even as his music and film career was taking off, Gibson and his accomplices were engaged in a “reign of terror,” in which they would ensnare women and force them into life in prison.
Cash Out will now almost certainly spend the rest of his life behind bars.
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