It’s been public knowledge that Brian Steel has been Young Thug’s go-to lawyer for over six years, but after he argued down a 25-year jail sentence to 15 years probation, he picked up a new role: Young Thug’s go-to model. Brian Steel was recently chosen to model several pieces from Young Thug’s clothing brand Sp5der:
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Instead of the ubiquitous nose-wiping associated with YSL affiliates, the advertisement largely consists of Steel being on the phone and getting in and out of cars. That said, Steel knows better than to be the lawyer getting caught doing that on video. Wouldn’t want to risk violating his client’s probation over a promo drop.
It would have been fair to assume that Thugger’s first day out drop would have been music rather than merch, but his reputation for fashion has never been far behind him:
During the trial, Young Thug was asked to limit his wardrobe because his wardrobe was too hard distracted the public eye. See them for yourself:
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We’ve yet to see Judge Whitaker wearing a Sp5der tracksuit, but it would be a welcome edition to the legal fashion watch.
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