Gucci Mane’s signee, Ralo finally released after nearly six years in jail
Twenty-eight-year-old Atlanta rapper and Gucci Mane‘s New 1017 Records label signee, Terrell Davis professionally known as Ralo has been released from prison after nearly six years behind bars.
Ralo was in 2018, accused of trafficking over $2 million in marijuana by federal agents – a development which led to his eventual conviction with eight years in prison sentence by a law court last year.
Following his release on Wednesday (November 8), a footage of the rapper being welcomed home by friends and family, who greeted him outside the penitentiary surfaced online to the admiration of fans he only imagined for nearly six years.
Ralo was spotted wearing a grin-to-grin smile and robbed in some designer garments swapping out his prison jumpsuit even as he was credited with time served and a judge recommended one year with an ankle monitor once the halfway house approved his home address.
The rapper is however, reportedly planning to make his return to music with a new song, hinted to bear the title, “First Day Out,” later this week.
Recall that Ralo’s incarceration has been plagued by snitching allegations after he was pressed by one of his artists in May about cooperating with the government. But he explained that it was all a misunderstanding and stemmed from a prosecutor misconduct hearing.
Explaining himself, the rapper said, “I hate to see us as people continue to kick one another down. Our government has been taking advantage of our weaknesses and using us against us,” Ralo wrote on Instagram. “We should know by now that we’re stronger together and every enemy has weaknesses. When there’s no loophole in a case, you gotta make a loophole. We must attack what they did wrong and focus less on our wrong. NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!”
He continued: “Sometimes we have to read the entire book to know the truth behind the lies in the story. Know that everything isn’t always what it seems to be. I never told yawl one lie in my life and I swear by Allah I never cooperated with the federal government. Its not one human being on Earth can say they in jail for RALO.”
Ralo’s release means he will also be reunited with his daughter. The rapper had an emotional moment in April when he saw her for the first time in five years since being arrested.
“I waited 5 long years just to be able to touch my daughter. As soon as I felt her little arms wrap around me in that visitation room it felt like my soul was released from my body,” he wrote on social media alongside a photo of the heartwarming moment.
“That shit felt so good that I’ll never forget that feeling. I never called myself a rapper due to the lame shit that goes on in the industry, but I can now honesty say I’m thankful for the rap game, because it helped me take care of my daughter and more my entire bid.”