Flint, Michigan, rapper Rio Da Yung OG has been on fire since coming home from prison last year, releasing his new album ‘F.L.I.N.T.’ and gaining viral success with the song "Shark" with Jorjiana.

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Rio Da Yung OG has dropped his first new music since being released from prison this week. "Rio Free" arrives alongside a video showing the Flint, Michigan rapper enjoying his first day of freedom, ...

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History: Flint native Rio Da Yung OG is a prolific rapper who racked up millions of streams while on house arrest for drug trafficking charges in 2019. In a six-year period while battling his legal ...

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In 2021, Rio Da Yung OG was sentenced to five years in prison after he plead guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On Wednesday (Dec. 11), the Michigan rapper was ...

Last month, Rio da Yung OG was released from federal prison and promptly celebrated with a new song called “Rio Free.” The Michigan rapper has now shared a new project called Rio Free, which includes ...