Overview

• On October 6, 2025, the Memphis rapper was transferred from federal prison to a residential reentry center roughly six months ahead of his scheduled April 11, 2026 release date.
• He remains under federal supervision in a structured facility with conditions that include curfews, work requirements and drug testing.
• Shiesty pleaded guilty in January 2022 to conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of violent and drug‑trafficking crimes and received a 63‑month sentence with credit for time served since June 2021.
• The conviction traces to an October 2020 Florida meetup over marijuana and sneakers that turned violent, with prosecutors describing an alleged robbery and exchanged gunfire.
• Viral clips posted October 7, including on DJ Akademiks’ Instagram, showed him out of full custody and celebrating, prompting online chatter about possible new music without any confirmed announcements.