Pooh Shiesty is a free man after being released from prison earlier than expected.
The Memphis-born rapper, best known for his 2020 hit “Back in Blood” with Lil Durk, was released from a high-security federal prison in Pennsylvania on Monday (October 3).
Pooh (real name Lontrell Williams) appears to be already enjoying his newfound freedom, with videos and photos showing him posted up with friends and family — including fellow Memphis artists BIG30 and K Carbon — at a welcome home party.
“I am elated that Pooh has been released after three years,” the rapper’s lawyer, Bradford Cohen, said in a statement to XXL.
“The government fought hard to give him 10, but after listening to the case, the judge agreed with us that it was not appropriate and gave him a sentence that resulted in him se