Kay Flock has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. The Bronx rapper was found guilty in March on charges of racketeering conspiracy; attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon in aid of racketeering; and possession of a firearm in relation to attempted murder and assault. Pitchfork has reached out to Kay Flock’s attorney, Michael T. Ashley, for comment.
In a statement released after Kay Flock’s sentencing, Jay Clayton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said, “today’s sentence brings New Yorkers what they want: violent, gun-toting gang leaders off our streets.”
Kay Flock, whose real name is Kevin Perez, was initially charged with first-degree murder in December 2021—he was later found not guilty—and was eventually named in a federal indictment on racketeering charges. He was also accused by the government of being a member of a gang called “Sev Side” or “DOA,” in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx. Ahead of sentencing, the rapper’s attorneys claimed that their client could not be a gang leader due to his “intellectual disability,” a claim that U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman rejected.
Part of the city’s burgeoning drill movement, Kay Flock made headway in 2021 with his breakthrough single “Being Honest” and debut mixtape, The D.O.A. Tape.
