ATLANTA - A local rapper recovering from a recent crash said he is through making rap music.

Rapper Kenneth Copeland – known professionally as Lil Woody – sat down with FOX 5 under the Peace Bell at Freedom Park and called for young Americans to put down their guns and leave gang life behind.

Lil Woody's rise from YSL trial spotlight

What we know:

Lil Woody gained national notoriety when he testified during the YSL RICO case brought against more than a dozen gang members. He was supposed to be the star witness against rapper Young Thug, but answered most questions with "I don't recall."

Now, Lil Woody is addressing the mixed response he received during the trial, his push to end violence, and a dirt-bike crash that left him severely injured. In fact, his cousin drove him to the i

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