Chocolate MC found guilty in Miami-Dade for making threats on social media: could face life in prison. More details to follow. Cuban rapper Yosvany Sierra Hernández, known artistically as Chocolate MC, was found guilty by a Miami-Dade County jury on Wednesday, November 12. 2025, after being charged with solicitation of first-degree murder.
The Ruling It is related to published threats on social media against Damián Valdez Galloso, suspected of the murder of fellow reggaeton artist El Taiger.
The jury deliberated for less than an hour before delivering the verdict, during which the artist broke down in tears.cucwill make the sentence.
According to the prosecution, Chocolate MC's posts offered a reward of up to $100 to anyone who attacked Valdez Galloso in prison, and also included violent expressions and gang references.
The evidence presented included videos from his Instagram account, his phone number, and email address, confirming that he managed the profiles from which the threats were launched. One of the key videos was the one about... “Prick it”, where he allegedly incited violence.
During the trial, Cuban singer La Diosa, a defense witness, asked for understanding and stressed that although the artist "has many flaws," she does not consider him a murderer, but rather "the clown of social media."
The defense, led by lawyer Adolfo Gil, insisted that their client is innocent and the victim of a misinterpretation of his artistic publications.
The singer's mother and sister, residents of Spain and Tampa respectively, asked for mercy and psychological treatment for the artist, who has admitted to addiction problems.
Justice Milton Hirsch rejected the free speech argument, asserting that Chocolate MC's posts constitute "real threats" and are therefore not protected by the First Amendment.
The singer, a controversial figure in the Cuban urban music genre, faces a sentence that could include life imprisonment.
Life imprisonment for inciting violence on social media. In the land of freedom and democracy.
Then, when Cuba wants to do the same with those who incite violence on social media, we throw our hands up in horror… Violence is the same no matter who it is or who it's against.