Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused rapper Pooh Shiesty and eight others of robbing three men at gunpoint and kidnapping them earlier this year in Texas following a contract dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane's record label.

Federal authorities have dismantled a violent kidnapping and robbery ring involving prominent musical artists following a coordinated sting operation. United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced Thursday that nine individuals face federal charges for an armed takeover of a Dallas music studio that left victims battered and robbed at gunpoint.

The alleged kidnapping and robbery incident appeared to have happened amid a record contract dispute between Pooh Shiesty and Gucci Mane.

Pooh Shiesty's mother, Gladys Baines, goes live on Facebook and posts cryptic spiritual messages supporting her son.

Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty, along with eight other people, was charged with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping, according to a criminal complaint. The incident happened on Jan. 10, according to the complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas.

The FBI executed a search at a Tennessee home belonging to Pooh Shiesty, six months after the rapper's release from prison.