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Ice T's Grandson Arrested For Allegedly Murdering Roommate
(AllHipHop News) Ice T’s grandson may or may not took his grandfather’s group Body Count’s name to a disturbingly real manifestation. Earlier today, reports surfaced that Elyjah Marrow was arrested for allegedly murdering his roommate.
According to reports, the 19 year old fatally shot his roommate Daryus Johnson on yesterday (June 26th) in their Georgia apartment accidentally while playing with the gun. Marrow was charged with involuntary manslaughter, possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of marijuana with intent to sell.
Marrow is currently being held at Cobb County Jail
50 Cent Talks Gamboa Vs. Crawford & Why Floyd Mayweather Won’t Work With Bob Arum
June 28 has been a long time coming for 50 Cent. Ever since launching his boxing company, SMS Promotions, 50 Cent has tried to make the biggest fights for his most well-known commodity, Cuba’s Yuriorkis Gamboa. He’s failed twice at making fights with Top Rank’s Mikey Garcia, as the bouts fell through over purse split squabbles.
Finally, the persistence paid off with the emergence of Terence Crawford, who secured the biggest win of his career in March when he defeated Ricky Burns for the WBO lightweight title. A few years ago, Gamboa would have been a clear favorite. Now with inactivity (two fights in the last two years) and giving up size to a skilled counter-puncher, many are picking Crawford to hand Gamboa his first defeat on Saturday night’s HBO card.
Despite the odds, 50 Cent isn’t worried. In fact, he’s excited. For the G Unit mogul, Gamboa isn’t a fighter he promotes. He is 50’s lethal weapon of choice to legitimize SMS Promotions, and in turn shake up the boxing landscape.
Knockout Nation: So far, this is the biggest fight SMS Promotions’ young history. How have you been dealing with the pressure of such an important fight for your company’s future?
50 Cent: I’m excited even though this isn’t the fight I wanted. I wanted Mikey Garcia and that’s why Gamboa has been out of the ring so long. Twice we went around with that and got the song and dance. Going into this one with Terence Crawford, I think it’ll be very competitive, but Gamboa will clearly come out on top. It comes down to experience. I don’t feel Crawford has the experience to deal with someone with over 400 amateur fights.
Over the last eight months, he’s spent a lot of time preparing for what was going to be the biggest fight of his career against Mikey Garcia. I’ve always been looking for the biggest possible fight for him because he’s ready. Guys avoid losing and even the promoters help them avoid it at different points because they have a financial asset in the fighter. The big imperfection in the sport of boxing is the promotional angle can hide great fighters from the talent that’s out there.
KO Nation: On the music end, you were able to be vocal in calling out artists and executives you had issues with and make it a public debate. Those tactics don’t work so well in boxing. Has it been hard to bite your tongue with the Garcia fight falling through and having to accept a substitute of sorts from Top Rank in Crawford?
50 Cent: Nah, it’s just an adjustment. You know what’s appropriate and inappropriate. The things I’ve said in the music, there’s a place for it. If I chose to attack someone, they’d feel it the next morning because then it becomes a public conversation piece. It might add additional energy to the actual matchup, but I don’t know if it would do much for the fighters.
You have to have guys with the actual talent. They [Crawford’s team] probably think they have an advantage fighting in his hometown. But for Gamboa, he’d have to fight in Cuba for it to be his hometown. It doesn’t matter because he’s always been fighting in someone else’s hometown. That’s not going to help you. All it does is give you all the distractions you could possibly have. All your friends are at the gym and always talking about something other than the fight. This makes a better scenario for us. I was thinking, “Why would they actually agree to this?”
KO Nation: What did you think of Crawford’s win over Ricky Burns?
50 Cent: Hands down he’s a talented fighter. You don’t make it to 23-0 and be a slouch. I watched him switch from right-handed to southpaw at points. The only person who I seen do that as well as Terence Crawford is Andre Dirrell. That’s a skill you have to develop early.
KO Nation: Was it your idea to link Gamboa with Floyd Mayweather Sr.?
50 Cent: I had Floyd Sr. work with him because he has the best defense. That’s where little Floyd got it – his Daddy taught him all that. The habit of Gamboa fighting with his hands down, don’t be surprised if you see him a little more protective than his recent fights.
KO Nation: You just mentioned Andre Dirrell. What is going on with his career?
50 Cent: He won’t be at the July card (Birthday Bash). But soon I’m hopeful to see him move forward with his career. I mean, I want to see something out of him. A lot of times it’s not the promoter’s inability to make a fight. It’s the fighter getting in his own way.
I’ve had to make adjustments. Each fighter requires different treatment. Sometimes you have to deal with the management and other moving parts that put out a different energy where I don’t have to provide it.
Take James Kirkland. He’s consistent coming in as the underdog. When the momentum is there, he’ll chill. Then when he comes back, he’s coming back as a B side of a bigger fight, but he’ll say “gimme more money.” But when you want more, you have a take a bigger fight that has more risk attached for that price tag to have merit.
KO Nation: How would you say the co-promoting experience has been with Top Rank?
50 Cent: I think it’s as good as any relationship can be with a co-promoter. I haven’t had a hard time with them outside the Gamboa-Garcia fight, and obviously that’s a dangerous fight for them.
You know what; I’ll just go out and say it. The reason Floyd has an issue with Bob Arum is that he took chances with him that they didn’t do with other fighters of different ethnicities. They have a targeted audience. The Mexican audience is a very strong audience. So now it was the Mikey Garcia fight can’t happen, but we’ll let Terence Crawford burn at the cross! And we’re gonna get Crawford g####### it and handle this s###! [laughs]
KO Nation: Since Gamboa has already spoken about moving up, what’s the game plan after this fight? Stick around for Garcia talks to resume or move one?
50 Cent: Gamboa doesn’t appreciate idle time – he wants to fight and stay active as much as possible. You build momentum by keeping him out in the general public. I don’t think you do it by picking your spots.
KO Nation: Was there ever a time when Gamboa considered severing ties with you?
50 Cent: To be fair, I think any fighter that’s earned the level of recognition he has would reach a high level of frustration from not being able to get a big fight. Remember the Garcia fallout happened twice. We were given two different dates from the network and still couldn’t make the fight happen.
Let’s keep this in mind about fighters. While we enjoy it, they live it. Their thinking is, “This is a big fight, and I should be paid this amount.” Sometimes, they fight seems bigger in their mind than it actually is. Then it’s my job to bring them back down to the reality of the actual deal.
Originally posted on Knockout Nation
June 28 has been a long time coming for 50 Cent. Ever since launching his boxing company, SMS Promotions, 50 Cent has tried to make the biggest fights for his most well-known commodity, Cuba’s Yuriorkis Gamboa. He’s failed twice at making fights with Top Rank’s Mikey Garcia, as the bouts fell through over purse split squabbles.
Finally, the persistence paid off with the emergence of Terence Crawford, who secured the biggest win of his career in March when he defeated Ricky Burns for the WBO lightweight title. A few years ago, Gamboa would have been a clear favorite. Now with inactivity (two fights in the last two years) and giving up size to a skilled counter-puncher, many are picking Crawford to hand Gamboa his first defeat on Saturday night’s HBO card.
Despite the odds, 50 Cent isn’t worried. In fact, he’s excited. For the G Unit mogul, Gamboa isn’t a fighter he promotes. He is 50’s lethal weapon of choice to legitimize SMS Promotions, and in turn shake up the boxing landscape.
KO Nation: The line of thinking goes that since SMS is independent, your company is free to work with any network. Up until this point, you’ve worked exclusively with HBO. Is there really an open door policy for you to make fight offers to Showtime like some claim?
50 Cent: The fights get pushed to HBO if you’re not actually connected to Showtime. It’s Showtime and Golden Boy. They’ll tell you they’re open to everything else, but even then your fighter will be fighting someone from Golden Boy on Showtime. That won’t end anytime soon.
They worked hard to put themselves in this position. These guys have been in the background for years planning this. They aren’t going to just let it go. They are going to hold on to the old way of doing business. They will even feel threatened by anything knew.
This is what creates confusion for Floyd [Mayweather]. Now he has no idea what direction to go in.
KO Nation: Was there anything about this training camp that surprised you from Gamboa?
50 Cent: Because his training is so intense, it doesn’t surprise me to see him in dog shape. Normally he hits the weight real quick. This time he did it more naturally and gradually. This will make him feel stronger. Before he’d get down and shoot right back up. He’s spent a lot of time training. The training process is harder than fight night.
KO Nation: Does that imply he just might stick around at lightweight?
50 Cent: I see him wanting to go towards the biggest event. Remember he was going to go down for Garcia. He hasn’t had a problem making weight since I’ve been around him. As Floyd Sr. said early in the training, he has such snap on his punches he can fight at the higher weights. He walks around at 150 pounds – he’s very strong.
KO Nation: With everything you’ve said, does Crawford-Gamboa go the distance?
50 Cent: It depends on if Crawford comes to mix it up or tries to run away from him all night. I can rephrase it to make it sound better [chuckles]. If he goes back to his technical boxing skill…yeah [laughs].
Gamboa vs. Crawford airs live on HBO June 28 at 10 p.m.
#HeaterOfTheDay: G-Unit "Don’t Tell Em (Remix)"
T-Boz To Rihanna: I Don't Do Twitter Beefs. I'm Not Hard To Find (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Parts of this feud between Rihanna and T-Boz started over what T-Boz considers “b#### cakes”. Recently, T-Boz was videotaped responding to her recent back-and-forth Twitter exchange with Rihanna.
On June 5th, three days after Rihanna wore a revealing outfit at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards in New York City, T-Boz and Chilli spoke with Australian news station Channel 7’s Sunrise. Neither T-Boz nor Chilli mentioned Rihanna by name, however they did speak on the ills of selling sex and criticized artists exposing their “b#### cakes”. Rihanna responded on her personal Twitter account soon after by changing her Twitter background to a picture of TLC topless and covering their breasts.
Last night (June 26th), T-Boz clarified that there was not Twitter beef with Rihanna and invited her to meet up face to face:
There was just her exchange. I don’t do Twitter beefs. I’m a grown as* woman. Okay? You want to holla, you know where to find me. It ain’t hard. It ain’t hard AT ALL and you know what I mean.
Check out TMZ’s footage of T-Boz responding to the alleged Twitter beef between her and Rihanna below:
EXCLUSIVE: Buckshot Discusses Majors vs Indies, Mainstream Radio, & Working With Hip Hop Legends
(AllHipHop Features) Ask Duck Down co-founder/artist Buckshot about the music industry structure, and he’ll hit you with some quick quotes that help define his position on the power of indie labels in today’s marketplace.
Statements like “independent, we’re definitely more than major” and “the only line is online” reflect Buck’s business approach of keeping profits in-house by using the Internet to market his brand and roster.
Whether it’s music, merchandise, or tours, Buckshot and Duck Down do it all on their own without major corporate backing.
Teaming with producer P-Money for the new album BackPack Travels, Buck is further extending his independent streak with another LP from the label that brought the world Black Moon’s War Zone, Sean Price’s Monkey Barz, Pharoahe Monch’s W.A.R. (We Are Renegades), and many other underground Hip Hop classics.
In part 2 of AllHipHop.com’s exclusive interview with Buckshot, the New York emcee provides 20 years worth of insight about the record business and the role he played in bucking the system.
[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Buckshot Discusses “BackPack Travels” Album, Pro Era Crew, & The Illuminati]
You dropped the video “Majors vs. Minors,” and it features a discussion you had with Hot 97’s Ebro Darden. In recent weeks that station has gotten some backlash from people in the Hip Hop community because of the way they treated [Public Enemy’s] Chuck D. Do you feel in any way vindicated for the points you were making during that interview where you suggested that mainstream radio doesn’t really represent Hip Hop culture?
Yeah, there was a time when Public Enemy was on the radio. Either that means the people that spin radio records – the DJs and the program directors – were different or that means Public Enemy is not making the same quality of records that they used to back in the day. It could be some of everything, but that’s what his point was. That it’s more of an issue of you not spinning the type of records as a DJ and as a programmer.
It’s just a natural cycle of life. When we first started out, Hip Hop was shunned by the majors, by the programmers. They were all like, “What’s that street crap?” So of course they wouldn’t program the records. Of course they wouldn’t spin the records. “I’m not spinning that street crap!” That was the beginning. We broke the mold when we showed them you can’t stop the power.
Eventually, they said, “You know what. Let the DJs spin it.” They still said, “We have control over the station, but we’ll let the DJs spin it.” Eventually those programmers got pushed out, and we got cool Hip Hop programmers. Problem with that is those programmers – like with everybody – they start off uncomfortable, then they get comfortable. They start off having respect, then they start disrespecting when they get comfortable.
The programmers – people like Ebro – that at one time had a certain type of flare say, “You know what? I think it would be cool to go in this direction, so we can beef things up a little bit.” Whatever that plan was for him to try to beef things up wound up backfiring.
You’ve said that radio is a dying medium because of the Internet. Do you feel that way about major labels too? Do artists even need a major at this point?
I proved that. What people have to understand is that there’s no question you would get more exposure, but you get less money. That’s the problem. It’s like the Walmart theory. The reason why I don’t have my new sneakers in a place like Walmart is because Walmart would take 95% of what sells. They’re gonna give you 5%.
They’re gonna take 100 millions copies, so you’re gonna get rich because you got 5% of 100 million. But they make 95% of the money that you put out. They say, “That’s ours.” So let’s say they made $10 billion. You made $100 million. I feel you. I’m not mad at you at all. Go back to the hood and say, “At least I have $100 million.”
I’m not mad at that, but I personally could not do that. That was my choice. I can’t. I’d rather have $1 billion of my own money, than to say, “I’m trying to get light and shine, so I took $100 million and my label made $10 billion.” I can’t do it.
I showed them that with Nervous Records back in the day. Came out with my own label – Duck Down. A lot of people were like, “Are you kidding me?” Then we broke the mold, and showed them that it’s possible. Before us there really weren’t any independents out there. Everybody was on a major [label]. Everybody – Wu-Tang, Snoop Dogg, Death Row, Jay Z, whoever. You name them. They were on a major.
It seems like a lot of artists out now are deciding not to sign with majors.
If you sign to a major today you’re done. You might as well put your head on the chopping block, because they got something called a 360 deal. For most record labels right now, especially if you’re major, that’s not even an option. They’re automatically taking 360s. That was set up by [former Warner Music Group CEO] Lyor Cohen. Shout out to Lyor. Cool guy, but I would never sign a contract with him as far as that level. He’s a cool dude though.
As far as Lyor setting up the whole 360 concept, he did that because he said, “Hip Hop artists are doing a lot of work,” and the majors said, “We’re tired of putting out ‘MC Ra Ra’, and he sells platinum. Because he sells platinum we have all the rights to Ra Ra, but we don’t have the rights to the Ra Ra soap, the Ra Ra juice, or the Ra Ra fashion wear.”
So if some major fashion company comes to MC Ra Ra and says, “I’ll give you $10 gazillion if you do something with me cause you’re hot right now,” the major labels sit back and say, “We don’t get none of this bread? We’re the ones who made him hot.” So the majors one day said we’re simply gonna create a 360 deal where everything you do we get a percentage of that.
Once again you look at it as something nice like, “360. That’s great. They’re gonna give me money for my clothes. They’re gonna assign a percentage of me to all of their areas, and if I move I got to give them bread.” That’s crazy.
You just dropped the joint album with P-Money. Is it possible you may do more collaborative projects? Maybe another one with 9th Wonder or KRS-One?
No question. People haven’t really gotten the chance to know what I’m all about. I’m an everybody person. I’m the person that’s trying to put everybody on. I’ve been doing that from the beginning. I put on Smif-N-Wessun. I put on Heltah Skeltah. I put on O.G.C. I put on the Boot Camp. I put on other people after that. I’ve always been putting people on.
People don’t know I had 9th Wonder. I had the B-Real from Cypress Hill project. KRS-One, Talib Kweli, Black Rob – I had a lot of projects on the low. I’m the person that when people say “I need somewhere to come and put out a project, and get it done right.” I say, “Alright, come to my spot, because we know how to move this through our system.” That’s what we’re all about.
The P-Money project is because we’re also international. We have Promise from Toronto. David Dallas from Australia. Now we got P-Money from New Zealand. I’ve always been an international artist and label. I think a lot of people don’t know as much about the business Buck as the artist Buck.
In part 1 of AllHipHop.com’s interview, Buckshot talks about his new BackPack Travels album with P-Money, what aspect of New York Hip Hop he’s not a fan of, and Hip Hop’s association with the Illuminati. To read the article click here.
For more information about Buckshot and Duck Down Music visit duckdown.com.
Follow Buckshot on Twitter @Buckshot. Follow Duck Down on Twitter @DuckDownMusic.
Download Buckshot & P-Money’s BackPack Travels on iTunes.
Questlove Says Chris Rock May Open Up For Dave Chappelle, Compares The Roots To The Fugees + MORE (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Questlove further reaffirms the belief that he knows every secret in the music industry. During a recent interview, Questlove and Black Thought discuss The Roots legacy in comparison to The Fugees, Chris Rock potentially opening up for Dave Chappelle and more.
Dave Chappelle is scheduled to perform his 10th and final show at Radio City Music Hall tonight (July 27th). The interview with HuffPost Live was recorded the on Wednesday (June 26th), a day after The Roots performed with Dave at Radio City this past Tuesday (June 25th). Dave is not scheduled for any more shows at Radio City Music Hall after tonight and Questlove hints that the final guest will be the biggest one of the 10-show run:
He has a slew of his comedian friends opening up. I know Chris Rock is supposed to…might..great..did I just..[Laughs]. Chris Rock is HOSTING the BET Awards.
In his book Mo Betta Blues, Questlove spoke on a “creative rivalry” between The Roots and The Fugees back in the mid to late 90s. His perspective on the two careers’ trajectories now has changed in hindsight:
Would you rather sell 17 million records of your sophomore album and blaze the world on fire. Then sort of vanish around 2000..2001. Or, would rather know that even in your 40s and your 50s and 60s you’re still making It’s almost neck-in-neck.
Check out Black Thought and Questlove’s full interview with HuffPost Live below:
Hip Hop Rumors: Steebie and Zino Beefing Again?
Once again, the two homies are at odds behind Joseline.
Yesterday Benzino decided to check Joseline for threatening his girlfriend Althea and what better way to do than via social media.
Zino didn’t hesitate to call her names(uneducated prostitute, streetwalker, you catch my drift) and posting her mugshot, Stevie decided it was time to step in.
Stevie’s got bigger problems on his hand, try $1 million in back child support.
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Hip Hop Rumors: Chris Brown Reality Show?
As if there’s not enough celebrity foolery on TV these days, word is BET has came up with yet another brilliant idea.
The network, hoping to chronicle Breezy’s life after a few months in the slammer, has talked to several production companies saying they would absolutely air the show.
TMZ reports:
“BET is gunning to air a Chris Brown reality show … and they’ve already held focus groups to find out if viewers will flock to their sets or stay away.
Multiple sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … BET has made it clear to several production companies … the network would absolutely air a Chris Brown reality series, chronicling his life after jail.
We’re told several production companies are angling to sign Chris, but so far that hasn’t happened. If it does, we’re told the show will get on the air.
A focus group was held Tuesday in the San Fernando Valley … asking participants if they’d watch a reality show in which Chris tries to stay on the straight and narrow — free from violence and drugs.
We’re told the group — comprised entirely of African American females — was split, but the majority said they’d watch to see if Chris would screw up.”
Would you be watch The Keep Chris Out Of Jail Chronicles or nah?
Double A [#BGA] "Texas Sh*t" (RIP DJ SCREW)
Ester Dean Ft. Juicy J "Twerkin 4 Birkin"
Chief Keef "Oh My Goodness"
R. Kelly's Ex-Wife Claims He Does Not Accept His Transgender Child's Change
(AllHipHop News) Two weeks ago, R. Kelly’s 13 year old child Jaya Kelly revealed in a Q+A on Ask.fm that while she was born a female she identified as a boy. Today (June 27th) reports surface that R. Kelly’s ex-wife Andrea Kelly believes the legendary singer has not yet accepted his child’s transgender lifestyle.
During the Q+A session, Jaya Kelly revealed that she now refers to herself as Jay and has identified as a since she was ““six or seven” and was hesitant to reveal tell her father. Jaya informed her mother of her and according to reports from TMZ, Andrea Kelly says her father still refers to her as his daughter. Andrea even goes as far as stating “That’s like calling him a background singer, not the king of R&B.”
Jay has stated in the Q+A that he desires to have “surgery and the medication to help me (be) who I was supposed to be”. According to her mother, Jay has yet to have that surgery.
50 Cent Explains Why G-Unit Is "Going To Work Like We Need A Record Deal" (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent seems to be doing more than reviving the old G-Unit name. In a recent interview, 50 Cent discussed the progress of the upcoming G-Unit album and the strategy for the
Over the last month, G-Unit has been reviving their old tactics from the early 2000’s by releasing remixes on other artists’ songs. According to the G-Unit captain, those songs are a part of a larger strategy which includes the Unit working as if they were unsigned:
We just getting back to how we did it in the very beginning. We going to start over and work like we need a record deal. We just continue to put music out. While we’re putting that music out, we’re making the coolest original content and letting that be there for the actual album. But, there will be a full tape that comes out before that.
G-Unit’s previous albums, Beg for Mercy and Terminate on Sight were developed around one defining song, claims 50. While that song for the new G-Unit album has not been made as of yet, the competitive spirit and time a part has led to no shortage of content to choose from:
Creatively everyone kind of keeps up with each other. They don’t want to be left behind [so] they’ll give you something that they had if they don’t actually come up with it on the spot right there. It’s so much content. They’ve written a lot of music away from me. So I don’t know what portions of what they coming up with is what they JUST came up with or something that they had an idea and been working with for a while. But it’s all up to standards.
Check out 50 Cent’s full interview with MTV below:
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Big Shane Ft. DirtyMouth Of Trillville "Hey, Hay"
[KNOCKOUT NATION] Can Terence Crawford Break Yuriorkis Gamboa?
On March 1, WBO lightweight titlist Terence Crawford accomplished the biggest victory of his career. Ironically, it was an achievement that most U.S. audiences didn’t get a chance to see — sans HBO coverage, Crawford traveled to the UK and defeated long-time belt-holder (or belt-warmer, depending on your perspective) Ricky Burns. It was a move that most U.S. fighters, especially those being groomed by a major TV network, wouldn’t have taken. During his lightweight run, Adrien Broner balked at traveling overseas. But Crawford took a calculated risk that’s now paid off three months later in the form of a high-profile title match against the explosive, undefeated Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa.
On paper, you’d say Crawford holds several key advantages. He’s naturally bigger, having previously competed at 140 pounds and holds a five-inch reach advantage (70″ to 65″), which should help Crawford exploit Gamboa’s defensive lapses. Not to mention, Gamboa has looked flat-out bored in recent fights, resulting in him suffering knockdowns in all his recent fights.
With that said, Gamboa is still deadly in the two areas that can change a fight in an instant — speed and power.
Just one day before they complete the final pre-fight ritual of the weigh-in, Crawfords details Gamboa’s style, his future at lightweight, and navigating the politics of boxing.
Knockout Nation: This will be your first fight in your hometown since 2006. But we’ve seen fighters struggle to stay focused with all the distractions that come with that. How did you approach it?
Crawford: I made sure I didn’t train here. I just got back for the fight. This was an all-around camp – I didn’t feel I needed to focus on any particular area. We firmly believe we have all the tools to get the job done against Gamboa.
KO Nation: Was there any concern on the business side about taking this fight considering what happened with Gamboa’s fight with Mikey Garcia?
Crawford: Oh nah, there were no worries. I figure that everything happened for a reason and that situation opened the door for this fight. This was meant to happen.
KO Nation: What do you expect Gamboa’s strategy to be?
Crawford: I see him coming out trying to potshot me. But he can be wild and unpredictable so other than that I don’t know how he’s going to fight. I watch a little bit of my opponents – I’m not a fan of not knowing what you’re coming up against in the ring. But as far as studying every day, that’s not me.
Click here for the rest of this interview with Terence Crawford at KnockoutNation.com.
Murda Team Member Ronald “Ra Diggs” Herron Convicted Of Murder & Drug Trafficking
(AllHipHop News) Ronald “Ra Diggs” Herron testified at his federal trial that the lyrics and images displayed in his music and videos were simply fictional tales, and he is no longer involved in the criminal activities of his past. That was not enough to convince a jury of his innocence.
[ALSO READ: Ronald “Ra Diggs” Herron & Uncle Murda Testify At Murder Trial Their Rap Lifestyles Not Real]
The New York Times reports Herron was convicted on 21 counts including racketeering, drug trafficking, and the murders of Frederick Brooks, Richard Russo and Victor Zapata. He was previously acquitted in state court for one of the murder cases presented at the federal trial.
Ra Diggs was allegedly the leader of a Bloods gang faction and drug enterprise centered in Brooklyn’s Gowanus Houses projects. He was also a member of the rap group Murda Team with Uncle Murda who testified in court on Herron’s behalf. Ra Diggs was affiliated with Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka as well.
“He styled himself a rap artist, but the jury’s verdict makes clear who Herron really is: a drug dealer and murderer who sought power through fear and intimidation,” stated U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch.
Sentencing for Ronald Herron is set for October 1. He faces a mandatory life sentence in prison.
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