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A History Of Violence: 20 Rappers With Real Rap Sheets

HIPHOPWIRED — BY C. VERNON COLEMAN II

Published · reached Usenet March 28, 2014

by C. Vernon Coleman II

Many rappers rhyme about their quick-tempered criminal exploits, but there are a few MCs who actually have the rap sheet to prove it.

And we're not talking about your garden-variety disorderly conduct or DUI charges, ranging from murder to kidnapping to cannibalism, there are some current and former rappers with some serious strikes on their criminal records.

A handful of these rappers have thrown their lives away to the prison system, while a few served their time and were given a second chance at life.

Others built their reps in Hip-Hop off their past criminal lives.

Here are 20 Hip-Hop artists who caught violent felonies before during or after their rap careers:

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This story circulated on the hip-hop newsgroups and reached the archive on March 28, 2014. It is reproduced as posted — headlines, typos and all. Original source, as credited in the post: HipHopWired.