Kidd Creole, a member of foundational hip-hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Livid 5, has been sentenced to 16 years in jail for manslaughter, after stabbing a homeless man in New York Metropolis.
The rapper, actual title Nathaniel Glover, 62, was convicted of the crime final month. Prosecutors mentioned that Glover killed John Jolly, 55, with a steak knife after the 2 engaged in dialog; Glover’s defence was that he felt intimidated by Jolly, who, it's alleged, requested Glover “what’s up?” in a threatening method.
Glover’s lawyer had mentioned that Jolly’s homelessness was a consider Glover feeling threatened, however decide Michele S Rodney mentioned the killing was not “someway justified as a result of the particular person is homeless … A life is a life is a life.”
Glover instructed Rodney he had anticipated to be exonerated of the crime, and complained that he had been portrayed as somebody “who has no regret or humanity”.
The one-time rapper had been on the way in which to his job at a duplicate store when he attacked Jolly. Glover’s music profession had lengthy been dormant by the point of the killing, however he made a big contribution to early hip-hop historical past as a member of the Livid 5.
As Kidd Creole – to not be confused with the funk-pop star Child Creole – he shaped the group the Three MCs along with his brother Melvin Glover, AKA Melle Mel, and Keef Cowboy, with Grandmaster Flash on manufacturing. Two extra MCs, Scorpio and Rahiem, joined and the group was renamed Grandmaster Flash and the Livid 5.
They have been among the many first hip-hop teams to cross over from the Bronx-born scene into the US charts, and whereas Kidd Creole doesn’t function on the traditional Melle Mel-delivered The Message, he contributed to quite a few different tracks, and likewise seems on albums credited solely to Grandmaster Flash after a 1984 schism within the group. The unique lineup reformed for a ultimate album in 1987, however completely disbanded quickly afterwards.
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