No one filled this role better than Greedo, a Watts-born firebrand who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in April 2018 after Amarillo, Texas police allegedly found 'four pounds of methamphetamine and two stolen pistols' in the trunk of his car during a traffic stop. Drakeo's albums were packed tight with the controlled whisperings of a man who slept with one eye open and a TEC under his pillow - 'nervous music' was the phrase he coined for it - and were sometimes in need of a carefree counterpoint.

Exhibit A: 'Where you find these *****s, Disney Channel, they real goofy / Thought we was 'bout to fight, he got blood all on my brewski / Brainless, should've known when I hopped out Jesus' manger / Sheesh, guess I have to bring the fatty out.'ĭrakeo had an abundance of strong creative partnerships, but his work with 03 Greedo had the alchemic quality of the all-time great rap duos. The track would be an average flex were it not for Drakeo's final verse, delivered in his signature nonchalant way but containing a stunning blend of brutal scene-painting and absurdist humor.

Deputy District Attorney Shannon Cooley followed suit, playing the video excessively in the court room - to the point where one could believe she was relying more on the hardwired, racist associations that images of Black men dressed as monkeys carrying guns would trigger in the jurors' minds than on any shred of actual evidence it might produce. Sheriff's Detective Francis Hardiman used the video as the basis of his whole investigation into Stinc Team, piecing together his narrative through clues he milked from perhaps the silliest work of Drakeo's career.

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