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Back in 2008, New York Governor David Patterson pardoned Hip Hop pioneer Slick Rick for attempted murder and weapons convictions to help him avoid deportation.
After Kim Kardashian convinced the president that shall not be named to pardon Alice Johnson, Vanity Fair says that “the president’s son-in-law is gearing up for a big pardon push.”
Kim Kardashian reportedly gave Jared Kushner a list of people to pardon, and some are rappers. “They’re going to be pardoning a lot of people—pardons that even Obama wouldn’t do,” the person said,” said Vanity Fair’s sources.
Boosie and Gucci are already free, but if Agent Orange is about to let some folks go, here’s a few names that need to be on the list.
Bobby Schmurda & Rowdy Rebel
23-year-old Brooklyn phenom Bobby Shmurda is on the third year of a five year sentence, which he accepted in a plea deal. Whatever he, Rowdy Rebel and the rest of their squad is facing Trump might as well let them go.
He’s the one who bragged he could shoot someone in broad daylight New York City and not lose any supporters. So he should be able to relate to Bobby’s current situation.
Max B
Wiz Khalifa and French Montana will Tell you in a second that Max B made their waves possible. The 40-year-old has Dipset affiliate has been serving a 75-year murder sentence since 2009.
Diehard fans of the Harlem crooner-slash-spitter have been teased with release dates for years, but in 2016, French said Max had accepted a plea bargain for aggravated manslaughter and is set to be released within 2 to 6 years.
Cool C
Philadelphia rap legend Cool C is currently serving a life sentence and has been granted two stays from execution in 1999 and 2015. He remains on death row today, after robbing a bank and killing a police officer in the attempted escape.
Read the full story here, including what drove C and his partner Steady B to risk their rap careers (and lives) by becoming bank robbers.
Tay-K
His co-defendant was recently sentenced to life in prison for murder, but fans still have hope that viral idol Tay-K will be released soon.
He Gaines national fame after taunting authorities with the release of “The Race,” choosing to do the race instead of fight his murder case.
Of Trump can see the humanity in Kim Jong-Un’s military action, maybe he will understand Tay-K’s.
