Today In Hip Hop History: Governor David Paterson Pardoned Slick Rick To Avoid Deportation 16 Years Ago
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On this date in 2008, Governor David Paterson of New York gave a full and unconditional pardon to Hip Hop icon Ricky “Slick Rick” Walters for attempted murder and weapons convictions to help him avoid deportation. In 1991, Slick Rick plead guilty to two counts of attempted murder and eight other illegal weapons charges for […] The post Today In Hip Hop History: Governor David Paterson Pardoned Slick Rick To Avoid Deportation 16 Years Ago first appeared on The Source.

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