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Weird framing as a “rap crew.” This was a sophisticated organized criminal enterprise whose members liked to record some music on the side.
by fipple 8y ago
Weird framing as a “rap crew.” This was a sophisticated organized criminal enterprise whose members liked to record some music on the side.
- hnzix 8y ago>Weird framing as a “rap crew.” Studio time is expensive. Puffy, 50cent, Jay-Z all used drug profits to kickstart their music careers.
- eponeponepon 8y agoI'm not sure it would've been mentioned quite so often if these guys had also been a barbershop quartet in their spare time.
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- heartbreak 8y agoThey each talk extensively about it themselves. It’s not others belittling their careers. > When I was talking Instagram, last thing you wanted was your picture snapped.
- physicsyogi 8y agoP-Diddy sold drugs for literally two days. http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.10271/title.diddy-opens-up-about-his-short-lived-career-as-a-drug-dealer http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.10271/title.diddy-opens-up-about...
- joejerryronnie 8y agoYeah, I had the same thought reading this article. It's like they went out of their way to keep mentioning "rap crew".
- scoggs 8y agoAnything to make them look worse, I'd say. It's really a shame because they were definitely savvy there. How many people can claim to have taken out a fraudulent $30,000 loan and got away with it for a decent amount of time? Seems without the Google Nest cameras they might have gotten away with a few of these schemes, as well.
- hasahmed 8y agoMore likely a way to attract more attention to the article. I have to admit I don't know if I would have clicked it if the title was "How criminals stole surveillance tech..."