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Families of rapper, taxi driver mourn tragic deaths in Vegas shooting

Ken Ritter, Michelle Rindels The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 22, 2013 - 6:19pm

LAS VEGAS -- Kenny Cherry was an aspiring rapper who moved from the Bay Area to Las Vegas to pursue his career. His music videos online show him cruising the Strip in his Maserati.

Michael Boldon was a family man and taxi driver who hailed from Michigan and loved fast cars.

The two men's lives - along with that of an unidentified passenger in Boldon's cab - ended in violence normally seen only in movies: gunfire, a fiery crash and an explosion before dawn Thursday on the neon-lit Las Vegas Strip.

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50 Cent in boxing even without Floyd Mayweather

Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 6:31pm

LAS VEGAS — While Floyd Mayweather Jr. sat in a jail cell, rapper 50 Cent set about signing fighters and putting together the promotional company he and Mayweather had long talked about.

It seemed like a perfect match for two buddies who liked nothing better than to have HBO cameras film them playing with stacks of $100 bills in the “24/7” series. But it fell apart when Mayweather got out of prison and decided that he would rather play with his money than invest it in a boxing company.

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Rapper Nipsey Hussle issued a statement over the weekend saying he strongly opposes gun violence, and that his fans know he represents "nothing but peace and progress through hard work."

Rapper denounces shooting at Ariz. nightclub that injured 14

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 11:26am

TEMPE, Ariz. -- A rapper who was to perform at an Arizona nightclub until a shootout outside left 14 people wounded says his thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of "this senseless act of violence."

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Rapper who sued police force now joins the ranks

Philadelphia Daily News, Stephanie Farr

Last updated Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 10:59am

PHILADELPHIA -- Three years ago, Roberto Acevedo Jr. received an out-of-court settlement from a civil suit against the Police Department in which he alleged that he had been beaten by cops, according to a source and court records.

As recently as two years ago, Acevedo, under his stage name "Young Reek," starred shirtless in a rap video that shows him flashing $100 bills and his co-stars displaying what look like drugs.

One year ago, Acevedo joined the Philadelphia Police Department and now patrols the streets he once rapped about for the department he once sued, according to sources, court documents and city payroll records.

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