Kidd Creole
Kidd Creole | |
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Sugar Hill, Elektra |
Nathaniel Glover (born February 19, 1960), also known as Nate or Danny Glover and better known by the
Biography
Early life
Glover was born in
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
Two more MCs would join the group: Scorpio (originally Mr. Ness, aka Ed Morris) and Raheim (Guy Williams). The group recorded two singles (one as the Younger Generation and one as Flash & the Five) before they took the name
The later years of the group and its members were less successful; they produced no hits, and audiences shrank as tastes turned to new groups such as
Legal charges and 2017 killing of John Jolly
Glover had been arrested for
At trial, the judge instructed the jury to disregard his legal defense's claims of self-defense, as Jolly was unarmed and thus not capable of posing a deadly threat to Glover by New York law, weakening Glover's case.[1] The jury found Glover guilty of first degree manslaughter on April 6, 2022.[7] On May 4, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison plus 5 years supervision.[8]
Discography
Albums
- The Message (1982), Sugar Hill
- On the Strength (1988), Elektra
Singles
- "Superrappin’" (1979), 12-inch single
- "Freedom" (1980), Sugar Hill
- "Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" (1981), Sugar Hill - 12-inch single
References
- ^ a b c d The Fall of Kidd Creole: Inside a Rap Pioneer's Tragic Descent
- ISBN 9781851098675. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Kidd Creole Pleads Not Guilty In Murder Case". The Source. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ Jason Newman (2017-08-04). "After 'Humble' Rapper's Murder Charge, Bronx Neighbors Express Shock – Rolling Stone". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ Hip-Hop Pioneer Kidd Creole Gets 16 Years for Stabbing Homeless Man to Death
- ^ Haag, Matthew (2 August 2017). "Kidd Creole of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Is Charged With Murder". The New York Times.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina. "Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's Kidd Creole Found Guilty of Manslaughter". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- TheGuardian.com. 7 April 2022.