Tag: rapper

Journalism, VIDEO REELS

Detroit Rapper Arrested for Alleged Darknet Fraud Activities

Rap verses are frequently brought in as “proof” in U.S. courts, with artists confronting discipline for their public portrayal and choice of lyrics. In the case of a rapper from Detroit, his online presence shows that the fraudulent activity he was depicting appears very genuine, at least according to prosecutors. Reports from Detroit News claim that the 25-year-old rapper known by the name Selfmade Kash, whose real name is Jonathan Woods, has been indicted on charges of identity theft, wire fraud and possession of unauthorized devices. He allegedly shared his fraud expertise with others, teaching them how to use the dark web to search for stolen BINs (bank identification numbers). Selfmade Kash alluded to himself as the “Swipe God,” and has every now and again gloated about credit car...
SOCIAL JUSTICE

How a rapper set up No Shoot Zones to stop Baltimore’s bloodshed

Tyree Colion, a rapper and ex-gang member, risks his life setting up No Shoot Zones in communities with record murders. Late on a Sunday evening in July 2017, rapper and former gang member Tyree Colion was stabbed in the neck in East Baltimore. Bleeding, the 42-year old pressed a t-shirt into his wound with one hand and launched a Facebook Live broadcast with the other. He turned the camera on himself. "I'm losing too much blood," he said, gasping for air. In the background, his female companion could be heard screaming for help, pleading with him to "hold on". "Yo if I die, keep pushing them zones," he said, before falling onto the pavement and losing consciousness. Several thousand Facebook subscribers who were tuned in knew the "zones" Colion was talking about. But for Tracy Cox,...