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TORONTO (Associated Press) — Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the boxer whose wrongful murder conviction became an international symbol of racial injustice, died Sunday. He was 76.
He had been stricken with prostate cancer in Toronto, the New Jersey native's adopted home. John Artis, a longtime friend and caregiver, said Carter died in his sleep.
Carter spent 19 years in prison for three murders at a tavern in Paterson, N.J., in 1966. He was convicted alongside Artis in 1967 and again in a new trial in 1976.
Carter was freed in November 1985 when his convictions were set aside after years of appeals and public advocacy. His ordeal and the alleged racial motivations behind it were publicized in Bob Dylan's 1975 song "Hurricane," several books and a 1999 film starring Denzel Washington, who received an Academy Award nomination for playing the boxer turned prisoner.
Carter's murder convictions abruptly ended the boxing career of a former petty criminal who became an undersized middleweight contender largely on ferocity and punching power.
Although never a world champion, Carter went 27-12-1 with 19 knockouts, memorably stopping two-division champ Emile Griffith in the first round in 1963. He also fought for a middleweight title in December 1964, losing a unanimous decision to Joey Giardello.
In June 1966, three white people were shot by two black men at the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson. Carter and Artis were convicted by an all-white jury largely on the testimony of two thieves who later recanted their stories.
Carter was granted a new trial and briefly freed in 1976, but sent back for nine more years after being convicted in a second trial.
"I wouldn't give up," Carter said in an interview on PBS in 2011. "No matter that they sentenced me to three life terms in prison. I wouldn't give up. Just because a jury of 12 misinformed people ... found me guilty did not make me guilty. And because I was not guilty, I refused to act like a guilty person."
Dylan became aware of Carter's plight after reading the boxer's autobiography. He met Carter and co-wrote "Hurricane," which he performed on his Rolling Thunder Revue tour in 1975.
Muhammad Ali also spoke out on Carter's behalf, while advertising art director George Lois and other celebrities also worked toward Carter's release.
With a network of friends and volunteers also advocating for him, Carter eventually won his release from U.S. District Judge H. Lee Sarokin, who wrote that Carter's prosecution had been "predicated upon an appeal to racism rather than reason, and concealment rather than disclosure."
Born on May 6, 1937, into a family of seven children, Carter struggled with a hereditary speech impediment and was sent to a juvenile reform center at 12 after an assault. He escaped and joined the Army in 1954, experiencing racial segregation and learning to box while in West Germany.
Carter then committed a series of muggings after returning home, spending four years in various state prisons. He began his pro boxing career in 1961 after his release, winning 20 of his first 24 fights mostly by stoppage.
Carter was fairly short for a middleweight at 5-foot-8, but his aggression and high punch volume made him effective.
His shaved head and menacing glower gave him an imposing ring presence, but also contributed to a menacing aura outside the ring. He was also quoted as joking about killing police officers in a 1964 story in the Saturday Evening Post which was later cited by Carter as a cause of his troubles with police.
Carter boxed regularly on television at Madison Square Garden and overseas in London, Paris and Johannesburg. Although his career appeared to be on a downswing before he was implicated in the murders, Carter was hoping for a second middleweight title shot.
Carter and Artis were questioned after being spotted in the area of the murders in Carter's white car, which vaguely matched witnesses' descriptions. Both cited alibis and were released, but were arrested months later. A case relying largely on the testimony of thieves Alfred Bello and Arthur Bradley resulted in a conviction in June 1967.
Carter defied his prison guards from the first day of his incarceration, spending time in solitary confinement because of it.
"When I walked into prison, I refused to wear their stripes," Carter said. "I refused to eat their food. I refused to work their jobs, and I would have refused to breathe the prison's air if I could have done so."
Carter eventually wrote and spoke eloquently about his plight, publishing his autobiography, "The Sixteenth Round," in 1974. Benefit concerts were held for his legal defense.
After his release, Carter moved to Toronto, where he served as the executive director of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted from 1993 to 2005. He received two honorary doctorates for his work.
Director Norman Jewison made Carter's story into a well-reviewed biographical film, with Washington working closely alongside Carter to capture the boxer's transformation and redemption. Washington won a Golden Globe for the role.
"This man right here is love," Washington said while onstage with Carter at the Golden Globes ceremony in early 2000. "He's all love. He lost about 7,300 days of his life, and he's love. He's all love."
But the makers of "The Hurricane" were widely criticized for factual inaccuracies and glossing over other parts of Carter's story, including his criminal past and a reputation for a violent temper. Giardello sued the film's producers for its depiction of a racist fix in his victory over Carter, who acknowledged Giardello deserved the win.
Carter's weight and activity dwindled during his final months, but he still advocated for prisoners he believed to be wrongfully convicted.
Carter wrote an opinion essay for the New York Daily News in February, arguing vehemently for the release of David McCallum, convicted of a kidnapping and murder in 1985. Carter also briefly mentioned his health, saying he was "quite literally on my deathbed."
"Now I'm looking death straight in the eye," Carter wrote. "He's got me on the ropes, but I won't back down."
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As promised Gucci Mane and Young Thug deliver their collaborative mixtape entitled Young Thugga Mane La Flare. The DJ Holiday-hosted tape features PeeWee LongWay. Grab it from Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/Gucci-Mane-Young-Thug-Young-Thugga-Mane-La-Flare-mixtape.590145.html
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The hunt is on for Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shakau. The United States has labeled him a terrorist. The country is offering $7 million for his capture.
The hope is that once Shakau is apprehended, the attacks on innocent Nigerians that have claimed thousands of lives and the kidnappings of hundreds of women will subside.
On Saturday, April 19, Shakau released a video taking responsibility for last week's bombing at a busy bus station in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, that killed at least 75 people and wounded 141.
"This is a prelude. Yes, we are the ones who carried out the attack in Abuja," Shakau said, According to The Christian Science Monitor and CNN. "We are in your city, but you don't know where we are. Let me be blunt: I am in your city, near you. Find me."
Abubakar bin Mohammad Shekau
Boko Haram is also suspected to have kidnapped 129 schoolgirls on the same day as the bus station bombing. 45 of them have managed to escape. 84 are still missing.
CNNi Africa analyst Jacob Zenn said that according to Shakau's interpretation of Islam, "it was acceptable to kidnap girls and use them as spoils in war." The girls are likely to end up as wives of Boko Haram militants.
The insurgents are fighting for Sharia law and the creation of an Islamic state in Nigeria. Since 2009, Boko Haram attacks have left at least 3,600 people dead.
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To celebrate 4/20 Soulja Boy drops a free album entitled $uper Dope. The 12-track project features Busta Rhymes. Download from Datpiff http://web3.datpiff.com/Soulja-Boy-Super-Dope-mixtape.603528.html
$uper Dope Tracklist:
1.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Triple Beam
2.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Fire
3.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Time Is Money
4.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Hot Now
5.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Official
6.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Coming In
7.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Extraterrestrial
8.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em ft. Busta Rhymes - F**k That Flo
9.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Ditto
10.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Pay Attention
11.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Word Around Town
12.Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Harder
Production duo Cookin' Soul remembers two late, great hip hop icons, producer J. Dilla and Gang Starr rapper Guru with a couple of special remixes.
Enjoy the revamped versions of Guru's "Lifesaver" and Jay Dee's collaboration with Frank N Dank, "The Anthem."
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Daz Dillinger of Tha Dogg Pound recruits to of the heaviest big chiefer's in the industry for his new song entitled "Blow'd." Produced by Trippy Keez. This is off of Daz's forthcoming Weed Money album, dropping on April 22. Pre-order it now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/weed-money-deluxe-edition/id858149745.
On his latest song Cassidy lets artists know that "Ain't No Beat Safe." This time he's nabs Nicki Minaj and Lil Herb's "Chi-Raq" instrumental and flips it Philly style. Da Hustla gets at Love and Hip Hop Atlanta's Mimi Faust for her sex tape. Download here http://www.audiomack.com/song/paperchaserdotcom/cassidy-aint-no-beat-safe.
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DJ Whoo Kid, Coach PR and DJ Ceasar have released their Wake & Bake Volume 1 mixtape. The bulk of the production was handled by Self Service. Contributing artists include Kurupt, Roscoe, Fred The Godson, Mally Mall, Wiz Khalifa, Smif-N-Wessun, Vinny Cha$e, SBOE, Bizzy Bone and more.
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Drake and Jay Z have been throwing jabs at each other lately. Drizzy dissed Hov for rapping about high end art during his interview with Rolling Stone earlier this year. Roc Nation's CEO responded by calling Drake "Mrs Drizzy" on Jay Electronica's remix of Soulja Boy's "We Made It."
During today's game between Drake's hometown Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets, the OVO boss joined the discussion between TSN commentators Matt Devlin and Jack Armstrong and threw what some are considering a shot at Jay
"It's a red-hot revival in here tonight. It's the uprising, man. KG [Kevin Garnett] is frustrated, the young boys are out tonight. This is the people's team, the Toronto Raptors. Jay Z is somewhere eating a fondue plate," he said.
Fondue is a delicious dish made of various melted cheeses usually eaten with garlic bread. It's served at certain restaurants as an appetizer.
It's not high end and it's really good so would this be classified as a diss or a failed attempt at a joke?
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The Flatbush Zombies call on Bodega Bamz for their latest track entitled "My Team Supreme." Song was produced by The Architect.
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Two Tone, an independent recording artist who has worked with the likes of Ice-T and Krayzie Bone drops the highly anticipated video for his single "You Can Be".
Giving other artists a run for their money, Two Tone is posed to be a problem with over half a million views on the trailer for the video already.
Shot in Marrakech, Morocco, the video concept weaves a tight story line detailing the rapper's rise from the life of a street hustler to a successfully "self-made" business man who believes in "Doinit Xtra Big", enabling him to deliver a high-quality video that even major labels would envy.
For the single, "You Can Be". Available Now!
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Directed by Hakeem Erajai
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Lyrical ability and story telling is making a comeback in hip hop. You see that in artists like Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, King Los, Logic and others. Another young emcee headed down that same path is Yahiness. Check out the visuals for his songs "95 Freestyle" x "Flowers" and let us know if you think he has what it takes.
Directed by Lisha Hartgrove Owner of LISHA ENTERPRISES, LLC website: lishaenterprises.com Instagram: @lisha_ent & @yahiness Email: lishaenterprises1@gmail.com
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Last week Chief Keef's cousin, Blood Money, was killed in Chicago, but thankfully his music lives on. Check out his music video for "Boss Sh*t" featuring Ballout. Clip was directed by A Zae Production.
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Pastor Mason Betha is facing a lawsuit from a model who claims he used her photo without permission for the cover of his single "Why Can't We."
Model Stephanie Rao, real name Stephanie Delgado, says Ma$e took one of her Instagram photos and never contacted her or her reps to get clearance to use it commercially.
According to TMZ, Rao is seeking damages in the amount of $180,000, plus $60,000 in royalties.
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Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with Marlon Wayans for an exclusive interview! Marlon Wayans makes funny of Jack, remembers him being drunk in the last interview, Jack wanting to hook up members of his family, A Haunted House 2, his inspiration & much more! Follow @marlonwayans @jackthriller @thisis50
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Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with Affion Crockett for an exclusive interview! Affion Crockett speaks on doing comedy at a young age, meeting Marlon Wayans, new movie "A Haunted House 2", show on Fox, working with Bernie Mac & much more! Follow @AFFIONCROCKETT @jackthriller @thisis50
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Not to be forgotten among the talented Black Hippy emcees is Ab-Soul. The Top Dawg entertainment artist will soon follow the full length solo efforts from Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar with his own. Check out his Curtiss King-produced single entitled "Tree of Life."
Identical twins Nicole and Natalie Albino, together known as the musical group Nina Sky, link up with Smoke DZA for their latest tune entitled "Stoners." The track was produced by Sky Ndgo. Listen and download it up top.
PeeWee LongWay gets assistance from A$AP Rocky on his "Servin' Lean" remix. Produced by C-Note. The track is off of DJ Lil Keem’s mixtape Smoker’s Choice 2.
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