The Kidd Creole, a founding member of the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five rap group, was convicted guilty of manslaughter for fatally stabbing a homeless man on a New York street.
In 2017, a steak knife wounded John Jolly twice in the chest.
The Kidd Creole manslaughter: What did Kidd Creole do?
Prosecutors say the rapper, whose actual name is Nathaniel Glover, stabbed Mr Jolly, 55, after becoming upset after thinking he was being hit on.
He had been charged with murder.
The attorney for Kidd Creole contended in court that the stabbing did not cause John Jolly’s death. Mr. Jolly, he claimed, died as a result of a benzodiazepine sedative given to him at the hospital.
How many years will Kidd Creole be in jail?
Glover faces a maximum term of 25 years in jail when he is sentenced on May 4th.
He had previously worked in Manhattan as a handyman and security guard.
Which prison will Kidd Creole go to?
It has not been stated yet which prison Kidd Creole would be sentence to.
