Yeah, he's so misunderstood... (ahem)
Posted on 04/08/2005 10:25:42 PM PDT by Drew68
By DOUG SIMPSON
Rapper C-Murder, in jail after a murder conviction in the 2002 killing of a teenager, has changed his stage name because he thinks he's been misunderstood. "I am not a murderer," the rapper, whose real name is Corey Miller, said in a statement released Tuesday.
He will now go by C Miller, said his publicist, Giovanni Melchiorre of New York-based Koch Records. Miller's statement said people had misinterpreted the C-Murder name, which he intended as a reflection of his upbringing in one of New Orleans' most violent housing projects.
"From the beginning, I have been a target because of who I am, my stage name and for my success as an entertainer and the success of my siblings," said Miller, whose brothers Percy and Vyshonn are also rappers. "People hear the name C-Murder and they don't realize that the name simply means that I have seen many murders in my native Calliope projects neighborhood."
Miller was convicted of second-degree murder Sept. 30, 2003, in the death of Steve Thomas, 16, a fan of the rapper who was shot to death inside a nightclub in the New Orleans suburb of Harvey. He faces a mandatory life sentence without parole.
In April 2004, State District Judge Martha Sassone ordered a new trial on grounds that prosecutors withheld information on the criminal history of their key witnesses.
Prosecutors appealed the ruling, and earlier this month, a state appeals court reversed the judge, saying other evidence established Miller's guilt.
He is being held in the Jefferson Parish jail. His defense lawyer, Ron Rakosky, has said he will appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Yeah! Just keepin' it real produc'n da jiggy rhymes from da streetz.
Definition of RAP: Retards Attempting Poetry.
I've heard of celebrities being rude to their fans, but this is ridiculous!
I wonder why he is referred to as "rapper" and not "convicted murderer".
His brother is Master P. Oh, the other is Silkk the Shocker. Both more successful than C-Miller/Murder. I guess he had to get his name out there somehow.
Don't you just love those verbal gynastics. They make it sound like he was falsely convicted.
he should change his name to "C-ya in 20 years"
Maybe he ought to try Pat Boone?.....
Not in Louisianna. It should be "C-ya when they bring me out in a pine box"
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