
New York Governor David Patterson announced today he will grant rapper Ricky “Slick Rick” Walters a full pardon. The unconditional release follows years of advocacy in the name of the rapper from the likes of Russell Simmons, Will Smith, and others. Slick Rick was born in the United Kingdom, but arrived in the U.S. at age 11 and settled in the Bronx. In 1991 the rapper plead guilty to weapons…
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