Magnetic did it better and longer

Yea he name dropped him in Ill Street Blues prly some other songs too. Bill was Rakim's tour manager and is listed on pretty much every Rakim album I believe in some way. Though it was him that ran G out but cant remember the story. There is also the story about Eric being the one to do it. It was someone in the Paid in Full crew. Not guys to be played with

Shhhhh

100%, check your PM franklinmint

Cormega (queensbridge) name drops more brooklyn dudes than queens ironically, i think he was born in BK and moved to QU

mentions killer ben, supreme, etc.

Alpo and Fritz are on the back of the Follow the Leader album.

Did Corley's case go to trial? Corley's enforcer was a guy named Kilo but last I heard he changed his life around.

Correct he was born in BK moved to Queens as a youngster becuase he had fam there and because you could get more for your product...Mega knows some of those people very very well. one may even be the god father of his child

i dont know what came of the case

pretty sure he was locked down with a few heavy hitters as well...all hearsay, could be wrong

I heard Rakim shouted him out during a recent performance. I didn't know he was still around.

I don't think loyd banks had anything to do with it. It was over someones brother he shot way back.

G-Units over now , yayos quit and 50s taken g unit records independent, plus he's got an album and his headphones coming out. He signed up with a nascar team as a sponsor to promote SMS audio, he's done the same with lucasfilms. Banks better find something else to do.

Another guy i just found out about is r kellys former manager David "tav dash" Hyatt. He's serving life in prison for bringing in 2500 kilos of cocaine per week in New York over a three year period where he earned $100 million dollars.

ya dont think he was shot over that, my bad for insinuating that...i meant they had a falling out and wasnt down with Fifty anymore

Jury Returns Partial Verdict In Jimmy Henchman Trial

MAR 5TH, '14 • NEWS • by DAN RYS • NO COMMENTS

A partial verdict has come back in the murder for hire trial of former CEO of Czar Entertainment and former manager of Game, James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond, though it wasn’t related directly to the murder at hand. Henchman’s co-defendant, Rodney Johnson, is charged with the same four counts of murder for hire and conspiracy as Henchman, but also had three additional charges of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, weapons possession related to drug trafficking, and felony firearm possession. The jury returned a verdict today convicting Johnson of his three separate charges, according to Henchman’s attorney J. Bruce Maffeo.

The case stems from the September 2009 murder of G-Unit affiliate Lowell “Lodi Mack” Fletcher, killed in the Bronx, allegedly as retaliation for slapping Henchman’s 14-year-old son on the street in 2007. Prosecutors contend that Henchman hired Johnson and four others to murder Mack as part of a long-running “blood feud” between members of Czar Entertainment and G-Unit that began around 2003. No verdict was returned on either Henchman’s or Johnson’s murder charges, and the jury reconvenes tomorrow morning to continue deliberating on those additional charges.

Johnson, 40, was originally arrested hiding under sheet rock at a cocaine stash house in April of 2010 with 12 kilos of cocaine, while weapons and an additional five kilos of cocaine were found in his car. Henchman is already serving life in prison after being convicted in 2012 of running a multi-million-dollar drug trafficking ring.

XXL will keep you updated as further developments come to light.

what was the partial verdict? anyone know?

i think it was murder conspiracy, drug possession, gun possession in aid of drug trafficking, couldn't reach a verdict on the actual murder charge.

thanks

Rap mogul's murder-for-hire case in death of G-Unit member ends in mistrial
The case against the imprisoned James (Jimmy Henchman) Rosemond faced a stalemate when at least one juror refused to consider the testimonies of jailhouse witnesses. Rosemond, who has managed the likes of Brandy and The Game, is accused of hiring thugs to kill G-Unit associate Lowell Fletcher in 2009.

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BY DAREH GREGORIAN / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014, 8:53 PM

DEA agents escort James (Jimmy Henchman) Rosemond after his arrest on cocaine-dealing charges on June 21, 2011, in New York. Rosemond is also accused of hiring thugs to gun down G-Unit associate Lowell Fletcher in 2009.
The murder-for-hire case against an imprisoned hip hop mogul accused of having a member of rapper 50 Cent's crew whacked ended in a mistrial on Friday after bickering jurors couldn't reach a unanimous verdict.

At least one juror had decided none of the government's cooperating jailhouse witnesses testifying against James (Jimmy Henchman) Rosemond could be believed at all, and was refusing to deliberate, another juror complained.


"On March 4th, one juror made an outright verbal statement that all people in prison are liars," and subsequently "refused to consider the testimonies and evidence of this case," the juror wrote in a note to the judge, Colleen McMahon.

The stalemate continued into Friday, leading the judge to declare a mistrial.


The cooperators "were tough witnesses," said Rosemond's lawyer, J. Bruce Maffeo. "There were contradictions in their testimony and between their testimony."

Rosemond, who's managed the likes of Brandy, The Game and Akon, was accused of hiring thugs to gun down G-Unit associate Lowell Fletcher in 2009. Prosecutors said he ordered the hit on the 33-year-old as payback for other G-Unit members having slapped Rosemond's 14-year-old son outside of a Chelsea radio station.

"Rosemond decided that for slapping his son, a member of G-Unit had to die," prosecutor Samson Enzer told jurors in his opening statements. "His goal was to make sure that members of G-Unit had to carry a coffin."

The cooperating witnesses had been members of Rosemond's gang, and Maffeo hammered away at their credibility during the trial. He noted the men, who had lengthy criminal records, had good reason to tell the prosecutors what they wanted to hear — they're facing prison sentences "that will literally keep them in prison for the rest of their lives."

The Manhattan US Attorney's office had no immediate comment on whether it would retry the case.

The mistrial doesn't mean Rosemond will be back out on the streets — he's already serving a life sentence for running a multimillion-dollar drug operation.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-...8#ixzz2vUGRartI

Listened to a great Combat Jack interview last night

Lil Shawn aka Shawn Pen

fans of early 90s hip hop know who Shawn is

it was HIS studio session at Quad Studios in Manhattan that Tupac was going to when he was shot

Shawn talks about his career, Pac, Haitian Jack, Jimmy Henchman, Big, and using Don Corleone tactics to get out of a record deal

http://thecombatjackshow.com/show/the-shawn-pen-episode/

Yep jimmy henchman ordered it to discipline tupac but king tut had it carried out

Henchman later confronted tupac for publicly blaming biggie when he said straight out it was him and tupac was being disciplined

Tupac and henchman started this and tupac pretty much started the trouble that ended up with him being shot by a crip member , that Anderson dude . Henchmen was big with the crips too

Suge retaliated against puffy cuz he hated him and took away his star so had biggie hit by one of his best friends that was a blood

Btw both the crip and blood that killed biggie and pac were murdered too

After pac was hit there was an all out war between crips and bloods with about 20 dying in a short span

Just saying this in case anyone wants to know what went down and why it likely won't be solved as the killers already dead , only Suge could get hit but there is no direct

Jimmy is a rat fuck.

got a second life sentence

http://nypost.com/2015/03/24/hip-hop-thug-jimmy-henchman-get-second-life-term/

The henchman's done. Also thanks for putting me on to that shawn pen interview, it was good.

This new article on the smoking gun is about one of jimmy henchman's coke connects called Henry “Black” Butler, he s the brother in law of lee daniels who is the director and co creator of that huge show "Empire". Also brings up another guy called Leonard Bostic who was once an associate of the junior black mafia.

"Empire" Boss's Kin Knows About Dramatic Scenes
Lee Daniels does not have to look far for real-life inspiration

MARCH 26--Lee Daniels, the director and co-creator of “Empire,” did not have far to look for inspiration when it came to creating characters and storylines for the nighttime soap opera that has piled on ratings with its tales of treachery, gunplay, drug trafficking, and gangsterism.

Like the fictional Lyons clan, Daniels’s own family members have been targeted in narcotics investigations, arrested, sent to federal prison, and, like "Cookie" herself, released early after cooperating with prosecutors, according to court and investigative records obtained by The Smoking Gun.

Set against the backdrop of a cutthroat record industry, the Fox TV show is Daniels’s hip hop version of King Lear--as autotuned by Timbaland--and features an array of memorable characters. Those roles were cast by the 55-year-old Daniels and his sister, Leah Daniels-Butler, the “Empire” casting director who is deeply familiar with music business gangsters.

Daniels-Butler, 49, has been married for 20 years to Henry “Black” Butler, the second cocaine trafficker with whom she has had a lengthy relationship. Lee Daniels is pictured above with Butler (left) in a recent Instagram photo that the ex-con captioned “The Unscripted Empire.”

Butler, a Los Angeles native and ex-member of the Rollin’ 60s Crips gang, was busted in mid-2010 on federal narcotics distribution charges. At the time of his collar by Drug Enforcement Administration agents, Butler, now 49, was a convicted felon with a long rap sheet that included gun, drug, and auto theft convictions.

Asked whether he recognized parallels between his family and the “Empire” characters, Butler said, “Yeah, one hundred percent.” While noting that he had not provided his brother-in-law with guidance, Butler told TSG, “Am I trying to get on now as a writer and a consultant? Hell, yeah!” Daniels-Butler said, “There are some similarities, yes,” but she added that “Empire” reflected “so many peoples’s stories.”

Prosecutors identified Butler as a cocaine wholesaler whose principal client was James Rosemond, a New York City-based music manager who represented performers like The Game (and also had a rap sheet dating back nearly two decades). Butler and Rosemond, who once co-promoted a popular music convention, were friends who shared many recording industry contacts. For several years, Butler was an A&R man and marketer at Loud Records, where he worked with acts like the Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and Big Pun.

According to court records and testimony, Butler shipped hundreds of kilos of cocaine to Rosemond over a 15-year period, selling as much as $600,000 worth in a single month. Butler obtained the drugs from several Mexican supppliers--including a source known only as “Superman”--and shipped the cocaine to New York. In return, Rosemond sent packages stuffed with cash to Butler.

On occasion, Rosemond would travel to L.A. and deliver money directly to Butler. A $120,000 handoff took place poolside at the W Hotel in Westwood, while a second six-figure drop occurred while Butler was eating lunch inside Fred Segal, the upscale West Hollywood department store. Though Butler dabbled in music promotion and what he termed “urban marketing,” his cocaine distribution--as well as his sale of marijuana and Ecstasy--accounted for the majority of his income. The illegal operation also required him to carry around five separate cell phones.

While Butler ran his narcotics business, his wife held a series of casting jobs, including positions at Warner Brothers Television, where she worked on “Friends” and cast “The Wayans Brothers” show, according to her web site. In 2001, Daniels-Butler opened her own casting firm and has since worked on numerous TV and movie projects, including her brother’s films “The Butler” and “The Paperboy.”

Daniels-Butler is seen above in a photo taken during a 2013 visit to her incarcerated spouse. In an interview, Daniels-Butler said that, until her husband’s arrest by DEA agents, she was unaware that he had been trafficking cocaine during the first 15 years of their marriage.

Butler operated his promotion business through Mogul Media Group, a Nevada company formed in September 2001. But his name does not appear on the firm’s incorporation records, which instead list Daniels-Butler as the outfit’s president, secretary, and treasurer.

Butler’s illegitimate enterprise ended in August 2010, when a team of federal agents arrested him for narcotics trafficking. Butler was apprehended after a car chase during which he threw dozens of Ecstasy pills out of the window of his Cadillac Escalade. Six days before his bust, Butler was stopped by California Highway Patrol officers who discovered $96,000 in his car. While the money was in a bag that Butler said was his, he denied ownership of the cash, which was seized by police.

As Butler was being arrested by DEA agents, other investigators were surveilling the rented Thousand Oaks home where he resided with Daniels-Butler and some of the couple’s children.

Upon learning of her husband’s bust, Daniels-Butler exited the home carrying a bag that she placed inside her Mercedes-Benz. She was subsequently pulled over by agents, who found a loaded 9mm Beretta, a Tec-9 handgun, high capacity magazines, boxes of ammunition, and $39,000 in cash inside the bag. Aware that her husband was a felon on probation, Daniels-Butler admitted to agents that she removed the weapons from the residence so that Butler “would not get into more trouble,” according to a federal court filing.

Instead, Daniels-Butler was subsequently indicted for obstruction of justice and a second felony count. Butler, her codefendant, was charged with cocaine distribution, obstruction of justice, and weapons charges. While Daniels-Butler faced a 10-year maximum for her alleged crimes, Butler was looking at the possibility of life in prison.

According to DEA memos, this was the second time that Butler’s cocaine operation placed his wife in legal jeopardy. In late-1999, narcotics agents investigated the couple after a parcel sent to Butler was seized by investigators who discovered nearly $33,000 inside. A second cash-stuffed package arrived simultaneously at Daniels-Butler’s Warner Brothers office. When questioned about the packages, Butler lied to federal agents, claiming that he knew nothing about the coincidental cash shipments.

The money, Butler testified years later, was the proceeds from drug sales, adding that he directed that some of the cash be sent to his wife. While no charges were filed against the couple, Butler would eventually acknowledge getting away with a crime.

Following Butler’s August 2010 arrest, a federal judge rejected a bail package that included a $1 million bond secured by Lee Daniels. Locked up in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, Butler soon opted to cooperate with federal investigators. After a series of debriefing sessions during which he detailed his cocaine business and identified suppliers and customers, Butler struck a plea agreement requiring him to testify against Rosemond.

Along with the prospect of a reduced sentence, Butler’s cooperation also benefitted his wife.

Instead of pursuing felony charges against Daniels-Butler, federal prosecutors allowed her to plead guilty to a misdemeanor drug possession charge. When agents raided the couple’s California home they found hundreds of Ecstasy pills, which Daniels-Butler said her husband “either used for his own recreational use or to promote a nightclub with which he was affiliated.” Daniels-Butler was sentenced to two years probation and ordered to perform 250 hours of community service.

Butler said that his decision to cooperate was influenced by the legal pressure being exerted on his spouse. “I wasn’t going to let my wife go to jail,” he said, adding, “I wouldn’t have cooperated if my wife wasn’t involved...I’d have felt that I had to stay true to the streets.”

In addition to fingering Rosemond--who was eventually convicted and sentenced to life in prison--Butler offered an “Empire”-worthy twist during his meetings with DEA agents and Department of Justice lawyers.

Butler disclosed that one of his major cocaine buyers was Leonard Bostic, a Philadelphia man who investigators once identified as an associate of the violent Junior Black Mafia drug gang. Pictured above, Bostic, 49, is barred from entering Atlantic City casinos after he sought to launder $1.3 million in suspected drug money and illegal gambling proceeds, according to New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement records.

Butler also revealed that Bostic was the father of Daniels-Butler’s two children. When a prosecutor asked him during the Rosemond trial, “Who is Leonard Bostick?,” Butler replied, “My stepchildren's father.”

The illicit business relationship between Daniels-Butler’s ex and her husband spanned a five-year period ending with Butler’s 2010 arrest. Butler told investigators that he regularly sold Bostic kilos of cocaine that were shipped to Philadelphia via Federal Express and UPS.

But despite Butler’s first-hand account of these illegal transactions, Bostic has not been charged in connection with the alleged cocaine trafficking. While Bostic’s rap sheet shows gun and gambling convictions, it also includes a slew of withdrawn or dismissed charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault, and drug possession.

Bostic and Daniels-Butler are parents to two adult children who grew up in Philadelphia, birthplace of the the Daniels siblings, as well as Lucius and Cookie Lyon from “Empire.” While Bostic’s purported line of work could not be established, he formed Wizard Records, Inc. in 1989, and the company remains active, according to Pennsylvania state records.

Hakim Bostic, Daniels-Butler’s oldest child, is, like his stepfather, a convicted drug trafficker. Bostic, 31, pleaded guilty in 2013 to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and was later sentenced to 57 months in prison, according to U.S. District Court records. Bostic admitted to his role with a Philadelphia drug ring that imported kilos of cocaine purchased from a West Coast supplier.

Bostic is seen at right with Lee Daniels at the Philadelphia premiere of “The Butler.”

Working from L.A., Bostic’s job was to send drug packages to Philadelphia from a series of UPS locations. A federal indictment cites nearly two dozen occasions when Bostic shipped kilos of cocaine to the drug ring’s leader (who is now serving 15 years in prison).

Court records no not reveal how Bostic got involved in the narcotics operation, where he lived in L.A., or how he learned to properly package cocaine so it would not be detected in transit to Philadelphia.

Butler, Bostic’s stepfather, specialized in packaging narcotics and, for a time, was even hired by a fellow wholesaler to prepare his drug packages for shipment. However, Butler flatly denied ever involving family members in his cocaine operation. In fact, until a TSG reporter detailed his stepson’s criminal case, Butler said that he thought Bostic had been convicted of distributing marijuana. Likewise, Daniels-Butler said that she was unaware that her son’s case involved him shipping cocaine across the country.

Hakim Bostic is scheduled to be released from prison in June 2018. He is currently being held at the low security lockup in Fort Dix, New Jersey, where “Empire” is likely a favorite program. One of the show’s main characters is named “Hakeem Lyon,” an apparent nod by Lee Daniels to his incarcerated nephew.

Bostic will likely serve one year more in prison than his stepfather, thanks to the “substantial assistance” Butler provided to federal investigators, according to a prosecution court filing that described the felon as “pleasant, forthright and contrite” and noted that he cooperated with the government “in the face of significant risk to his and his family’s safety.”

Though federal guidelines dictated a minimum prison term of 30 years, Butler was initially sentenced to eight years in custody. Last year, that term was further reduced--to five years--after Butler helped investigators build a criminal case against a corrupt L.A. lawyer. In addition to meeting with federal agents, Butler also “convinced his wife, mother and sister to cooperate with the government’s investigation,” prosecutors reported.

Butler, who told TSG that he declined to enter the witness protection program, said that he served his entire prison term in general population, not a segregated unit. But that was a decision not without complications. In a letter to his sentencing judge, Butler wrote that he had been “outcast and stigmatized” by fellow prisoners. “I have been spit on, verbally assaulted, I have been called snitch, rat and many other insulting names. Inmates have even made threats to do bodily harm to me,” Butler added.

Butler--who also told the judge that “Being in jail made me feel like a loser!”--was released from prison late last year after serving a little more than four years. Based on a review of social media posts, he has wasted little time trying to reestablish himself.

Working from a 19th floor office in a Century City tower, Butler and a partner have launched a party/event promotion business and the felon is also affiliated with a talent agency.

On Instagram--where Butler uses the handle “blaqtacular_the_great”--he posts recent photos of himself with celebrities like comedian Mike Epps, musician CeeLo Green, rapper Doug E. Fresh, and “Empire” stars Malik Yoba and Bryshere Gray (who plays “Hakeem Lyon” and is pictured above with Butler). One image, which might be of concern to NBA security, shows the convicted cocaine trafficker posing next to Houston Rockets star Dwight Howard on opening night of the 2014-15 basketball season. Snapped inside the Staples Center in L.A., the photo is captioned, “Shout out to my man Dwight Howard for those court side seats last night.” Asked about the comped seats, Butler said, “I have friends who know Dwight Howard."

One Instagram photo shows Butler mugging in front of a large “Empire” billboard. The image, posted three months ago, is captioned, “This is how my family do it #Leediditagain.”

Butler accompanied his wife to the “Empire” premiere party and then began co-hosting (with Daniels-Butler and a Sony Music executive) weekly viewing parties at a Universal City sports bar. For the show’s two-hour finale last Wednesday, Butler’s guests included Lee Daniels and cast members Taraji P. Henson, who plays “Cookie,” and Gabourey Sidibe.

Butler’s successful “Empire Wednesdays” party promotion was even acknowledged by the City of Los Angeles, which presented Butler and his wife with congratulatory certificates signed by Mayor Eric Garcetti. "They know who I am," Butler said of municipal officials. "They Googled me before they gave me that award."

As he eyes a business comeback--and a desired role in the “Empire” production--Butler appears optimistic about his chances. “I work in an industry that is forgiving…I didn’t rape nobody, I didn’t steal from nobody,” he said. “As long as I can bring something to the table that can make them money, that’s all they care about.”

Just months removed from the Terminal Island prison, Butler--who descibed himself as a “people person”--declared that many entertainment industry figures would not hold his narcotics trafficking against him. “A majority of people in Hollywood use drugs. So I’m not a bad guy,” he said.

After asking a reporter, “Can I get some redemption in the story?,” Butler said that, “I did something bad, but that doesn’t make me a bad person.” He added, “As long as I don’t return to selling drugs and I move on with my life, that’s all that matters, right?” (18 pages)

thanks Scorcese..

thanks 'Cese

No problem.

that guy leonard bostic who is mentioned in that story was last busted back in 1991 for laundering drug and gambling money through atlantic city casinos along with other individuals. They worked for a major heroin dealer at the time Willie ''Cadillac Willie" Rispers.

4 Accused Of Money Laundering

By George Anastasia, Inquirer Staff Writer
POSTED: May 17, 1991
New Jersey gaming authorities have charged four reputed organized crime figures with laundering several million dollars in suspected drug money and illegal gambling profits through the Atlantic City casinos.

The charges were detailed in petitions filed yesterday by the Division of Gaming Enforcement seeking to have the four men barred from the casinos. The petitions to place them on the state's so-called exclusion list were filed with the Casino Control Commission and will be the topic of an as yet unscheduled hearing.

Charged were Leonard Bostic, Richard Spraggins Jr. and Marcellus "Fifty" Autrey, all of Philadelphia, and Samuel "Norristown Sam" Collins of Sicklerville, N.J. All four were identified as members or associates of organized crime groups operating in the Philadelphia-South Jersey area.

EXCLUSIONARY LIST

While money laundering itself is not a criminal offense in New Jersey, the use of casinos by suspected criminals to launder illegally obtained funds is grounds for being placed on the casinos' exclusionary list. The petitions charge that all four "have engaged in using the Atlantic City casino facilities for the purpose of 'laundering' illegally obtained money."

The division cited Pennsylvania and Philadelphia law enforcement agencies in naming the four as suspected crime figures and associates of Willie ''Cadillac Willie" Rispers, who has been identified by the Pennsylvania Crime Commission as a major Philadelphia heroin dealer. The division petitioned to have Rispers placed on the exclusionary list last month.

Both Rispers and Spraggins have been identified by the crime commission as having links to the Junior Black Mafia, a notorious Philadelphia drug-dealing ring that trades in cocaine and violence, according to law enforcement sources.

POSTED BAIL

Spraggins, according to the 1990 crime commission report, once posted $50,000 bail for a JBM leader. Spraggins is identified as a "longtime numbers operative" in Philadelphia who has used his profits from illegal gambling to finance loan-sharking and cocaine and heroin distribution.

In its petition, the division charged that since 1983, Spraggins has funneled more than $650,000 in cash through the casinos. Autrey is charged with moving more than $450,000 through the gambling halls. Collins, during more than 200 visits to the casino beginning in 1985, laundered $838,000 in cash, and Bostic "with no known legitimate source of income" funneled $1.3 million through four Atlantic City casinos between 1984 and 1990, the petitions said.

Money laundering, according to both federal and state authorities, remains a major problem within the casino industry. Authorities say that drug dealers and other criminals frequently use the casinos to "wash" illegally obtained

funds. The so-called laundering occurs when the money is converted into gambling chips and then cashed in as "legal" winnings.

Not every money launderer, however, leaves the gambling table with all his cash. Bostic, according to the division, lost $400,000 of his $1.3 million during a series of visits to the casinos, while Spraggins, who in addition to his cash play had credit play for an additional $800,000, lost $250,000.

G-Unit just came out with a new independent album, whaddya mean they're done? Yayo & Banks & Buck are all included, as well as two new guys with 50 Cent overseeing everything. Not really into that gangster crap though.

@ Scorcese, can you provide a link for that Empire article on Smoking Gun? Thanks.

Source? I've heard that yeah, there were a lot of gang murders which I assume were retaliatory, towards anderson

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/celebrity/lee-daniels-empire-987602