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🗓️ 30 October 2024
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0:00.0 | There were two more murders, 15 miles away. |
0:02.6 | When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines. |
0:06.0 | We have a weird homicide. |
0:08.8 | A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird... |
0:13.0 | A cup of murder. |
0:14.8 | Sometimes the legacy we leave behind isn't exactly what we hoped it would be. |
0:19.8 | On October 30th, 1996, a man with a relatively successful music career made a decision that would |
0:26.4 | shift his notoriety forever. |
0:29.4 | So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a |
0:34.4 | morning cup of murder. |
0:36.9 | Christopher Ronnie, born on December 15, 1969, was an original member of the Philadelphia-based |
0:43.2 | Hilltop Hustlers Hip-Up Group, and in 1987, the group released their debut single, Juice |
0:49.9 | Crew Dis, taking aim at the New York-based crew run by the influential rap producer Marley Marl. |
0:57.0 | The song gained Christopher quite a lot of attention, and under the stage name Cool C, he created a |
1:03.7 | relatively successful music career for himself in the late 80s. In 1988, a pair of singles were put out |
1:10.6 | and landed Christopher a contract with Atlanta Records, |
1:13.7 | who helped him put out a debut album, I Got a Habit in 1989, and a second, Life in the Ghetto in |
1:21.0 | 1990. Then in 1991, he put his solo career on pause and joined the rap group, C.E.B, along with two fellow |
1:30.2 | Philadelphia rappers. Unfortunately, their one and only album was met with disappointing sales and |
1:36.7 | bad reviews. However, it's not this flop, nor his prior musical successes that he is known for today. |
1:45.2 | It's actually for a notorious robbery that saw the death of a Philadelphia police officer. |
1:51.7 | On January 2nd, 1996, while in the middle of recording a comeback EP, Christopher Ronnie, along |
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