Hip-hop pioneer 'Slick Rick' pardoned by governor (AP)

 
AP - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Pioneering rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters, who spent more than five years in prison on a 1991 attempted murder conviction and faced threats of deportation years after rehabilitating his life, was granted a full and unconditional pardon Friday by New York Gov. David Paterson. (link)

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NY gov. pardons hip-hop pioneer 'Slick Rick'
AP - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. David Paterson is granting a full and unconditional pardon to rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters for the attempted murders of two men in 1991.
NY gov. pardons hip-hop pioneer 'Slick Rick' (AP)
AP - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. David Paterson is granting a full and unconditional pardon to rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters for the attempted murders of two men in 1991.
Hip-hop pioneer 'Slick Rick' pardoned by governor
AP - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Pioneering rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters, who spent more than five years in prison on a 1991 attempted murder conviction and faced threats of deportation years after rehabilitating his life, was granted a full and ...
Hip-hop pioneer 'Slick Rick' pardoned by governor (AP)
AP - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Pioneering rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters, who spent more than five years in prison on a 1991 attempted murder conviction and faced threats of deportation years after rehabilitating his life, was granted a full and ...
Hip-hop pioneer 'Slick Rick' pardoned by governor
AP - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Pioneering rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters, who spent more than five years in prison on a 1991 attempted murder conviction and faced threats of deportation years after rehabilitating his life, was granted a full and ...