James Rosemond Indicted: Hip-Hop Mogul Faces Murder-for-Hire Charge

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Hip-hop mogul James Rosemond has been indicted in New York on a murder-for-hire charge.

Prosecutors brought the revised indictment Friday accusing Rosemond of ordering others to kill a man in the Bronx in 2009 as payback for an assault on his 14-year-old son.

The 47-year-old chief executive of New York-based Czar Entertainment is already imprisoned. He was recently convicted in federal court in Brooklyn on drug trafficking charges.

Rosemond's lawyer did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

He is behind such hits as Salt-N-Pepa's "Shoop."

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camillawil

what a bitch ass nugga

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June 25 2012 at 11:34 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
cchucklest1

a star really? who is this guy? and if he is a star why did he get caught dealing drugs?

June 25 2012 at 7:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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June 25 2012 at 7:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
godug

Hip-Hop and crime going together???...what a SHOCK!!!!

June 25 2012 at 7:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeffrey

And he is...who? I must be out of touch. Not that this matters, but why would a grown man invite himself in a kid's squabble? I've done some stupid things but let's get real, folks, A couple of kids have a falling out and your gonna "whack" one of em? C'mon, killa. This guy deserves life in prison for felonious stuipidity.

June 25 2012 at 7:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
RVFLSLVB

Never heard of him. You hired someone to kill the man who assaulted your son? I get it, but wouldn't it have been better you just have his a**** beaten to the point he is wheel chair bound for life?

June 25 2012 at 6:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Theresarealtor

LOL! "He is behind such hits as Salt-N-Pepa's "Shoop." Are you serious??!!!

June 25 2012 at 6:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
GOBGOTZ

It said a "star". WTF is he a star of? Of the ghetto?

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