Criminal The Confession, Part 1
Sep 29, 2023
A rapper's hidden past, challenges in the music industry, fear of arrest, reflections on life, misunderstandings, a unique case of surrender to the police after 17 years.
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Early Life And Musical Roots
- Trevel Coleman (G-Dep) grew up loving music and learned instruments at performing arts school.
- He later balanced early creative ambitions with street life in Harlem, including selling drugs as a teen.
Teenage Hustle In Harlem
- At 13 or 14 Trevel moved in with his grandmother and began selling crack in his neighborhood.
- He says selling became a status and the money bought small comforts like candy and sneakers.
The 1993 Shooting He Couldn’t Forget
- In October 1993 an 18-year-old Trevel said he pointed a gun at a man and shot him after a struggle.
- He threw the gun in a river, rode away, and later returned to see police on the scene.