People Who Went To Jail After Telling On Themselves In Music & Interviews

Hip-hop and those affiliated with the culture have long thrived on storytelling. The more authentic their life stories appear, the more respect these figures earn. Artists such as King Von were celebrated for being prolific and vivid storytellers in their music. However, some take their tale-telling a step further, documenting crimes verbatim and sitting for interviews that often find them keeping things a bit too real. Much of this has later been used against them in a court of law. While some individuals have become proficient at evading specific inquiries that might implicate them in illegal activities, others lack such finesse and inadvertently incriminate themselves through musical and interview confessions. Casanova confessed to being a high-ranking gang member Vlad’s TV interview Rapper Casanova had been interviewed by Vlad TV several times. However, one that stands out is his February 2017 interview with the media personality, where the rapper plainly stated that his “dirty work” is how he climbed the ranks of the Eighteen Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation gang. During that same chat, Casanova claimed to have stabbed 12 inmates during a previous incarceration, painting himself as a feared gang leader. Fast forward to 2020, Casanova was arrested and charged with...