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Nov 3, 2021Liked by Frank Owen

That was a great read.Solid body of work.Nice

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Thank you very much.

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Nov 16, 2021Liked by Frank Owen

Excellent piece, Frank! Great reporting, skillfully told.

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Sad for all involved. All of these men were selfish and arrogant. I was around at the beginning of hip hop. I survived the neighborhoods I lived in... cities devastated by drugs. The daily shootings and murders became the norm. I remember when when DJ Scott LaRock was killed. So many gone..for nothing. I pray for the offspring of those that were killed for dumbness. Prison is where all of those involved and still living belong. If you don't receive punishment here on earth, you will receive it LATER.

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Did you my Scott La Rock piece further down the page? It was the last interview he gave before he was murdered.

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A captivating, well-written piece!

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Thank you, Elie.

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That's one hell of a piece. Excellent hiphop journalism. Much appreciated! RIP Jam Master Jay

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Thank you, Peter. Appreciate it.

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Great read. Take out the drug dealing and this is so much like the Prince case.

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This article is really DEEP!!!! RIP JAM MASTER JAY!!!! GOD BLESS HIM!!!! I honestly think he had a heart of GOLD!!! He wanted to help everyone he could. But we all know everyone OUT there does not have good intentions!!!! Of course he meant well all the time!!! They don't make people like him anymore!!!!! He was an ANGEL!!!!!

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Thanks Ann. Jay was a good guy with some really bad friends.

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He sold drugs and I am certain people do not see him as a good guy.

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Another great page-turner. I know how much work you put into this. It certainly paid off.

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Thanks Diana.

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this is a phenomenal extremely engrossing piece of investigative journalism.

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Glad you liked it. Thanks a lot.

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What a story

It’s very hard to believe that yours friends wld do u dirty. Don’t sleep on ppl every laying dog ain’t sleep. Stay woke ppl!!! stay woke!!!

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Yeah, that's the saddest part. He was betrayed by the people he trusted most.

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I was captivated by this entire piece. I felt like I was in this Piece. Well written piece. Thank you for this. Sad story but explains a lot.

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Thanks Jug

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Wonderfully written. Great story. Great job. Unfortunate ending in a talented dj's death.

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Glad you liked the story, even thougbh it is depressing. Thank you for reading.

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