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Cassidy Wanted For Murder In Philadelphia


By Jonathan Cohen and Ivory M. Jones, N.Y.


Up-and-coming rapper Cassidy is expected to turn himself into Philadelphia police today (June 17) in connection with an April 15 shooting there. According to police, Cassidy, whose real name is Barry Reese, was one of three men who fired repeatedly into a car parked in a driveway. A 22-year-old man died and two others were seriously injured during the incident.

Cassidy's new album, "I'm a Hustla," will be released June 28 by Full Surface/J. The title track recently peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Rap Songs chart, while the accompanying ringtone has sold about 81,000 copies in seven weeks.

"I didn't realize how successful it was until I went back to Philly, to one of the most popular clubs, and the DJ was playing it," the artist recently told Billboard. "I could tell that he must've been playing it a lot by how the crowd responded to it, like it was a hit already."

Cassidy is the second rapper to have been embroiled in a murder case just as his album was about to hit stores. As previously reported, after turning himself in for the murder of Pookie Loc, a member of the Macon, Ga.-based rap group Loccish Lifestyle, Gucci Mane was detained and later released from prison the same day his album, "Trap House," hit stores.

The La Flare Entertainment/Big Cat Records set debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, No. 101 on The Billboard 200 and No. 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums list.

Rappers....

and will be glorified as such.

shawn or david?

Stax said:

my first thought "david cassidy?!"

IstenSzek said:

Me too!

Does he have a new album coming out? if he doesn't he will soon.
I have theory on rappers, I think it's a new PR thing but every rapper get arrested or shot up everytime a new album comes out!!
do you know how many times I have seen the front street of "HOT 97" in new york on the news, and live in europe for fuck sakes!!

twink69 said:

I've got a theory that most rappers these days are idiots.

RipHer2Shreds said:

It's no longer a theory when it's a fact

VoicesCarry said:

RipHer2Shreds said:

Cassidy, Cassidy, Cassidy....

dreamfactory313 said:

People like him make us black folks look like we're stupid.

paisleypark4 said:

sure do...people like him, 50cent, and all them "crunk" illiterate sounding fuckers

Moonwalkbjrain said: