NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Kidd Creole, a founding member of legendary hip-hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday for fatally stabbing a homeless man.
The 61-year-old rapper, whose real name is Nathaniel Glover, stabbed John Jolly at the corner of East 44th Street and Third Avenue in Midtown on Aug. 1, 2017.
He was convicted of manslaughter by a Manhattan criminal court in April.
Prosecutors argued Glover stabbed Jolly because he believed Jolly was hitting on him when the 55-year-old homeless man said “what’s up?”
Glover unsuccessfully argued self defense.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were the first hip-hop group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The group was made famous by hit songs like ‘The Message’ and ‘White Lines.’
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