More sad news from New Orleans: local rapper Sporty T murdered.
- Unknown gunmen toting an AK-47 opened fire on the exterior of a FEMA trailer in Gentilly this morning, murdering a former local rapper who was sleeping inside, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Terence Vine, a rapper known to friends and fans as “Sporty T,” was in bed when the gunmen sprayed his trailer with bullets, several of which struck his body, according to police.
Thanks to Noz for the heads up.
Sporty T was really involved with the early Bounce scene and put out several classic tracks, the most famous of which is probably “Sporty Talkin’ Sporty.” He was part of the “Ninja Crew” along with Gregory D and DJ Baby T (and later, Mannie Fresh). In the early 90s, he put out a lot of great Bounce records and in the late 90’s, he developed beef with Juvenile and Cash Money and spent most of his time dissing them dudes. Even during his Cash Money-obsessed days, he still put out some interesting material. I’ll be posting a couple of my favorite tracks later today as a little tribute. Meanwhile, the excellent Louisian Rap Blog has posted a couple of his albums:
– Sporty T “The Saga Continues”
– Sporty T “Chromed Out”
RIP.
-e
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