Nicht viel neues hat Big Hutch offensichtlich auch allhiphop.com verraten, jdenfalls soll aber ein neues Album schon auf dem Weg sein (mit dem Titel "Only God can judge me"
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Gregory “Big Hutchinson” Hutchinson a.k.a.Cold 187um from pioneering Hip-Hop group Above the Law has been indicted for conspiracy to traffic almost 1,000 pound of marijuana.
Hutchinson turned himself in today, to begin serving an unspecified amount of time for violating federal drug laws.
Shortly before Hutchinson started serving his time, he explained how his simple association with the wrong people landed him in the hands of federal authorities.
Hutchinson said that unidentified men he had once been in contact with were arrested by federal agents in a drug sting. The men claimed that Hutchinson had financed their drug operation, a charge he denies.
“I knew them through mutual friends,” Hutchinson told AllHipHop.com. “It was a situation where guys who were working with my company and doing their thing. I had knowledge of what was going down, but that’s it. They decided to put me in it and I was hit with a conspiracy charge. That’s just the way it played out. I guess confess up to my wrong doing. It’s just that you don’t know who your friends are.”
Hutchinson also revealed that federal agents appeared to be very interested in the music industry.
"When the feds interviewed me, they didn't ask me who I knew who was involved in drugs," Hutchinson said. “They asked me who in the music industry was involved in drugs. They were just interested in people who worked in music business. So I kind of wonder if that's why these other guys used my name, since that is what the feds want to hear."
According to Hutchinson’s account, an employee of his record label was being monitored by federal agents and that is how he came to the attention of law enforcement.
Authorities claim that Hutchinson financed the drug operation and that his label was the recipient of the drug proceeds.
"No one could prove it, but because of the association with these guys, they charged me with conspiracy. I ended up getting charged for several years for a crime I had nothing to do with. I knew it would be impossible to fight this, so my attorney advised me to cop a plea,” said Hutchinson who was still in good spirits. “There was never any trial. A motion was simply filed to determine what my sentence would be.”
Hutchinson recently finished his second solo album, Live from the Ghetto on his West World Records and is preparing another album that will be released during his incarceration titled Only God Can Judge Me.
"Sometimes we try to help people too much and you can't really play that anymore. They are putting us legit guys trying to help get guys off the street in a stronghold.”
This is not the first time a group member has come under the eye of federal authorities. In February of 2002, group member Anthony “Total K-Oss” Stewart pleaded guilty to drug and child-endangerment charges after police found rock cocaine in his Corona, California apartment.
According to court documents, the drugs had a potential street value of $250,000.
Above The Law was signed to Eazy E’s Ruthless imprint and in the early 90’s released their ground breaking album, Living Like Hustlers.
The album is hailed as one of the groundbreaking releases of the era, due to the production work of a young producer named Dr. Dre.
The group was also signed to Suge Knight’s Death Row Records for a period of time.
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