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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = C-murder| image = C-Murder.jpg| caption = Mug shot of C-Murder| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1971|3|9cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p278648|pure_url=yes|title=C-Murder > Biography|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|coauthors=Jeffries, David|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2009-07-27| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana United States | death_date =| origin =| instrument =| genre = Rap , Hip hop music|hip hop | occupation = Rapper , actor | years_active = 1991–present | label = No Limit Records Priority Records Tru Records Asylum Records | associated_acts = | website = http://youtube.com/trurecords | notable_instruments =
Corey Miller (born March 9, 1971), better known by his stage name C-Murder , is an United States|American rapper and convicted murderer. C-Murder is the brother of both Master P and Silkk the Shocker , and uncle of rapper-actor Lil' Romeo|Romeo . C-Murder has released eight albums altogether on three different labels, No Limit Records , Tru Records , and Asylum Records . His first Music recording sales certification|platinum album was Life or Death (C-Murder album)|Life or Death , which was released in 1998. He is currently serving life imprisonment following his conviction for a murder|second degree murder committed in 2002. C-Murder at one time was engaged to R& B singer Monica (entertainer)|Monica .cite news|title=All Eyes on Monica |date=2007-02-21 |author=Davina Morris |publisher=The Voice |url= http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php? show=10928
Music career
C-Murder was part of the rap group TRU (group)|TRU . In 1998 C-Murder made his solo debut with Life or Death . C-Murder's debut topped the Billboard R& B albums chart.cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p278648|pure_url=yes|title=C-Murder > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2009-07-27 Bossalinie followed in 1999. He was also a member of the supergroup 504 Boyz , which had a hit in 2000 with "Wobble Wobble". The same year, C-Murder released his third album, Trapped in Crime , which included the hit "Down 4 My Niggaz" featuring Snoop Dogg and Magic (rapper)|Magic . C-Murder's next album Tru Dawgs was released in 2002. During a life sentence imposed by court starting October 2003, C-Murder recorded The Truest $#!@ I Ever Said in 2005. His seventh studio album '' Screamin' 4 Vengeance , was finally released in stores on July 1, 2008.
Other Ventures
TRU Records
Infobox record label| name = TRU Records | image = | image_bg = | parent = | founded = 2000 | founder = Corey "C-Murder" Miller (CEO) | status = Current | distributor = Priority Records|Priority (2001-2002) EMI (1999-2000) Koch Records|Koch (2006-2008) RBC (2009) | genre = Hip hop music|Hip-hop , Southern rap | country = United States | location = New Orleans , Louisiana (2000-present) | url = http://myspace.com/cmurder
Legal Issues
Steve Thomas case
Infobox criminal| name = Corey Miller | image_name = | image_size = 180 | image_alt = | image_caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = Birth date and age|1971|3|9| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | death_date = | death_place = | cause = | alias = C-Murder | motive = | charge = | conviction = Attempted murder (May 27, 2009), second-degree murder (August 11, 2009) | conviction_penalty = 10 years imprisonment, life imprisonment|life imprisonment without parole | conviction_status = Imprisoned in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana | occupation = | spouse = | parents = | children = In September 2003, Miller was convicted for the 2002 beating and fatal shooting of a fan, 16-year-old Steve Thomas, at a Harvey, Louisiana nightclub; however, Presiding Judge Martha Sassone granted a new trial based on the claim that prosecutors improperly withheld criminal background information on three of their witnesses.
While awaiting re-trial Miller was placed under house arrest . Sassone allowed Miller to promote his new yet to be titled CD and novel, Death Around the Corner , while under house arrest, but ruled that a gag order pertaining to the case would remain in effect. The terms of the house arrest required Sassone's permission for all visitors, including reporters.cite news|title=People in the News: Rapper has to watch his mouth |url= http://www.seattlepi.com/people/305935_people05.html |date=2007-03-05 |publisher=Seattle PIcite news|title=Judge allows rapper under house arrest to promote album |url= http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/celebrities/4602656.html |publisher=Houston Chronicle |date=2007-03-05
On March 13, 2007, Judge Sassone granted Miller's request to work on his music career on a per request basis, but denied his request for a 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. curfew.cite news|publisher=The Times Picayune |date=2007-03-13 |title=Rapper may leave house |url= http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/westbank/index.ssf? /base/news-3/1173850838105470.xml& coll=1& thispage=2 |author=Paul Purpura Sassone's rulings in the case became an issue in her failed 2008 bid for re-election. Sassone was defeated by Judge Ellen Kovach; prosecutors subsequently renewed a request to have Miller returned to jail.cite news|publisher=The Times Picayune |date=2009-01-13 |title=Jefferson Parish prosecutors want rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller jailed|url= http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf? /base/news-32/1231828237240630.xml& coll=1& thispage=1 During January 2009, Corey Miller was confined to his residence on house arrest , and could only leave for a documented medical emergency.
On May 27, 2009, Miller pled nolo contendere|no contest to two counts of attempted second degree murder. These charges stem from a 2001 incident in Baton Rouge in which Miller fired shots from a semi-automatic pistol at the owner and bouncer of a night club who refused to allow Miller to enter the business with the gun. C-Murder was sentenced to ten years with credit for time served.cite news|url= http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp? s=10431228|title=C-Murder pleads no contest to attempted murder|last=Gates|first=Paul|date=2009-05-27|publisher=WAFB|accessdate=2009-08-27 An alleged surveillance video of the incident was posted on AllHipHop.com .
On August 5, 2009, the murder trial began. The father of the victim spoke of his son being a huge fan of C-Murder before the incident. A bouncer had also testified against C-Murder claiming to have witnessed every moment of the shooting, he says he fears for repercussions of testifying and prosecutors have also made claims of C-Murder's associates threatening many other witnesses from this case.cite web|url= http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/08/06/21882487.aspx|title=Bouncer Says C-Murder Guilty of Killing Teen |last=AbduSalaam|first=Ishmael|date=2009-08-06|work=AllHipHop.com|accessdate=2009-08-27 On August 10, 2009, the jury reported being deadlocked, but Judge Hans Liljeberg instructed them to attempt to resolve the deadlock. Three hours later, the jury returned to announce it had reached a 10-2 guilty verdict. The judge suspected that, given the deadlock announced earlier followed by the quick reversal, one of the jurors decided to switch under pressure to end the trial and instructed the jury to go back and deliberate on the case longer.cite web|last=Lin|first=C.J.|url= http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/cmurder_verdict.html|title=C-Murder guilty verdict not valid, judge says, and sends jury back for more deliberations|work=New Orleans Times-Picayune|date=August 11, 2009|accessdate=December 12, 2010 When they came back, with the same verdict, Miller was convicted of second-degree murder charges with a 10-2 verdict.cite news|url= http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/cmurder_verdict_1.html|title=C-Murder guilty of second-degree murder after topsy-turvy jury action|last=Purpura|first=Paul|coauthors=Lin, C.J.|date=2009-08-11|work=New Orleans Times-Picayune|accessdate=2009-08-27 During sentencing the victim's father was quoted as saying "I'm not rejoicing. I feel bad for Miller's family. But at least they can see him. What have we got but a gravesite and a photograph? "cite news|url= http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/US-Rapper-Corey-C-Murder-Miller-Found-Guilty-Of-Second-Degree-Murder/Article/200908215359098? lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_5& lid=ARTICLE_15359098_US_Rapper_Corey_C-Murder_Miller_Found_Guilty_Of_Second_Degree_Murder_|title= Rapper C-Murder Shot 16-Year-Old Fan In Club|date=2009-08-12|publisher=Sky News|accessdate=2009-08-27 C-Murder was sentenced on August 14 by District Judge Hans Liljeberg to mandatory life imprisonment .cite news|title=Rapper C-Murder sentenced to life in prison|url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32418793/ns/entertainment-celebrities/|work=MSN Music|publisher=Associated Press|date=2009-08-14
On August 27, 2009, Ernest Johnson, president of the Louisiana NAACP , requested an investigation into the jury deliberations.cite news|url= http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2009/08/la_naacp_wants_state_supreme_c.html|title=C-Murder jury deliberation needs investigation, Louisiana NAACP president says|last=Purpura|first=Paul|date=2009-08-27|work=New Orleans Times-Picayune|accessdate=2009-08-27 C-Murder's financial woes have reportedly landed him the help of two Harvard attorneys who have agreed to assist with his appeal. One of the jurors, Mary Jacob, said that both she and a fellow juror, a 20 year old Xavier student, were verbally abused by fellow jurors for their decision to acquit. According to Jacobs, the abuse resulted in her switching her verdict, saying "They literally made this 20-year-old girl so violently ill, she was shaking so bad. She ran into the bathroom. She was throwing her guts up. She couldn't function anymore. That's when I decided, the judge don't want to listen to me, doesn't want to listen to us? I told them, 'You want him to be guilty? He's guilty; now let's get the hell out of here.'" This account was partially confirmed by another juror. In Louisiana, a 10-2 consensus is sufficient for conviction but a 9-3 consensus results in a mistrial.cite news|title=C-Miller, rap star, kills a young fan|url= http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/celebrity/corey_miller/32.html/|work=TruTV|publisher=TruTV|date=2009-08-14 As a result, Miller appealed the conviction. On December 28, 2011, his conviction was upheld. cite news|last=Kunzelman|first=Michael|title=Rapper C-Murder's Conviction, Sentence Upheld|url= http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/rapper-murders-conviction-sentence-upheld-15255638#.Tv2EeymNr4s|newspaper=ABC News
Discography
Main|C-Murder discography ;Studio albums
1998: Life or Death (C-Murder album)|Life or Death
1999: Bossalinie
2000: Trapped in Crime
2001: C-P-3.com
2005: The Truest Shit I Ever Said
2006: The Tru Story: Continued
2008: '' Screamin' 4 Vengeance
2009: Calliope Click Volume 1
;Independent albums
2009: Community Service Sep 2009
2009: Calliope Click Sep 2009
2010: Tomorrow (C-Murder album)|Tomorrow
Filmography
;Films
Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
1997
1998
I Got the Hook Up
Da Game of Life
2000
2002
References
reflist
External links
MySpace|cmurder
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0127358/ C-Murder at the Internet Movie Database
No Limit Records
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