MUSI 2520 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Scott La Rock, Boogie Down Productions, Marley Marl
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Snow --- fairview mall toronto - album named 12 inches of snow. -informer - the song is based on a separate 1989 incident when snow was charged with two counts of attempted murder. At the time, he was detained for a year in toronto before the charges were reduced to aggravated assault, and he was eventually acquitted and freed. - got into a lot of trouble as a kid also sold weed. - snow was on bail when shan discovered him. - shot the video before he went to jail. -plead guilty to the assault charge not the murder. - saw the video the first time while in prison. - got out after 8months became a star left in a limo. - #1 spot for billboard chart for 11weeks/7weeks pop charts. - the album sold over 8 million records worldwide, with the informer single remaining number. 1 on the american billboard charts for seven consecutive weeks.
