Thu 3 Jan 2008
Got an email from Miranda Jane about her pr-client Tragedy Khadafi. I hadn’t realized that he’s been in Riker’s for the past few months, and last week he was convicted of a class C felony aka “Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the 4th Degree” and sentenced to 0-4 years in prison.
According to his reps, Trag was arrested during a sweep in Harlem, but they take issue with the fact that he is being labeled a “predicate” felon. He was incarcerated before as a teen, and then as an adult in Elmira. I’m not so good with the legal terms but I believe predicate means that you were convicted of another felony within 10 years of the current charge, so maybe his past adult conviction was older than 10 years?
I can’t make any judgements about the legal system in this case because I have no idea if Trag is guilty of a crime or not, but I respect his work and feel for his family. If you would like to write Trag, here’s his contact address:
PERCY CHAPMAN
07A7101
DOWNSTATE CORR FAC
122 RED SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD
PO BOX F
FISHKILL NY 12524
January 3rd, 2008 at 3:26 am
dam info thanks for the word,he should not still be nickle and dime’g i mean dam the cell phone hustle is the new hustle,need all the facts still,i mean my niggas in harlem still be out gettin that money, i guess he was in the middle of a harlem progect? cause niggas aint really on the corner no more,shouts to lincoln.ill send um a kite just off the strenght of 90’s hip hop. one ma.
January 3rd, 2008 at 2:56 pm
When will niggas learn? This guy has had too many opportunities to be still caught up in the drug game. Even if it is a case of mistaken identity he still put himself in a bad position. His lyrics make him sound way more intelligent than he must really be.
January 3rd, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I remember Tragedy back when he was on CNN’s War Report. Classic album and his appearances on that album were classic. T.O.N.Y.!!!
Keep your head up Trag.
January 3rd, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Hold your head “INTELLIGENT HOODLUM”
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January 3rd, 2008 at 3:10 pm
No comment…..
January 3rd, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Thanks Info. Trag and I ran tight a few years back and I havent spoken to dude in 3 years. Wil mos def send him a kite. Thanks again.
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
I hope his people send him a kite with some flicks.
January 3rd, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Trag…awwww man, arrest the mothaf-in president/Black & Proud…Trag, ur music is still powerful brotha…hold ya head
I know, they dodne fucked up the message from the 80-90’s but it wil be back for 08 brotha…gun-toting and bubblegum rap needs a backseat this year….
January 3rd, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Damn…I’ll send him a postcard, adding “it’s good to be free”…dumb guy.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:19 pm
[…] PERCY CHAPMAN 07A7101 DOWNSTATE CORR FAC 122 RED SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD PO BOX F FISHKILL NY 12524 Tragedy Khadafi, hold your head [MissInfoTV] […]
January 4th, 2008 at 1:46 am
“i’m that illa,organized thug killa,now you little monkey niggas wanna play gorilla.”
thats one of my favorite lines in rap ever thanks to tragedy.hold yourself down baby.
January 4th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
[…] Miss Info reported recently that Tragedy Khadafi got caught up in a sweep in Harlem, and slapped with ” Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the 4th degree”, which really sounds like some Stasi/Nazi tactics to me. In my opinion and knowing the cops, they know who Tragedy is and the type of music he makes, and they also know with his record they can get any old bullshit ass charge to stick. Hopefully he has a legal representative that can put the pigs in their place. Too bad he isn’t Dewy Cox because then all he’d have to say is, “rehab”. Write to him and show your support. […]
January 4th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
[…] http://www.missinfo.tv/?p=485 […]
January 5th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
wow. maybe now he can work towards paying back all those dudes whos money he took without sending verses. (i.e. Maino and other dudes)
January 5th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
PEACE MINYA/MISS INFO AND READERS.
This was actually my response to the question – what happened?
“Hell up in Harlem! That’s what happened. He either a) got caught up in a sweep of people up top or b) the hiphoppatrol was on his ass and waiting til he was in a certain pleace at a certain time.
He was tried and convicted on a class C felony, ‘CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE 4TH DEGREE” and sentenced to 0 – 4 years. He entered downstate on 12.27.07, and he will be transferred to another lovely penal establishment at some point. That info is direct from the newyorkdepartmentofcocksuckers
NYDOCS.”
Tragedy is my Brother, not my PR client (although I’m sure that’s easily misconstrued). I have been close to him for 11 years. Since the information about his arrest is “public information” and the rumours were flying, I hit up a few people in the industry to let them know what was up.
At this time, thank God, he is NOT being labeled a predicate felon. For anyone who is in the streets, they know that a class C is nothing, and that a ZERO to FOUR year sentence means that with the overcapacity of NY’s penal system, and access to programs like work release and educational programs, he may be home in months and not years.
His family is concerned that after this incarceration the State of NY will try to put him in a classification of “predicate felon” which is just another stick for the NYPD to beat you with, just another bullet for their 41 shots.
The truth is that Tragedy is not a gangster rapper from Queensbridge, the largest housing project in the world. The truth is that he is a recording artist, producer, and songwriter who has been in the music business since his early teens.
The truth is that he has also been an influential and powerful player behind-the-scenes, from his work in A&R alongside Faith Newman many years ago, to his A&R/Executive production of the Capone-N-Noreaga LP “Still Reporting”, and the owner of record labels and entertainment companies spanning decades.
Furthermore he is a mentor, having taken countless young people under his wing. He takes those who are the least fortunate and the most troubled, spends the time to build with them and assess their strengths, and gives them the tools and opportunities to build them. I could go on for pages, but half the story will never be told.
http://www.myspace.com/tragedykhadafi is his offical fan page, and anyone who knows less than his full history from the days of Marley Marl, The Juice Crew, Superkids and Tragedy up until present day can read through his page to learn more.
Peace and thank U for shining light on the situation, I just wanted to make sure that his presence on line is free from rumours, misinformation, or confusion of any sort.
January 7th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
First off this is in response to what was left on the board. God does things to us to humble us. When u steal from people and take advantage of them its hard to undo what u did. Tragedy is exactly that. a tragedy. This socalled revolutionary is a thief,con man and two bit nickle and dime nigga and he is getting what he deserves. He sheisted a lot of street niggas and hard working class people out of money using his rep and he got what is coming to him. Reusing verses and stealing show money is not something a real mcee does and I don’t respect those weak tactics from someone who I thought was so “deep”. I wouldn’t wish jail on my worst enemy but karma is a bitch! I as well as many others have been looking for this bum to repay what he STOLE and I guess thats a wrap for now. Goes to show that you will pay what u owe one way or the other. I hope the best for him regardless cuz jail ain’t no place for any black man but while he is sittin it down I hope he reflects on the last years and gets some understanding or some sense either way the streets aint that safe for him after all that dirt was done so he is probably better off right now…
January 9th, 2008 at 2:37 am
to Boss:
“Judge me, walk in my shoes and catch blisters.” – Tragedy Khadafi, “Against All Odds”
January 13th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
The funny part about your quote is those words don’t hold no weight. You can not be a phony and try to kick wisdom. And I am not the one who judged him He made his own decisions and we have control over our own destiny. Everyone one has flaws but u recognize them and stop the pattern and he is to old for that petty shit!
January 24th, 2008 at 6:20 am
PEACE.
JUST TO UPDATE EVERYONE, KHADAFI HAS BEEN MOVED TO SING SING.
HIS NEW MAILING ADDRESS IS
PERCY ABDUL-MUTA’ALI CHAPMAN
07A7101
SING SING CORR FAC
354 HUNTER STREET
OSSINING, NY 10562-5442
THANK U FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT HIM. FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT, IT’S BEST THAT U JUDGE NOT LEST U BE JUDGED.
PEACE
WALASIA “MJ” SHABAZZ
4 TRAGEDY KHADAFI THE INTELLIGENT HOODLUM
AND THE CHAPMAN/COLES FAMILY
January 18th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Percy is the biggest hypocrite. how can a man that once called him self “intelligent hoodlum” and that raps about the struggles of the hood get himself into this mess. not to mention that he doesn’t even take care of the many kids he has, including Myisha and Nasir