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He began a career on November 25, 2008, creating a [[YouTube]] blog channel called "RaDiggsTV". It has 408 subscribers and 62,298 views as of August 11, 2021. <ref> |url= https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCaGpjHStTZfTuIw5-c6Y6Rg |website=YouTube |agency=YouTube |date=12 August 2021}}</ref> |
He began a career on November 25, 2008, creating a [[YouTube]] blog channel called "RaDiggsTV". It has 408 subscribers and 62,298 views as of August 11, 2021. <ref> |url= https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCaGpjHStTZfTuIw5-c6Y6Rg |website=YouTube |agency=YouTube |date=12 August 2021}}</ref> |
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On March 10, 2010, he created a YouTube channel called "VANGODENT". It has over 3, |
On March 10, 2010, he created a YouTube channel called "VANGODENT". It has over 3,060 subscribers as of September 2021. He would post music videos to the channel. |
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On June 11, 2010, he released a song to the channel called "Eulogy". It has over |
On June 11, 2010, he released a song to the channel called "Eulogy". It has over 971,000 views as of September 2021. |
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== Imprisonment == |
== Imprisonment == |
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Revision as of 17:09, 6 September 2021
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| Birth name | Ronald Herron |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2008–2010 |
Ronald Herron (born c. 1982),[1] known as Ra Diggs, is an American former rapper and convicted murderer, gang leader, and drug trafficker, formerly based in Brooklyn, New York City.
Career
He began a career on November 25, 2008, creating a YouTube blog channel called "RaDiggsTV". It has 408 subscribers and 62,298 views as of August 11, 2021. [2]
On March 10, 2010, he created a YouTube channel called "VANGODENT". It has over 3,060 subscribers as of September 2021. He would post music videos to the channel.
On June 11, 2010, he released a song to the channel called "Eulogy". It has over 971,000 views as of September 2021.
Imprisonment
Ra Diggs was arrested on October 5, 2010 on drug charges, and was alleged to be leader of the Bloods-affiliated "Murderous Mad Dogs".[3][4][5] He was convicted on June 26, 2014 of 21 federal charges, including racketeering, drug dealing, and three murders. At trial, several of Ra Diggs songs and music videos were used as evidence because they were "literal recountings of his crimes".[6] The federal prosecuting attorney said:
He styled himself a rap artist, but the jury's verdict makes clear who Herron really is: a drug dealer and murderer who sought power through fear and intimidation.[6]
On April 2, 2015, he was sentenced to three life terms plus 105 years in prison. He told the judge that he could give him 10 life terms and that he was only going to die once, after which he was sentenced to 12 life terms plus 105 years in prison. He is being held at ADX Florence in Colorado.[7]
References
- ^ Find an inmate: RONALD HERRON − Register Number: 78527-053; Age: 38 (June 12, 2020); Release Date: LIFE. Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved June 12, 2020
- ^ |url= https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCaGpjHStTZfTuIw5-c6Y6Rg |website=YouTube |agency=YouTube |date=12 August 2021}}
- ^ Bark, Theo (February 14, 2012). "Ra Diggs Murder Charge: Three Killings, Faces Death for Bragging". The Boombox.
- ^ "In Brief: Rap Videos Admissible". Law.com. May 12, 2014.
- ^ "Uncle Murda Associate Ra Diggs Arrested For Running Drug Ring, Faces Life In Prison". Baller Status. October 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Reilly, Dan (June 27, 2014). "Rapper Ra Diggs Convicted of Three Murders After His Videos Are Used as Evidence". SPIN.
- ^ Schweber, Nate (April 3, 2015). "Ra Diggs Gets 12 Life Sentences". The New York Times.
Other sources
- Starbury, Alan (October 9, 2010). "Uncle Murda Associate Ra Diggs Arrested For Running Drug Ring, Faces Life In Prison". BallerStatus.
- Marzulli, John (February 13, 2012). "Brooklyn rapper charged with three murders, including one he boasted about on Twitter". New York Daily News.
- Clifford, Stephanie (May 27, 2014). "Artist or Gang Leader? Rapper's Trial Begins". The New York Times.
- "YouTube bragging rapper Ra Diggs found guilty of murder". BBC Newsbeat. June 27, 2014.
- Schweber, Nate (April 2, 2015). "Ronald Herron, Brooklyn Rapper Known as Ra Diggs, Gets 12 Life Prison Terms". The New York Times.
- Mosendz, Polly (April 2, 2015). "FBI: Bloods Gang Leader Ronald Herron Sentenced to Life". Newsweek.
- Marzulli, John (April 24, 2016). "Brooklyn drug kingpin gets 3 life terms in Colorado's Supermax prison". New York Daily News.