Cyrus Langhorne
Jailed hip-hop mogul James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond isn’t keeping his lips sealed. The rap executive has issued a public statement about receiving multiple life sentences for his involvement in the murder of G-Unit affiliate Lowell “Lodi Mack” Fletcher.
On Friday, Henchman addressed his situation and directly referenced his supporters.
“This is America! I want to apologize to my family and my support system. Most importantly, to my son; When I asked you to intern as a 14 yr old at my office it was because I wanted you to see your father working and have a strong role model. I wanted you to look up to brown and black people in boardrooms rather than in the streets. I was proud of the work I was doing. I never thought when I sent you on that errand, you would be surrounded and assaulted by 50 cent and four G-Unit grown men with guns for wearing a T-shirt. My son I want you to know today – you did nothing wrong by coming to me and letting me know what happened to you. Any child that is under age should let their parents know if they are assaulted.” (All Hip Hop)
Jimmy also maintained his innocence and blamed the criminal system for his current predicament.
“There is a sickness in this system. My trial was covered up and drown out with unrelated shootings, hip hop gang fairy tales and non-existing “rap wars” that never existed. For any Black man being painted into that fantasy thug culture is a lethal concoction for a conviction and the prosecutors knew this. The prevalence of this injustice has sprung up grass root organizations to tackle systematic racism in the criminal justice system. Which result in mass incarceration and wrongful convictions disproportionately affecting black and brown people. You would think black and brown people are the only ones that commit crimes because that is all I see. But this is America.” (All Hip Hop)
A few hours ago, Henchman’s longtime rival 50 Cent taunted him landing a life sentence for his connection to the Lodi Mack murder.
It's just non-stop with you, Fif! smh lol 📸 @50cent pic.twitter.com/1545assp8V
— SOHH (@sohh) November 9, 2018
On Thursday, a judge gave Rosemond the hefty sentence.
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JAMES ROSEMOND, a/k/a “Jimmy the Henchman,” was sentenced today to life plus 30 years in prison for ordering the murder of Lowell Fletcher, a/k/a “Lodi Mack.” A jury convicted ROSEMOND of murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and firearms offenses following a nine-day retrial before United States District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who sentenced ROSEMOND. (Justice.Gov)
