District Court. Iglehart, 23, already serving a year federal sentence for dealing crack, said he followed aspiring Midland rapper Zeteral "Zet" Perkins to the Metroplex, saw Perkins get into Burns' silver Corvette outside the established rapper's CD shop and drove behind them to the studio.
Attorney Jeff Parras asked in reference to the more serious penalties for crack possession. Perkins was convicted in a September federal jury trial of conspiracy and possession of more than 50 grams of crack and sentenced to 22 years last February by Judge Robert Junell.
Representing Burns, Fort Worth attorney Michael Heiskell questioned the credibility of Iglehart and fellow witnesses Andre Harris and Joseph Wright, who are also federally incarcerated on drug charges. Assisted by co-counsel Douglas Greene of Arlington, Heiskell introduced evidence that Iglehart then told a girlfriend, "I'm a hustler and I do what I gotta do.
Like Iglehart, Perkins and Wright are native Midlanders. Harris told the two-man, woman jury he initially misled Midland police Lt. While locked up he kept writing his rhymes and expected to pick up where he left off upon release. But Seed had moved on, and without his partner Black was unwillingly forced to go solo. His independently released debut, Late Bloomer , arrived in and drew the attention of the TVT label.
Just as his first effort for the label dropped in March of , Black was once again headed for prison. This time he had earned 30 years for conspiracy and delivering 1, grams of crack cocaine.
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