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12.02.09Straight Outta New Bedford: 2 Men Arrested For Gangsta Rap VideoWhen two aspiring hip-hop artists from Massachusetts were hauled into court last month and charged with making threats against police in a rap video, everyone in the court room, from the defense attorneys to the prosecutors, agreed on one thing: Matthew Rufino, 24, and Jason Foley, 28, do not have a bright future ahead in hip hop. Watch 4 Me, the low-budget YouTube video that landed the pair behind bars, shows Rufino and Foley rapping inside some kind of dark tent, with blurry google images of shootouts and mangled police cruisers to illustrate their violent lyrics. The four-minute clip, posted by 508 Productions ...
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