Tip took the stand earlier this morning at the Hamilton County Court in Cincinnati as a witness for the prosecution in the murder trial of Hosea Thomas, the man accused of shooting his childhood friend Philant Johnson to death in May of 2006. He told the court that he felt like the bullets that killed his friend were meant for him and he described what happened inside the van he was riding in during the shootout between Thomas and his camp.
T.I. says he took cover in a van when it was struck by bullets during the chase. He described seeing his friend after their van pulled over. He said Johnson was lying lifeless, blood running down his face from a shot into his left temple.
Padron Thomas, 40, told officials he was driving the Jeep as his brother, Hosea, fired the shots at the vans. At least one member of T.I.’s crew returned fire.
In exchange for Padron Thomas’ testimony against his brother, prosecutors have agreed to drop murder charges against him, allow him to plead guilty to manslaughter and have any sentence he receives in the case to run at the same time as a federal prison sentence.
The MCEO himself, Talib Kweli, stopped by KUBE 93 in Seattle on 10-5-08 to make his 4th appearance on Sunday Night Sound Session with DJ Hyphen and J. Moore. The trio talked all about his current projects, including updates on the next Reflection Eternal album, his Idle Warship group with Res & Graph Nobel, and all things Blacksmith. They also discussed what it’s like to operate his own label, how new media has affected his career, a little politics, and more. Talib Kweli on KUBE 93’s Sound Session from DJ Hyphen on Vimeo.
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