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Las Vegas Rapper Arrested After Dropping “Confession” to Murder in Track

Las Vegas – Another rapper has gone into the studio and recorded a confession. This time it’s Las Vegas rapper Kenjuan McDaniel, also known as ‘The Biggest Finn 4800‘. According to the Las Vegas Police Department, the rapper was charged with open murder with a deadly weapon on August 29, having previously been considered a person of interest in the death of Randall Wallace due to his connection to a vehicle matching the description of the one used during the incident. A Vegas Detective noticed that a music video shared by McDaniel’s YouTube account entitled ‘Fadee Free’ included lyrics detailing what the department considered to be a confession to Wallace’s killing.

“Detectives noted the music video bore a sufficient level of similarity to the details of the murder. This includes the fact, that Kenjuan confessed to the murder in his lyrics. … Details provided by Kenjuan in his music video were not released to the public and would not be common knowledge,” the Las Vegas Metropolitan Warrant stated.

One Bar included in McDaniel’s song reportedly stated, “Parked the car, double back on feet, the smartest way to slide, drove in, double lock yo man, make sure you get yo body,” which matches details about Wallace’s killing that weren’t yet released publicly at the time. McDaniel also reportedly reenacted parts of the incident that were “consistent with evidence at the scene” in the music video.

“The facts gathered during the investigation were obtained separately from the music video. The music video further validated the results of the investigation,” the warrant stated.

McDaniel’s bond was set at $1 million bond with electronic monitoring and he is scheduled for his next court appearance on September 14.

This is not the first rapper to admit to crimes in a rap song. Yung Thugs’ lyrics and others have faced this same fate or scrutiny. Artistic freedom is a right afforded under the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment; however, many rap artists who run afoul of the law have had their lyrics held against them in a court of law. In Young Thug, Jeffery Lamar William’s case

Part of their evidence to make that case? The lyrics which have garnered Mr. Williams legions of fans.

“I never killed anybody but I got something to do with that body,” he proclaims in the 2018 song Anybody, for example. “I told them to shoot a hundred rounds.”