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Danger

*1974
of Hip-Hop/Rap
A.k.a. Carlos James Martinez

Rapper affiliated with Brownside. Born on October 4, 1974, passed away on January 1, 1996, killed in shooting in San Bernardino, CA. Full news paper article on Danger's killing by "The San Bernardino County Sun" Carlos Jam Martinez Slain rap singer Colton police probe death of rap singer Police are studying a promotional album by a Riverside rap singer who was found shot to death in Colton. The Sun Two days after a Riverside rap singer was found shot to death in Colton, police were studying a promotional album by the man for possible clues into his killing. - "We don't know if the guy was confronted by people, if he was there meeting someone," Colton police Lt. Randy Heusterberg said Wednesday. " All we know is neighbors heard gunshots and found the guy shot in the street." ; The body of Carlos James Martinez, 21, was found at 8:50 p.m. Monday at Fairway Drive and G Street. " He belonged to a rap group called Brownside, which had cut a promotional album titled "Gang ' Related." The album included different versions of two songs "Gang Related" and "Gangster Point of View." ' The album had not been released commercially, said Kerry Cooley, a spokeswoman for Relativity Recordings. The company produces music for Easy E's Ruthless Records. '. Easy E, a popular rap singer who died last year of AIDS, had taken an interest in Brownside and had been helping them. "There was never a record released after Easy died," Cooley said. ' Heusterberg said Martinez reportedly had been associated with a street gang. Article source: The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California Location: San Bernardino, California Issue Date: Thursday, January 4, 1996 Page: 20

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