Around 7:30 p.m. Monday, rapper Kevin "Flipside" White was shot dead in what is believed to be an unprovoked attack during a gang conflict at Watts' Nickerson Gardens and Jordan Downs housing projects, according to the L.A. Times.
Flipside, 44, was a founding member of Watts' first major label hip hop act, O.F.T.B. (Operation From The Bottom). The trio -- Flipside, Low MB, and DJ Bus Stop -- released Straight Up Watts on the Atlantic-backed Big Beat Records in 1992. Under the guidance of DJ Quik and 2nd II None's manager "Greedy" Greg, the group was soon picked up by Death...
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Flipside, 44, was a founding member of Watts' first major label hip hop act, O.F.T.B. (Operation From The Bottom). The trio -- Flipside, Low MB, and DJ Bus Stop -- released Straight Up Watts on the Atlantic-backed Big Beat Records in 1992. Under the guidance of DJ Quik and 2nd II None's manager "Greedy" Greg, the group was soon picked up by Death...
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