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Path Created with Sketch. Shape Created with Sketch. After two trials — the jury was unable to reach a verdict in the first — Banton was found guilty of illegal possession of a firearm and conspiracy to possess 11lb of cocaine with intent to distribute.

He was sentenced to 10 years, reduced by two when the gun charge was dropped. He denied any involvement in any drug deal itself, maintaining it was all talk, and the prosecution accepted he had no financial involvement. In the 18 months since his release, Banton has never talked about the conviction or his time in jail. He has long disavowed Boom Bye Bye , the murderously homophobic single he wrote and recorded as a year-old and which was released without his knowledge when he hit big.

I affirm once and for all that everyone has the right to live as they so choose. He can trace his roots back directly to the rebel coalition of runaway slaves and indigenous people who, in the 18th century, retreated to the mountainous interior and waged a year campaign against the British.

It kept me solid through the recent years, because I know how my people suffered long and they fought hard for freedom. It puts my struggles into perspective and shows why every black man have to fight.