If you haven’t head, the Smoking Gun has gone off on Alfamega, T.I.’s Grand Hustle recording artist. Apparently, the Smoking Gun has uncovered that Alfamega used to be a government informant for a number of years. Here’s what they found:
What he does not mention, though, is his prior work as a Drug Enforcement Administration informant who snitched out criminal cohorts and testified as a government witness at the trial of an Atlanta heroin trafficker. Court records show that Zellars began working with law enforcement officials after he was sentenced in September 1995 to 110 months in a federal gun case (Zellars, who had a prior felony robbery conviction, was collared for selling weapons to an undercover federal agent). Zellars “agreed to cooperate with authorities and was debriefed” about the criminal activity of several individuals. “In particular he was debriefed concerning the drug trafficking activities of a Mr. Ali Baaqar,” according to a government court filing, a copy of which you’ll find below. During his cooperation against Baaqar, Zellars met with a DEA agent and a federal prosecutor, and subsequently testified at trial. “Ali Baaqar was convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin based upon the trial testimony of [Zellars] and others.” In return for his snitching, Zellars had 18 months shaved off his prison term when he was resentenced in July 1997 by Judge J.
Today T.I. announced that he is release Alfamega from Grand Hustle and as far as he’s concerned their business relationship is over. Here’s what T.I. said about Alfamega,
Even though all of our artists and employees are asked by us to be honest and open about their past history at no time did Alfa disclose to me or Grand Hustle what has now appeared in the media. He essentially deceived us by failing to fully disclose the truth about his past and there is no place in our organization for dishonest and misleading behavior. As I’ve always said, you must take responsibility for your own actions, we at Grand Hustle do not support or condone blaming others for your mistakes. I hope and pray to God to bless his financial plans but I do not foresee me or my company playing a role in his professional or personal business.
Even though I feel bad for Alfamega, because honestly what is he going to do now? It is interesting that the guys that brag the most about their street cred are the ones that turn out to be chinatown fakes. I guess it’s an insecurity issue. We all took issue with Rick Ross because he always claimed he was this super drug dealer and I see the same thing with Alfamega, having heard little from him, what I have heard, he seems like he always wants to fight and prove how much of a tough guy he is. Oh well another generic thug rapper bites the dust.
