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==Death== |
==Death== |
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On the night of March 28, 1999, after leaving Mr. Cheeks birthday party with a friend Thomas Roman of Boston Massachusetts, Rogers was fatally shot by Kelvin Jones<ref name=VH1/> while he was going towards the exit of Sheraton Hotel in Queens, New York. It was a case of mistaken identity. He was pronounced dead at the nearby Jamaica Hospital.<ref name=NYTimes/> The [[crime scene getaway|getaway driver]], Raheem Fletcher, was sentenced to seven years in prison. Jones pleaded guilty to murder.<ref name=MTV/> Rogers was 27 at the time of his death. |
On the night of March 28, 1999, after leaving Mr. Cheeks birthday party with a friend Thomas Roman of Boston Massachusetts, Rogers was fatally shot by Kelvin Jones<ref name=VH1/> while he was going towards the exit of Sheraton Hotel in Queens, New York. It was a case of mistaken identity. He was pronounced dead at the nearby Jamaica Hospital.<ref name=NYTimes/> The [[crime scene getaway|getaway driver]], Raheem Fletcher, was sentenced to seven years in prison. Jones pleaded guilty to murder.<ref name=MTV/> Rogers was 27 at the time of his death. |
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==Discography== |
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===With The Lost Boyz=== |
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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions |
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details |
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! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]] |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]] |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]] |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Legal Drug Money]]'' |
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*Released: June 4, 1996 |
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*Label: [[Uptown Records|Uptown]] |
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*Format: CD, cassette, digital download, LP |
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* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold<ref name="RIAA">{{Cite web | url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Lost%22Boyz | title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Lost Boyz | publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] | accessdate=March 12, 2012}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Love, Peace & Nappiness]]'' |
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*Released: June 17, 1997 |
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*Label: Uptown |
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*Format: CD, cassette, digital download, LP |
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! scope="row" | ''[[LB IV Life]]'' |
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*Released: September 28, 1999 |
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*Label: Uptown |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 13:41, 5 November 2019
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Raymond Rogers |
| Born | May 14, 1971 Queens, New York |
| Died | March 28, 1999 (aged 27) Queens, New York |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1994–1999 |
| Labels | Universal Records |
Tahliq Raymond Rogers (May 14, 1971 – March 28, 1999),[1] better known as Freaky Tah, was an MC, hype man and promoter. Freaky Tah was a member of a hip hop group called the Lost Boyz, together with Mr. Cheeks, DJ Spigg Nice, and Pretty Lou.[2][3]
Death
On the night of March 28, 1999, after leaving Mr. Cheeks birthday party with a friend Thomas Roman of Boston Massachusetts, Rogers was fatally shot by Kelvin Jones[4] while he was going towards the exit of Sheraton Hotel in Queens, New York. It was a case of mistaken identity. He was pronounced dead at the nearby Jamaica Hospital.[5] The getaway driver, Raheem Fletcher, was sentenced to seven years in prison. Jones pleaded guilty to murder.[6] Rogers was 27 at the time of his death.
See also
References
- ^ R.I.P. Raymond "Freaky Tah" Rogers (May 14, 1971 – March 28, 1999), 2dopeboyz, March 28, 2010
- ^ The Lost Boyz at Allmusic
- ^ Freaky Tah at Allmusic
- ^ Freaky Tah One of Three Killed in Feud, Police Say VH1, April 9, 1999
- ^ "Member of Lost Boyz Hip-Hop Group Slain", The New York Times, March 29, 1999
- ^ "Shooter Pleads Guilty in Murder of Lost Boyz's Freaky Tah", MTV, July 17, 2001
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