Forbidden Loyalty: How Jobina Brown's Murder Exposed Hip-Hop's Deadly Secrets and Betrayals!
In the unforgiving streets of Detroit, loyalty isn’t just a virtue—it’s a matter of life and death. But what happens when that loyalty crosses the line? This is the explosive story of Jobina “JB” Brown, the woman behind Tee Grizzley’s rise, whose shocking murder unleashed a storm of rumors about forbidden love, secret pregnancies, and betrayal at the highest levels of hip-hop. Was this a tragic case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, or was JB silenced to protect secrets that could destroy a rap empire? The truth is darker—and more scandalous—than anyone imagined. Tap in for the story that has the streets, and the industry, talking.
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Created, Written, & Produced by John Reedburg
Hosted & Narrated by Samantha Paul
Production Company: John Reedburg Media
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No tears for black girls when
they disappear.
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No tears for black girls like
they were never here.
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But we remember.
We'll speak their names.
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In the unforgiving streets of
Detroit, loyalty isn't just a
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virtue.
It's a matter of life and death.
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But sometimes that same loyalty
becomes entangled with secrets
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so dark, so scandalous, that
they threaten to destroy
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everything you've built.
This is the story of Jobina JB
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Brown, a woman whose
relationship with her nephew
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would become the subject of
whispers, rumors, and ultimately
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a murder that would expose the
most salacious secrets in hip
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hop.
What started as a story about
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family loyalty has become
something much darker, a tale of
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forbidden relationships,
pregnancy rumors, and the deadly
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consequences of keeping secrets
in the streets.
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Terry Sanchez Wallace Junior,
better known to the world as Tee
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Grizzly, wasn't supposed to make
it out of Detroit's east side.
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Born into a world where poverty
and violence were daily
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realities, he watched his mother
get sentenced to 15 years in
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prison on drug charges when he
was just 20.
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A year later, his father was
murdered.
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By 2014, T himself was behind
bars, serving 18 months for
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robbery charges that could have
derailed his life permanently.
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But through all the chaos, one
person never wavered in her
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belief in him.
Jobina JB Brown, the woman he
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called his aunt.
Here's where the story gets
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complicated, and where the
whispers began.
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JB wasn't TS blood relative.
She was his aunt through
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marriage, married to his uncle
by blood.
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But their relationship would
become something that defied
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traditional family boundaries,
Something that would fuel
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rumors, gossip, and ultimately
contribute to a murder that
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shocked the hip hop world.
JB wasn't just family.
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She was Terry's everything.
When everyone else saw a young
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man destined for the streets or
the grave, she saw potential.
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She saw talent.
She saw a nephew who could wrap
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his way out of the cycle that
had claimed so many others.
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And when Terry decided to pursue
music seriously, JB didn't just
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support him, she bet everything
on him.
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The woman who would become known
as one of hip hop's most
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dedicated managers started out
as simply an aunt who refused to
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give up.
JB quit her steady job to manage
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Terry's career full time.
She used her own money to fund
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his first music video for First
Day Out, the track that would
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change everything.
She handled his business,
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protected his interests, and
became the buffer between him
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and a music industry that could
be just as dangerous as the
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streets.
But their relationship was
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deeper than business, more
complex than family, and,
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according to St.
Rumors, more intimate than
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anyone wanted to admit publicly.
JB was particular about
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cleanliness, always impeccably
dressed and carried herself with
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a dignity that commanded respect
in rooms full of men who weren't
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used to taking orders from
women.
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She was tough enough to navigate
St. politics, but loving enough
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to be the maternal figure Terry
needed after losing his mother
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to the system.
But she was also a woman in her
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early 40s, and Terry was a young
man in his 20s, and the lines
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between family, business and
something else entirely began to
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blur in ways that would later
fuel the most scandalous rumors
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in Detroit's hip hop scene.
When First Day Out exploded,
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gaining over 2 million views in
just three weeks and catching
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the attention of Jay-Z and
LeBron James, JB was right there
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orchestrating the moves that
would land Terry a deal with 300
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Entertainment and Atlantic
Records.
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She wasn't just along for the
ride, she was driving.
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But success in the rap game
comes with scrutiny, and
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scrutiny reveals secrets that
some people would kill to keep
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hidden.
By 2019, Tee Grizzly had become
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one of Detroit's biggest success
stories.
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His debut album, Activated, had
reached #10 on the Billboard
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200.
He was selling out shows,
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collaborating with major
artists, and representing for a
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city that desperately needed
positive representation.
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And through it all, JB was by
his side, the woman who had
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believed when no one else would.
But success in the rap game
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comes with a price, and that
price is often paid by the
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people you love most.
And sometimes that price
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includes keeping secrets that
could destroy everything you've
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built.
August 20th, 2019 started like
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any other night, but it would
end with a murder that would
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expose secrets that had been
whispered about in Detroit's
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streets for years.
TJB and their driver had just
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finished a late studio session
and we're heading to visit
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family on Detroit's east side.
It was the kind of routine trip
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they've made countless times
before.
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Nothing that should have raised
any red flags or caused concern.
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They pulled up to a relative's
house on Three Mile Drive around
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9:00 PM.
The neighborhood was familiar
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territory, the kind of place
where T had grown up and where
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family still lived.
But familiarity can breed
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complacency, and in the streets,
complacency kills.
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When they arrived, T wanted
everyone to go inside.
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He had that street sense that
told him certain areas required
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certain precautions, and he
urged JB to come into the house
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with him.
But JB, ever particular about
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cleanliness, took one look at
the house and declined.
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She was funny about dirty
spaces, always had been, and she
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preferred to wait in the car
rather than go into what she
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perceived as an unclean
environment.
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T begged her to come inside.
Something in his gut told him it
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wasn't safe to leave her in the
car, But JB was stubborn.
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She'd wait outside, she
insisted.
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She'd be fine.
It was a decision that would
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haunt T for the rest of his
life, and one that would fuel
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conspiracy theories about
whether he knew what was coming.
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As T walked toward the house, a
shadow emerge from the darkness.
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The shooter moved with purpose,
approaching the black Chrysler
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300, where JB sat in the back
seat.
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In a moment that would change
everything, the gunman opened
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the passenger side door, the
side where T usually sat, and
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opened fire. 8 bullets tore
through J BS body as she sat
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defenseless in the back seat.
The driver was grazed but
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survived.
T, just steps away from the car,
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heard the gunshots and came
running, but by the time he
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reached the vehicle, the shooter
had vanished into the night like
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a ghost.
JB was still alive when the
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ambulance arrived.
She even managed to call T from
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the ambulance, her voice growing
weaker with each word.
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He knew, even as he listened to
her fading voice, that he was
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losing the most important person
in his world.
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At the hospital, doctors fought
to save her life, but the damage
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was too severe.
Jobena JB Brown, the woman who
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had sacrificed everything for
her nephew's dreams, was
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pronounced dead from multiple
gunshot wounds.
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But according to rumors that
would surface years later, JB
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wasn't just carrying T's dreams
when she died, she was allegedly
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carrying his child.
The pregnancy rumors began
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almost immediately after JB's
death, whispered in Barber
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shops, discussed in private
messages and debated on social
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media.
The streets started talking and
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what they were saying was
explosive.
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JB had been pregnant when she
was murdered and the father was
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allegedly Tee Grizzly himself.
The allegations were as
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scandalous as they were
disturbing.
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Here was a woman who was
supposed to be his aunt, his
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manager, his protector, and the
streets were claiming she was
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also his lover and the mother of
his unborn child.
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The rumors painted a picture of
a relationship that had crossed
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every possible boundary, family,
professional and moral.
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Some claim that JB's pregnancy
was the real motive for her
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murder.
Had someone discovered the
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secret relationship and decided
to eliminate the evidence?
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Was JB killed not because of T's
street beefs, but because of the
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scandal that would have erupted
if they're alleged relationship
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became public?
Others suggested that T himself
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had orchestrated JB's murder to
cover up the pregnancy and
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protect his career.
The theory went that he couldn't
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afford the scandal of having
gotten his aunt pregnant, so he
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arranged for her to be killed
and made it look like a street
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hit gone wrong.
These weren't just random
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Internet conspiracy theories.
They were persistent rumors that
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circulated in Detroit's hip hop
community for years, gaining
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credibility with each retelling.
The fact that JB was shot while
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T was conveniently inside the
house only fueled the
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speculation.
Why had he insisted she come
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inside?
Why had he left her alone in the
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car?
And why had the shooter opened
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the passenger door where T
usually sat, as if they knew his
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habits intimately?
The news of J BS death sent
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shock waves through Detroit and
the hip hop community, but the
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rumors that followed created an
entirely different kind of
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scandal.
Fans mourned, fellow artists
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paid tribute.
But behind closed doors, people
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were whispering about pregnancy
tests, secret relationships and
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cover ups that went to the
highest levels of the music
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industry.
For Tee Grizzly, the world had
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just collapsed in more ways than
one.
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Not only had he lost the woman
who had been his rock, his
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protector, his biggest believer,
but he was now facing
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allegations that would destroy
his reputation if they were
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true.
The circumstances of her death
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raised questions that would
haunt him for years to come, but
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the rumors about their
relationship raised questions
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that could end his career.
The Detroit Police Department
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immediately launched A homicide
investigation, but answers were
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slow to come.
The shooting wasn't random, they
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said, but beyond that, details
were scarce.
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No arrests were made in the
immediate aftermath.
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No suspects were named.
The case went cold, leaving a
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family devastated, a community
demanding justice, and rumors
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swirling about secrets that some
people would kill to protect.
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But the streets talk even when
the police stay silent, and the
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rumors that began circulating in
the wake of J BS murder painted
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a picture that was far more
complex and scandalous than
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anyone initially realized.
This wasn't just about cross
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city beef or industry politics.
This was about forbidden love,
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unwanted pregnancies and the
kind of family secrets that
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destroy lives.
Some whispered that it was a
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robbery gone wrong, but that
theory didn't hold water.
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Nothing was taken from the car,
and JB wasn't known to carry
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large amounts of cash or
jewelry.
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Others suggested it was
connected to Old Street business
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grudges that predated T's music
career but had followed him into
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his new life.
But the most persistent and
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disturbing rumors centered on
the pregnancy allegations.
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If JB had been carrying T's
child, who else knew who had
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discovered their secret, and who
would have been willing to kill
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to keep it from becoming public?
The answer to those questions
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would remain a mystery for
years, buried in the complex web
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of relationships, rivalries, and
family secrets that define not
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just the rap industry but the
most intimate aspects of human
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relationships.
T himself was consumed by
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survivors guilt, telling
interviewers that it should have
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been him, that his lifestyle had
put JB in danger.
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But he never addressed the
pregnancy rumors directly, never
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confirmed or denied the
allegations that continued to
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swirl around their relationship.
Family members, raw with grief,
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sometimes blamed him for
bringing violence into their
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lives.
But were they also blaming him
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for something else?
Did they know about the alleged
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pregnancy?
Did they suspect that J BS death
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was connected to secrets that
went far beyond St. politics?
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The pain was compounded by the
lack of closure.
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With no arrests, no trials, no
justice.
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The wound remained open,
festering.
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T channeled his grief into
music, releasing the emotional
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track Satish as a tribute to JB.
But no amount of artistic
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expression could silence the
rumors or fill the void she'd
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left behind.
For years, the case remained
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cold, but the rumors remained
hot.
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Crime Stoppers offered a $2500
reward for information leading
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to an arrest, but tips were
scarce and leads went nowhere.
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J BS Murder became another
unsolved case in a city that had
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seen too many another black
woman whose death didn't
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generate the media attention or
police resources it deserved.
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But the pregnancy allegations
never went away.
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They lived on social media, in
barbershop conversations and in
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the whispered gossip of the hip
hop community.
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Every time T released new music,
every time he appeared in
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public, the rumors followed him
like a shadow.
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The allegations were
particularly damaging because
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they played into the worst
stereotypes about hip hop
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culture and black families.
Here was a successful rapper who
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had supposedly gotten his own
aunt pregnant and then had her
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killed to cover it up.
It was the kind of story that
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fed into racist narratives about
black men, black families, and
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the moral corruption of hip hop
culture.
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But in July 2025, nearly six
years after J BS murder, a
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shocking development would
finally break the case wide open
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and reveal connections that no
one saw coming, while also
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reigniting the pregnancy rumors
with new intensity.
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The arrest of a Chicago gang
member known as Wu Tang, an
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affiliate of the notorious 600
Gang and OTF Only the family
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collective, sent shock waves
through both Detroit and
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Chicago's hip hop communities.
Wu Tang, whose real name has
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been withheld pending trial, was
charged in connection with J BS
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murder after Ballistics evidence
allegedly linked him to the
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Detroit shooting.
But the most stunning revelation
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wasn't just that a Chicago gang
member had been arrested.
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It was the web of connections
that tied him to people in T
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Grizzlies own circle, and the
way his arrest reignited all the
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old rumors about J BS pregnancy
and the real motive for her
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murder.
Wu Tang was from the same
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neighborhood as Buca 600A,
prominent member of Lil Dirk's
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OTF collective.
And Buca 600 wasn't just any
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Chicago rapper, he was one of T
Grizzly's close friends and
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frequent collaborators.
The two had worked together on
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multiple tracks, including Game
Face from Otfs Loyal Bros
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compilation.
They've been photographed
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together, performed together,
and by all appearances,
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maintained a genuine friendship.
The implications were
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staggering, and the rumors
exploded across social media
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with renewed intensity.
Had someone from within TS
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extended circle orchestrated J
BS murder?
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Was this a case of betrayal from
within, the kind of backdoor
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setup that the streets fear
most?
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Or was it simply a tragic
coincidence that the alleged
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shooter happened to be connected
to people in T's orbit?
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But more importantly, did Wu
Tang's arrest confirm what the
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streets had been whispering for
years?
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Had JB been killed not because
of random St. violence, but
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because someone wanted to
silence her permanently?
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And if she had been pregnant,
who else knew?
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And who had the most to lose if
that information became public?
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The arrest opened up a Pandora's
box of speculation and
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conspiracy theories that went
far beyond typical hip hop beef.
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Social media exploded with
theories about industry,
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politics, cross city beefs and
the complex relationships
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between Chicago and Detroit's
rap scenes.
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But underneath all the
speculation about gang
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affiliations and St. politics,
the pregnancy rumors continued
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to simmer.
Some pointed to the long
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standing tensions between
different factions within the
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hip hop community, suggesting
that J BS murder was collateral
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damage in a larger war.
Others focused on the personal
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relationships involved,
questioning how well T really
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knew the people he was working
with and whether his friendship
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with Buca 600 had somehow put
him and his family in danger.
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But the most persistent theories
continue to center on the
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pregnancy allegations.
If JB had been carrying T's
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child, the theory went, then her
murder wasn't about St. politics
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at all.
It was about covering up a
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scandal that could have
destroyed his career and
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reputation.
The fact that the shooter had
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opened the passenger door where
T usually sat suggested someone
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who knew his habits intimately,
someone who might have been
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close enough to know about the
alleged pregnancy.
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The timing of the arrest also
raised questions that fed into
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the conspiracy theories.
Why had it taken nearly six
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years to make an arrest?
What new evidence had emerged to
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finally break the case?
And why was a Chicago gang
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member allegedly involved in a
Detroit murder that might have
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been motivated by family secrets
rather than St. beef?
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According to reports, the
breakthrough came through NIBIN
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testing, the National Integrated
Ballistic Information Network
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that tracks firearms used in
crimes across different
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jurisdictions.
The same gun allegedly used to
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kill JB had reportedly been
connected to other crimes,
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creating a trail that eventually
LED investigators to Wu Tang.
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But Ballistics evidence, while
compelling, doesn't answer the
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question of motive.
Why would a Chicago gang member
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want to kill T Grizzlies aunt
and manager?
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What was the connection between
the 600 Gang and a Detroit
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rapper's family?
And most importantly, did the
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motive have anything to do with
the pregnancy rumors that had
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haunted Tea for years?
The answers to those questions
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may emerge during the trial, but
they've already sparked intense
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debate within hip hop
communities and reignited all
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the old rumors about JB's
alleged pregnancy.
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Some see J BS murder as part of
a larger pattern of violence
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that follows successful rappers,
a reminder that fame and fortune
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don't provide protection from
street politics.
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Others view it as evidence of
how interconnected the rap
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industry has become, with beefs
and alliances spanning multiple
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cities and creating dangerous
situations for everyone
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involved.
But a growing number of people
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believe that JB's murder was
never about St. politics at all,
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that it was about silencing a
woman who knew too much, carried
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too much, and represented a
scandal that could have
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destroyed everything T Grizzly
had built.
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The pregnancy rumors have taken
on new life since Wu Fang's
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arrest, with social media
detectives dissecting every
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aspect of T and JB's
relationship.
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Old photos are being re examined
for signs of intimacy beyond
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what would be appropriate for an
aunt and nephew, interview clips
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are being analyzed for hints
about the true nature of their
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relationship, and every public
statement T has made about JB
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since her death is being
scrutinized for hidden meanings.
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What makes these rumors
particularly explosive is how
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they reframe everything we
thought we knew about JB's
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murder.
If she was pregnant with T's
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child, then her death wasn't
just a tragedy, it was
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potentially a double homicide.
The unborn child becomes another
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victim, another life lost to
whatever forces conspired to
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silence JB permanently.
The rumors also raised
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disturbing questions about power
dynamics and exploitation.
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JB was older than T, but she was
also financially dependent on
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him and his career.
If their relationship had become
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intimate, who was really in
control?
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Was JB a willing participant in
a forbidden romance, or was she
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a victim of manipulation by
someone whose success she had
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helped create?
These questions become even more
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complex when you consider the
family dynamics involved.
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JB was married to T's blood
uncle, making any romantic
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relationship with T not just
inappropriate but potentially
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devastating to the entire family
structure.
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If the pregnancy rumors are
true, then J BS murder might
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have been as much about
protecting family honor as it
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was about protecting TS career.
The street rumors suggest that
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multiple people knew about the
alleged pregnancy, including
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family members who were
horrified by the implications.
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Some versions of the story claim
that JB was planning to go
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public with the pregnancy,
either to force T to acknowledge
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their relationship or to secure
financial support for the child.
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Others suggest that she was
being pressured by family
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members to terminate the
pregnancy to avoid scandal.
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What makes J BS Story
particularly tragic is how it
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fits into a broader pattern of
Black women being silenced,
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whether through violence or
through the systematic dismissal
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of their voices and experiences.
If the pregnancy rumors are
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true, then JB was carrying not
just a child, but a secret that
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powerful people were willing to
kill to protect.
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She became expendable the moment
her existence threatened someone
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else's success.
This pattern repeats itself
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throughout hip hop history, but
it extends far beyond the music
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industry.
From the mothers and girlfriends
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caught in crossfire to the
managers and assistants who
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become targets simply because of
their association with
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successful men, Black women
consistently bear the cost of
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conflicts they didn't create and
secrets they didn't choose to
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keep.
J BS Murder also highlights the
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unique vulnerabilities faced by
women who work closely with male
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artists, particularly in
industries where personal and
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professional relationships often
become entangled.
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Success doesn't erase the power
imbalances that make women
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vulnerable to exploitation, and
if anything, it can make those
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imbalances more dangerous.
The fact that JB was killed
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while simply waiting in a car
outside a family member's house
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underscores how random and
senseless this violence can
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appear on the surface.
But if the pregnancy rumors are
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true, then her murder wasn't
random at all.
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It was a calculated elimination
of a woman who had become
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inconvenient, dangerous, or
both.
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As the case moves toward trial,
many questions remain unanswered
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and the pregnancy rumors
continue to swirl.
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What was Wu Fang's motive for
allegedly killing JB?
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Was he acting alone or as part
of a larger conspiracy?
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How did the Chicago Detroit
connection play into the murder?
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And most importantly, was JB
pregnant when she died, and if
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so, who was the father?
The trial will likely reveal
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more details about the night JB
was killed and the events that
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led up to her murder.
But regardless of what comes out
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in court, the pregnancy rumors
have already changed how people
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view her death in T Grizzly's
role in the tragedy.
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If JB was pregnant, then her
murder represents not just the
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loss of a talented manager and
beloved family member, but the
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silencing of a woman whose only
crime may have been loving
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someone who couldn't afford to
love her back.
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Publicly, it represents the
deadly intersection of family
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secrets, industry, politics and
the violence that follows when
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powerful people feel threatened.
T Grizzly has continued to build
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his career in the years since J
BS death, but those who know him
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say he's never been the same.
The guilt of surviving when she
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didn't.
The knowledge that his lifestyle
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may have contributed to her
death and the persistent rumors
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about their relationship have
left permanent scars that no
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amount of success can heal.
In interviews, he's spoken about
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how J BS death changed his
perspective on life and success,
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but he's never directly
addressed the pregnancy rumors
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or the allegations about the
nature of their relationship.
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His silence on these matters has
only fueled more speculation,
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with some interpreting it as
guilt and others seeing it as
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the appropriate response to
baseless rumors.
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The woman who had sacrificed
everything for his dreams was
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gone, and no amount of fame or
fortune could bring her back.
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Her death forced him to confront
not just the reality that the
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streets don't care about your
success, but also the
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possibility that his personal
choices may have put the person
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he loved most in mortal danger.
The arrest of Wu Fang has
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brought renewed attention to
JB's case, but it's also
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highlighted the complex web of
relationships, rivalries, and
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secrets that define modern hip
hop.
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The genre that was born in urban
communities as a form of
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expression and escape has become
increasingly entangled with the
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very violence and exploitation
it often seeks to document and
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transcend.
For the hip hop community, J BS
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Murder serves as a cautionary
tale about the dangers of mixing
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business with pleasure, family
with romance, and success with
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secrecy.
The rumors surrounding her death
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remind us that behind every
successful artist are often
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women whose sacrifices go
unrecognized and whose
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vulnerabilities are exploited by
the very people they're trying
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to help.
The case also raises broader
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questions about violence against
women in urban communities and
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the cycle of silence that
protects perpetrators while
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silencing victims.
How many more women will die
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because they knew too much, love
too much, or carried secrets
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that powerful people couldn't
afford to have revealed?
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As we await the outcome of Wu
Tang's trial, JB's story remains
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a powerful reminder of the human
cost of success, secrecy, and
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the violence that erupts when
personal relationships become
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entangled with professional
ambitions.
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Whether the pregnancy rumors are
true or not, they've become part
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00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:49,240
of her legacy, a reminder that
even in death, Black women's
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bodies and experiences remain
sites of speculation,
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00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:57,320
exploitation, and control.
The streets of Detroit remember
458
00:27:57,360 --> 00:28:02,200
Jobina JB Brown not just as T
Grizzly's aunt and manager, but
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00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:05,440
as a woman whose death exposed
the darkest secrets of hip hop
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00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,400
success.
She stood by her nephew when no
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00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:11,840
one else would, invested in his
dreams when they seemed
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00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:15,280
impossible, and may have paid
the ultimate price for a love
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00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:18,320
that crossed boundaries no one
was prepared to acknowledge.
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00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:24,360
Whether justice will finally be
served remains to be seen, but J
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00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:28,120
BS Legacy lives on in the music
she helped create, the career
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00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:31,040
she helped build, and the
uncomfortable questions her
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00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:35,040
death continues to raise about
power, exploitation, and the
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00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,480
price that women pay for men's
success.
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00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:41,760
The trial of Wu Fang will likely
provide more answers about who
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00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:47,080
killed JB and why.
But for those who loved her, no
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00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,880
verdict can bring back the woman
who gave everything for someone
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00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:53,200
else's dreams or answer the
questions about what she might
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00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:54,720
have been carrying when she
died.
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00:28:55,640 --> 00:29:00,720
All that remains is the music,
the memories, the rumors, and
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00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:05,520
the hope that her death wasn't
in vain, that somehow her story
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00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:09,480
will help prevent other women
from being silenced, exploited,
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00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:14,000
or killed for the secrets they
carry or the love they give.
478
00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:19,000
In the end, J BS Murder
represents more than just
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00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:23,240
another unsolved case or another
victim of St. violence.
480
00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:28,960
It's a reminder that behind
every headline, every arrest,
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00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:33,480
every trial, there are real
people whose lives have been
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00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:37,360
forever changed by violence that
may have been motivated by the
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00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,240
most intimate betrayals.
And it's a tribute to a woman
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00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,600
who loved without limits,
believed without reservation,
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00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,920
and may have paid the ultimate
price for crossing boundaries
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00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,080
that society wasn't ready to
accept.
487
00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:54,840
Jobina JB Brown deserved better
than the violence that took her
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00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:58,520
life, better than the rumors
that followed her death, and
489
00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:01,440
better than being remembered
primarily for the scandal that
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00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:04,160
may or may not have surrounded
her final days.
491
00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:09,160
She deserved to see her nephew's
continued success, to enjoy the
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00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:13,120
fruits of the sacrifices she
made, and to grow old surrounded
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00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:17,760
by the family she loved so much.
Instead, she became another
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00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:22,120
casualty in a war between love
and ambition, another Black
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00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:26,360
woman whose death serves as a
stark reminder of how dangerous
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00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:29,880
it can be to love powerful men
who can't afford to love you
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00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:32,760
back.
Her story isn't over, though.
498
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:37,280
As long as people remember her
sacrifice, her love, and her
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00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:41,320
unwavering belief in the power
of dreams, J BS Legacy will
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00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:44,480
continue to inspire others to
support the people they love,
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00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,360
even when the cost seems too
high to bear.
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00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,840
And as long as the pregnancy
rumors persist, her death will
503
00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:55,040
continue to raise uncomfortable
questions about the price that
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00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:58,640
women pay for men's secrets and
the violence that erupts when
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00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:03,440
love becomes inconvenient.
Jobina JB Brown was more than a
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00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,160
victim of violence.
She was a testament to the
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00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:09,480
transformative power of
unconditional love and the
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00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:13,760
tragic reality that sometimes
the people who love us most pay
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00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:17,520
the highest price for our
success, our secrets, and our
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00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:21,200
inability to protect them from
the consequences of our choices.
511
00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:25,200
Stay loved, stay blessed, and
stay safe.
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00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,680
Thanks for tuning into No Tears
for Black girls.
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00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:33,760
This is Samantha Paul up next.
It's Mirror Who I Am by the
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00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,560
Crown and Soul collective,
featured on the official
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soundtrack for the novel The
Price of Silence by Jaycee
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00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:42,480
Reedberg.
The book is available now on
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00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,600
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for free on Kindle.
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00:31:46,080 --> 00:32:02,400
Don't miss it.
I see her in the mirror, cracks
519
00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:06,360
along the frame, lines on her
face.
520
00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:14,840
Everyone has a name.
Hands on the sink, bracing for
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00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:20,320
the truth.
Every scar, every secret, every
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00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:24,360
piece for you.
She's more than the silence,
523
00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,120
more than the pain, more than
the shadows.
524
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:31,400
Because for her name, she's the
girl who survived, the woman who
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00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:34,760
stands 1000 reflections all in
her hand.
526
00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:43,680
Let me show me who I am.
Not just the pieces, but the
527
00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:50,360
whole of this plan.
I see the girl who sees
528
00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:54,080
everything.
I see the woman who's learning
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00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:59,840
to.
Sing check it.
530
00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:03,440
Reflections don't lie, but they
don't tell it all.
531
00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,440
You see the surface, but you
don't see the fall.
532
00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:10,360
Built up my armor brick by
brick, but the mirror caught the
533
00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:13,160
cracks.
I tried to fix every secret,
534
00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:16,440
every story, every bruise.
I hide, still staring back at
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00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:19,200
me.
Can't run from what's inside.
536
00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:27,520
Oh, she's more than the silence,
more than the pain, more than
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00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:29,760
the shadows.
That waist for her name.
538
00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:33,600
She's the girl who survived, the
woman who stands 1000
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00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:38,360
reflections all in her hand.
Mirror, mirror.
540
00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:44,400
Show me who I am.
Not just the pieces, but the
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00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:51,120
whole of this planet.
I see the girl who sees
542
00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:55,240
everything.
I see the woman who?
543
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:02,440
Learning to see sometimes the
only shelter.
544
00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:06,080
Here's the truth in your eye.
Mirror don't lie, but it don't
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00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,840
show the fight.
Sometimes the only answer is the
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00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:11,920
courage to ride.
Every day's a battle, every
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00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:14,800
night to try.
She wipes the glass clean, lest
548
00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:18,679
the past fall away still.
Here, still standing, still
549
00:34:18,679 --> 00:34:19,920
finding my way.
Final mirror show me.
550
00:34:25,199 --> 00:34:31,480
So I am not just the pieces, but
the whole of this play.
551
00:34:33,679 --> 00:34:37,280
I see the girl who sees
everything.
552
00:34:39,679 --> 00:34:47,120
I see the woman who's learning
to sing.
553
00:34:47,120 --> 00:34:54,159
Tonight, at last, she's more
than.