Jemini Smith — who was convicted of second-degree murder for killing 16-year-old Vartina Hamlin in 1988 and then busted with a stolen gun while on probation in 2013 — rails against the …
The striking United Auto Workers union has teamed up with an ex-con killer and rapper from Flint, Mich., to bash Detroit’s auto giants.
In the clip, Smith — who was convicted of second-degree murder for killing 16-year-old Vartina Hamlin in 1988 and then busted with a stolen gun while on probation in 2013 — rails against the automakers,“Stellantis, GM and the other one is Ford, they all build cars that their workers can’t afford,” raps Smith, who is in his early 50s, in the clip.
The United Auto Workers featured the protest song “Big 3” performed by convicted murderer Jemini Smith before a recent media address.Smith, who raps under the name Gemini Ramone The OG, was convicted of killing a high-school student in 1988.“Now I’m line doing a picket with the sign, but treating us fair eliminates this waste of time,” raps Smith, who is from the vehicle-manufacturing stronghold. “Tell Shawn Fain I really love his strategy, and tell the Big Three this never ever had to be.
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