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<p><strong>Casanova</strong> has renounced his ties to the violent Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods gang in a letter asking for leniency before his sentencing later this month.</p>
<p>The Roc Nation rapper plans on continuing to speak out against gangs. He <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/06/15/casanova-renounces-gorilla-stone-gang-ties-letter-judge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also acknowledged</a> that he made some bad decisions in the legal documents obtained by <em>TMZ</em>.</p>
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<p>He reportedly faces over 60 years in prison for pleading guilty to drug trafficking and RICO charges.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I am telling you and anyone that will listen that I wanted out before I was arrested and I am out. I learned through my music career that people will listen and that I don’t need to associate myself with a gang to succeed. I don’t need to associate with a gang even if I don’t succeed,&#8221; he said in his letter.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Casanova added that he lost his father to cancer while behind bars. He even admitted that he&#8217;d <a href="https://hiphopdx.com/news/casanova-disavows-gorilla-stone-gang-sentencing-letter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">had suicidal thoughts</a> in the letter to <strong>Judge Philip Halpern</strong> before his June 27 sentencing date, <em>HipHopDX</em> reports.</p>
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<p>The Brooklyn native admitted he used the imagery of gang life in his rap lyrics. However, he added that it doesn&#8217;t accurately reflect all his material. The 36-year-old went on to say that he no longer wants to live that life.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I thought I needed to stay in the life in name because it was a way to promote my career. I don’t care what the government tells you. I am telling you the truth. I was not involved in the daily activities of this gang. I wasn’t anyone’s boss.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>He continued:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;What I was, and I regret this was a person that they could use to promote themselves in a world I swear to you I was trying to leave. I clearly did not do a good enough job of this as I did find myself in one bad situation after another.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>The Brooklyn native also cited a difficult childhood and his lack of a father figure as primary reasons behind his gang activity.</p>
<p>The outlet reports that dozens of letters were similarly submitted to the judge by family and friends. They reportedly spoke on Casanova&#8217;s character to influence a more lenient sentence with the judge.</p>
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