New York governor David Patterson has issued a pardon for beloved old school rapper Slick Rick for his 1991 "attempted murder and weapon convictions, in order to allow Walters to seek relief from deportation from the federal immigration courts," according to an official press release from the governor's office. Born in the UK in 1965, Ricky Walters has lived in the US for some 30-odd years but remained a British citizen and thus faced possible deportation due to the aforementioned run-ins with the law.
"Mr. Walters has fully served the sentence imposed upon him for his convictions, had an exemplary disciplinary record while in prison and on parole, and has been living without incident in the community for more than 10 years," said Governor Paterson.
Slick Rick's biggest hits include "Children's Story" and "La Di Da Di".
