Kidd Creole, Furious Five rapper, sentenced to 16 years for manslaughter

The hip-hop star, whose music career ended in the late 1980s, stabbed a homeless man, John Jolly, with a steak knife

Kidd Creole, a member of foundational hip-hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for manslaughter, after stabbing a homeless man in New York City.

The rapper, real name Nathaniel Glover, 62, was convicted of the crime last month. Prosecutors said that Glover killed John Jolly, 55, with a steak knife after the two engaged in conversation; Glover's defence was that he felt intimidated by Jolly, who, it is alleged, asked Glover what's up?" in a threatening manner.