Former Nappy Roots affiliate rap artist Duke sentenced to 70 years in prison for organized crime

Duke known to many as Balla D or James Franklin was recently sentenced to 70 years for heading a methamphetamine Organization. released after.a.murder of Tracey Stewart and Demarcus Elliott. He later was stopped with a pound of meth and $20k in cash. The charges were later suppressed and dropped. Recently he lost a suppression after an investigation of trafficking meth with the late Drug kingpin Jimmy Tucker. Witnesses Courtney Pruitt and Jody Mcandless who worked for the rapper snitched and.testified against him. "The sentence was over excessive for a non violent crime,"says his paid and retained Attorney Ken Garrett. An appeal is in process..He is known for his verse.on the Album South Rituals compilation. On the song 'Something about it', featuring Big v of the Nappy Roots. He is also featured on the Dj Envy mixtape ,'Kentucky verzus the industry'.His music is streaming on Spotify at the link below. https://open.spotify.com/artist/576eRRJpK25RIONOnyTazB?si=9Bg9KPdJT62E_PJFTAiHUw&utm_source=copy-link