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- PEOPLE, Page 72Jailhouse Rap
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- By MICHAEL QUINN
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- They call themselves the Lifers Group -- a name redolent
- with the romantic portrait of prison life that permeates the
- work of many major rap stars. But the rappers of the Lifers
- Group really are lifers -- 23 inmates serving long stretches at
- New Jersey's Rahway prison. Last year incarcerated killer
- Maxwell Melvins persuaded Hollywood Basic Records to ante up
- $150,000 for an album of hip-hop and heartfelt confessions
- designed to deter youthful offenders. A short film shot on
- location, Lifers Group World Tour: Rahway Prison, That's It, is
- now vying for best video at next week's Grammys. Unable to
- wangle a furlough for the event, the Lifers will be watching it
- -- behind bars.
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