E-Moneybags

Eric Smith(November 19, 1970 – July 16, 2001), also known as E-Moneybags, was an American rap artist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, but raised in the Lefrak City. He released one album. DJ Kay Slay released a tribute mixtape to E-Moneybags after his death. The mixtape contained freestyles and unreleased tracks by E-Moneybags.

Career

During his career, E-Moneybags worked with several well-known Hiphop acts, like 2Pac, Live Squad, Prodigy, Noreaga, and Nas. He released his first (and only) album in 1999, entitled In E-Moneybags We Trust.

Later, he would find himself in a dispute with fellow rapper Jay-Z. The bad blood is thought to have originated over Smith's displeasure with Jay-Z having an artist on his Roc-A-Fella Records roster named "H Money Bags". A verbal confrontation between the two occurred during an interview with Jay-Z on New York's Hot 97 radio show. Prodigy, an associate of E-Moneybags, called the radio station and asked for Jay-Z. After being connected with the rapper, he handed the phone to E-Moneybags and the two began to argue on air.

Following the very public argument, E-Moneybags recorded a couple of diss songs aimed toward Jay-Z (none of which provoked a response from Jay-Z). The most known of these records was entitled "The Gospel." This song is also significant as it is the last song he recorded before his [...].

Death

E-Moneybags was killed 9:45 PM, at Queens Village, July 16th, 2001. Many believe he was murdered by hitmen connected with Queen's infamous [...] trafficking gang, The Supreme Team. It is alleged that the [...] was retaliatory after E-Moneybags killed McGriff's associate, Colbert Johnson in December, 1999

In February 2007, [...]-gang Supreme Team's founder Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff was found guilty of ordering the [...] of E-Money Bags and Troy Singleton in 2001. He was sentenced to life in prison for this and other [...]-related crimes.

E-Moneybags was shot ten times in July 2001 as he sat in his Lincoln Navigator parked on the street. In late August 2001, police found a videotape. On the video, which was filmed July 13 - July 16, Smith is seen driving and parking his car on the Queens street where he was gunned down at 9:45 PM. The video was shot by Dennis Crosby, a [...]-dealing McGriff associate, and Nicole Brown, Crosby's girlfriend.

Album

External links

• [www.myspace.com/moneybagsmusiccompany Myspace]