Note to recorder:
Recording for ESL students - beginners, so please speak clearly and quietly!
Would it be possible to have a male voice?
I am an American rapper.
I also appeared in several films.
My songs are about violence in inner cities, racism and other social issues.
When I was a teenager, and before becoming a rapper, I wrote poetry.
My mother was an active member of the Black Panther Party.
My real name is Lesane Parish Crooks.
I have released a total of 11 platinium albums - but only 4 during my career.
I went to prison several times.
I died of gunshot wounds in Las Vegas in 1996, at the age of 25. My murder remains unsolved.
Who am I, with the initials T.S.?
If it is too slow, I can record it again. Hope it helps.