Hip Hop Mayor of Detroit Turned Thug

Kwame Kilpatric was the youngest person to ever become the mayor of Detroit at 31 years of age.  He has cost the city tens of millions of dollars which is a lot considering the city is completely broke.  The mayor came on to the scene looking like Sug Knight, or any other major rap star.  All of his child hood buddies, about 20 of them anyway, were hired by the city as police officers and became his bodyguards.  They would all go with him everywhere he went.  Other mayors in recent years would have approximately 4 bodyguards when making public appearances.  Kilpatrick and his posse reportedly traveled to other cities on official business trips and would be seen staying out 'til the break of dawn at night clubs.  

   Now the mayor is suspected of being involved with the murder of a beautiful young lady who went by her stage name Strawberry.  She was a professional exotic dancer who worked in the city.  She was shot several times by a .40 caliber Glock pistol.  A gun that is issued to police officers in the city.  While it is possible that any civilian could also purchase this type of gun it is highly uncommon as the ammunition is quite a bit more expensive than that for other handguns.

   Shortly before Strawberry was gunned down she was reportedly hired to dance at a party at the Manoogian Mansion which is where the mayor of Detroit resides.  The party was held while the mayor's wife was out of town.  All of Kwame's bodyguards and other friends were invited to the mansion.  Appearently the mayor's wife arrived home earlier than expected and caught him with Strawberry and caused quite a seen threatening the dancer with physical harm. 

   There were a couple of veteran officers for the city investigating the murder of Strawberry.  When the officers trail lead them back to the Mayor their long time careers were suddenly terminated and the murder went unsolved for several years.  Recently the Mayor was caught lying under oath about an affair he was having with another city official again at the expense of the citicense of Detroit.  All of this unwanted attention has brought up more questions about the reasons given for the termination of the officers and the death of Strawberry.  The people of the city and surrounding areas have decided that it is enough.  It is time for Kwame Kilpatrick to step down from the mayors office.  He has brought shame to the citicense that voted him in for the second term in office against speculation that he was up to no good. 

   Innocent until proven guilty is the law and we are greatful for it.  If ever there was a time to listen to our gut feelings ,though, this is it.  The murder of Strawberry goes unsolved and there is a lot of very suspiscious accusations involving Kilpatrick.  Keep your eyes on "The D" to find out what the future holds for the Hip Hop mayor of Detroit.

Published 3/5/08 by

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  • To the good people of Detroit who have stayed in detroit ,payed there taxes and have worked to rebuild a great city. This mayor is like a cancer,get rid of it and you will be strong again.There is alot of good peaple able to take the job as the...
    Anonymous 8/29/08 Reply
  • He needs to step down. He is an embarassment to Detroit and to Michigan. It has always been some sort of controversy since he became mayor, and the idiots in Detroit voted him back in. Kwame Kilpatrick is a narcissistic person. He actually thinks he...
    Anonymous 5/7/08 Reply
  • He needs to step down. He is an embarassment to Detroit and to Michigan. It has always been some sort of controversy since he became mayor, and the idiots in Detroit voted him back in. Kwame Kilpatrick is a narcissistic person. He actually thinks he...
    Anonymous 5/7/08 Reply
  • I'm sure there will be more news very soon about Kwame. Since I live here in Detroit I'll be able to keep Dotspotter people informed not only about the mayor but Kid Rock, Eminem, Ted Nugent, Bob Segur and other celebrities from my area. I'll leave...
    mikenizit 3/7/08 Reply
  • Cool story,
    very rich with detail
    and well written.
    We need to see more
    from this writer!
    rashmanly 3/6/08 Reply
  • Yeah, it should be made in to a movie. Strawberry's real name was Tamara Greene. I'm still waiting to hear how many times she was shot during the drive-by. Somebody said she got hit 18 times but that may be a rumor. See Kwame did such a good job...
    mikenizit 3/6/08 Reply
  • Oh my gosh! Strawberry? That sounds just like a movie!!
    Jebbica 3/6/08 Reply
  • Exactly our point jenevieve. Kwame made all of these big promises to get the job and then turned out to be nothing but a big kid stealing the city's money. To me the bigger story is the murder. He went through a lot of trouble to make sure that...
    mikenizit 3/6/08 Reply
  • intresting story but i would have thought a mayor gets money not puts them in dept
    jenevieve 3/6/08 Reply
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    Anonymous 3/5/08 Reply
  • are he stell mayer of D or not?but your story are amizing and very uesful becauese you give us informaitions about your ere you live. you are greet.
    B615 3/5/08 Reply
  • dmoz21, Thank you for reading my article. I am sorry if I offended you or anyone else by that title. Here in Detroit the local media has nicknamed Kwame as the Hip Hop Mayor not because of his color but because of his choice in clothes and jewelry...
    mikenizit 3/5/08 Reply
  • Mikenizit,don't associate hip hop with negativity. Now if you put Gansta Rap in the title that would suffice, but to associate thug and hip hop, with the mayor because he is black sounds like bull. Gansta Rap is what Suge Knight is associated with...
    dmoz21 3/5/08 Reply
  • Well mayar should not do the affair when he was married.
    mukul.etw 3/5/08 Reply
  • What a mayor man. I'm looking forward to know if it was him. It could definitly be. Strawberry didn't wanna suck that ... or something. At least that is how it looks. I just hope the next Detroit Mayor will be a better one.