Aspiring rapper

[Merna]

North American euphemism for a member of the urban criminal class. This unusual occupation is usually mentioned in conjunction with the subject either being [slain] or being taken into [custody] for a violent or property-related crime. A relative of the subject usually points out that the subjects demise or [incarceration] comes at an extremely inopportune moment, ocurring just as they subject was turning they(sic) life around.