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{{Short description|American entertainment industry executive and convicted drug trafficker}}
{{For|the American Methodist Episcopal preacher and former slave|James R. Rosemond}}
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| name = James Rosemond | name = Jimmy Henchman
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| birth_name = James Rosemond | birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1965|2|5}} | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_place = | birth_place = ], New York City, U.S.
| charge = Drug trafficking,<ref name="newsday1">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/james-rosemond-hip-hop-s-jimmy-henchman-gets-life-1.6321722 |title=James Rosemond, hip-hop's "Jimmy Henchman," gets life |publisher=Newsday.com |date=2011-06-21 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/hip-hop-mogul-life-prison-drug-trafficking-article-1.1497044 |title=Tupac slay suspect Jimmy Rosemond gets life in prison for drug trafficking |publisher=NY Daily News |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> money laundering, structuring,<ref name="justice1">{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gov/oig/press/2012/2012_06_05a.pdf |title=Former Hip-Hop Manager James Rosemond, also known as "Jimmy Henchman", Convicted of Leading a Continuing Criminal Enterprise |publisher=Justice.gov |accessdate=2013-102-7}}</ref> obstruction of justice and possessing and using firearms<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/nyregion/james-rosemond-convicted-of-running-multimillion-dollar-drug-ring.html?_r=1&src=twrhp |title=Rap Music Figure Convicted of Running Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Ring |newspaper=] |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> | charge = Drug trafficking,<ref name="newsday1"/> obstruction of justice and possessing and using firearms,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/nyregion/james-rosemond-convicted-of-running-multimillion-dollar-drug-ring.html |title=Rap Music Figure Convicted of Running Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Ring |newspaper=] |access-date=January 25, 2014|first=Michael|last=Schwirtz |date=June 5, 2012}}</ref> conspiracy to commit murder<ref name="By MATT FLEGENHEIMER"/>
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| alias = James Rosemond, Jimmy the Henchman, Jimmy Henchman, Jimmy Ace, Tony Townsend, James Rosemound<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://api.ning.com/files/TsW*wliGIHWZLae5PzvlnSG*z8OFQDQn3dxbZhoWYzxn-IKiRSG*FyZWnPe3U7Zpxe7TfWIwifE7pWnHrZAFDGF59V6J0yjg/part4.pdf |title=United States of America vs. James J. Rosemond |publisher=Api.ning.com |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref>
| conviction = June 5, 2012<ref name="justice1"/> | conviction =
| conviction_penalty = ]<ref name="newsday1"/><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/APb81b84bb78594a01a13d42af5b96296f.html |title=Rap promoter gets life in prison in NYC drug case - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2002-10-03 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> | conviction_penalty = ]<ref name="newsday1"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://online.wsj.com/article/APb81b84bb78594a01a13d42af5b96296f.html |title=Rap promoter gets life in prison in NYC drug case - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=October 3, 2002 |access-date=October 27, 2013}}</ref>
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| other_names = Jimmy Henchman
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⚫ | occupation = Music entrepreneur
| other_names = James Rosemond, Jimmy the Henchman, Jimmy Henchman, Jimmy Ace, Tony Townsend, James Rosemound<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
⚫ | years_active = 1986–2015
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| children = James Rosemond, Jr. | children = 1
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'''James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond''' (born February 5, 1965)<ref>{{cite court |litigants=USA v. Rosemond (2:98-cr-00550-DT) |pinpoint=Filing #3, Case Summary |court=C.D. Cal. |date=6 March 2000 |url=http://ia600404.us.archive.org/12/items/gov.uscourts.cacd.316577/gov.uscourts.cacd.316577.docket.html |accessdate=19 October 2013}}</ref> is a former American businessman and convicted drug trafficker.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/hip-hop-promoter-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-in-nyc-drug-trafficking-case/2013/10/25/8a38011e-3dba-11e3-b0e7-716179a2c2c7_story.html |title=Hip-hop promoter sentenced to life in prison in NYC drug trafficking case |publisher=The Washington Post |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref><ref name="Jimmy Henchman review">{{cite news|last=Samaha|first=Albert|title=James Rosemond, Hip-Hop Manager Tied to Tupac Shooting, Gets Life Sentence for Drug Trafficking|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/10/james_rosemond_life_sentence_drug_trafficking_tupac_shooting_ties.php|accessdate=25 November 2013|newspaper=Village Voice|date=October 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/murder/james-rosemond-sentenced-to-life-857461 |title=James Rosemond, Rap Music Manager/Cocaine Trafficker, Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison |publisher=The Smoking Gun |date=2013-10-23 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Algar |first=Selim |url=http://nypost.com/2013/10/25/rap-mogul-suspected-in-tupac-shooting-involvement-gets-life/ |title=Tupac shooting ‘suspect’ gets life for drug ring &#124; New York Post |publisher=Nypost.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> '''James Rosemond''', often known as '''Jimmy Henchman''' or sometimes '''Jimmy Henchmen''',<ref name="ParkerDiehl2007">{{cite book|last1=Parker|first1=Derrick|last2=Diehl|first2=Matt|title=Notorious C.O.P.: The Inside Story of the Tupac, Biggie, and Jam Master Jay Investigations from NYPD's First "Hip-Hop|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aW1CdaYjwDgC&pg=PA294|access-date=January 28, 2014|date=April 1, 2007|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=9781429907781|pages=294–}}</ref><ref name="LazerineLazerine2008">{{cite book|last1=Lazerine|first1=Devin|last2=Lazerine|first2=Cameron|title=Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s5Y7-DTbSMcC&pg=PT168|access-date=January 28, 2014|date=February 29, 2008|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|isbn=9780446511629|pages=168–}}</ref> is an American former entertainment record executive and convicted criminal.<ref name="samaha">{{cite news|last=Samaha|first=Albert|title=James Rosemond, Hip-Hop Manager Tied to Tupac Shooting, Gets Life Sentence for Drug Trafficking|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/10/james_rosemond_life_sentence_drug_trafficking_tupac_shooting_ties.php|access-date=November 25, 2013|newspaper=Village Voice|date=October 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030071331/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/10/james_rosemond_life_sentence_drug_trafficking_tupac_shooting_ties.php|archive-date=October 30, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Early life and education== ==Early life==
Rosemond was born in 1965,<ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy Henchman Sentenced To Life Behind Bars|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/jimmy-henchman-sentenced-life-behind-bars-188350/|website=]|access-date=November 3, 2023|date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> in ], ] and grew up in ], New York,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Preezy|title=Hip-Hop's Most Impactful Black Music Management Executives|url=https://www.vibe.com/lists/hip-hops-most-impactful-black-music-management-executives/jimmy-henchman/|website=]|access-date=November 3, 2023|date=July 6, 2023}}</ref> in an apartment complex called Vanderveer Gardens. His parents migrated from ] in the 1960s. They divorced when he was young, leaving his mother to raise five children alone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/05/tupac_shakur_chuck_philips_los_angeles_times.php |title=Tupac Shakur, the Los Angeles Times, and Why I'm Still Unemployed: A Personal History by Chuck Philips |access-date=March 26, 2014 |archive-date=January 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121050406/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/05/tupac_shakur_chuck_philips_los_angeles_times.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
James J. Rosemond was born in ], ] on February 5, 1965.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Rosemond is the second of five children born to Andrea Frazier Rosemond, a ], and Constantine Rosemond, a carpenter.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Rosemond was raised by both parents until 1975, when they divorced and his father moved from Brooklyn to ], ]. Rosemond's mother continued to raise him and his siblings in Brooklyn.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

One of Rosemond's brothers, Kesner, was sentenced in 2011 to 12 years in prison for drug trafficking.<ref>{{cite web|last=Maddux |first=Mitchel |url=http://nypost.com/2011/10/06/hip-hop-agents-brother-gets-12-years-in-prison-for-running-drug-traficking-ring/ |title=Hip hop agent’s brother gets 12 years in prison for running drug traficking ring &#124; New York Post |publisher=Nypost.com |date=2011-10-06 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> Rosemond's other siblings are Lionel of Brooklyn and Mario of ]. His sister Nadge is deceased.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>


==Entertainment career== ==Entertainment career==
Rosemond and several friends founded the music conference "How Can I Be Down" in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive- Jimmy Henchman answers rumors accusations|url=http://www.dondivamag.com/exclusive-jimmy-henchman-answers-rumors-accusations/|work=dondivamag.com|publisher=Don Diva Magazine|access-date=January 21, 2015|archive-date=March 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318070433/http://www.dondivamag.com/exclusive-jimmy-henchman-answers-rumors-accusations/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Who Exactly is Jimmy Henchman?|url=http://theurbandaily.com/2012/06/26/who-is-jimmy-henchman/|work=TheUrbanDaily.Com|date=June 26, 2012 |access-date=January 21, 2015}}</ref> Rosemond was behind Salt-n-Pepa's 1993 single "]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/482680/hip-hop-mogul-james-rosemond-indicted-on-murder-charge |title=Hip-Hop Mogul James Rosemond Indicted on Murder Charge |publisher=Billboard |date=June 25, 2012 |access-date=October 27, 2013}}</ref>
He was the CEO of ],<ref name="Company2008">{{cite book|author=Johnson Publishing Company|title=Jet|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=sjsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA37|date=10 March 2008|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|page=37|issn=00215996}}</ref> a rap music management company<ref name="justice2">{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/June12/rosemondjamesetals1indictment.html |title=USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - Southern District of New York |publisher=Justice.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> that, at one time, managed ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name="LLC2006">{{cite book|author=SPIN Media LLC|title=SPIN|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=dhpEiwR_cZAC&pg=PA85|date=December 2006|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|page=85|issn=08863032}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/jimmy-henchman-sentenced-life-behind-bars |title=Jimmy Henchman Sentenced To Life Behind Bars |publisher=Vibe |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> He was a well-known figure in the hip hop music industry, described in a 2012 ''The New York Times'' article as "a prince at the royal court, whose ties to rap music’s biggest stars were known far and wide."<ref name="NY Times report of drug bus">{{cite news|last=Schwartz|first=Michael|title=Rap Music Figure Convicted of Running Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Ring|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/nyregion/james-rosemond-convicted-of-running-multimillion-dollar-drug-ring.html|accessdate=8 September 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 5, 2012}}</ref> Rosemond was behind Salt-n-Pepa's
"]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/482680/hip-hop-mogul-james-rosemond-indicted-on-murder-charge |title=Hip-Hop Mogul James Rosemond Indicted on Murder Charge |publisher=Billboard |date=2012-06-25 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref>


Circa 1996, Rosemond founded Henchmen, the company that would later become the rap management company Czar Entertainment.<ref name="Crosley2006">{{cite book|last=Hillary Crosley|title=The Billboard Q&A: Jimmy Rosemond|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iw4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21|access-date=January 28, 2014|date=December 9, 2006|pages=21–}}</ref> He was the CEO of Czar,<ref name="Company2008">{{cite journal|journal=Jet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sjsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA37|date=March 10, 2008|title=Rapper Tony Yayo Gets Community Service for Harassment of 14-Year-Old Boy|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|page=37|issn=0021-5996|access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> when it managed ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/jimmy-henchman-sentenced-life-behind-bars |title=Jimmy Henchman Sentenced To Life Behind Bars |publisher=Vibe |date=October 26, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013}}</ref> He was a known figure in the ] industry, described in a 2012 '']'' article as "a prince at the royal court, whose ties to rap music’s biggest stars were known far and wide."<ref name="NY Times report of drug bus">{{cite news|last=Schwartz|first=Michael|title=Rap Music Figure Convicted of Running Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Ring|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/nyregion/james-rosemond-convicted-of-running-multimillion-dollar-drug-ring.html|access-date=September 8, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 5, 2012}}</ref> Rosemond was The Game's manager during a feud with ] when The Game recorded the ] "300 Bars and Runnin."<ref name="LLC2006">{{cite book|first=Thomas|last=Golianopoulos|title=He Stands Alone|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dhpEiwR_cZAC&pg=PA85|access-date=January 25, 2014|date=December 2006|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|pages=85–}}</ref> In 2006, Henchman and 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) settled a lawsuit regarding a DVD that Czar Entertainment released about 50 Cent's namesake, ], in which interviews with Jackson were alleged to have been inappropriately used. In the settlement, a charity was created with funds going to support Martin and his children.<ref name="Billboard2006">{{cite book|title=Billboard|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_DxYEAAAAMBAJ|access-date=January 28, 2014|date=April 1, 2006|pages=–|chapter=Latest News from the Biz: 50 Cent Settles|publisher=Nielsen Business Media }}</ref>
==Crimes==
On August 16, 1981, Rosemond was charged with Robbery.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>


In 2002, Rosemond negotiated the ] boxing match. It was the first time that a boxer demanded that after a million buys on ], the boxers would split the purse 50–50 with ]/].<ref>{{cite web|title=James Rosemond, Jr. Signs Lantana To Management Deal|url=http://www.hiphopweekly.com/james-rosemond-jr-signs-lantana-to-management-deal/|publisher=Weekly Hip Hop|access-date=January 21, 2015|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906193718/http://www.hiphopweekly.com/james-rosemond-jr-signs-lantana-to-management-deal/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison|url=http://defend.ht/politics/articles/judicial/5153-james-jimmy-henchman-rosemond-sentenced-to-life-in-federal-prison|access-date=January 21, 2015}}</ref>
On March 20, 1983, Rosemond was arrested in Brooklyn for criminal possession of a firearm.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>


In 2003, Rosemond, along with ], joined ] in his campaign to end New York's ].<ref>{{cite web|title=JAILED JIMMY HENCHMAN & RUSSELL SIMMONS RELEASE STATEMENTS ON CHRIS LIGHTY|url=http://www.sohh.com/jailed-jimmy-henchman-russell-simmons-release-statements-on-chris-lighty/|work=sohh.com|date=September 6, 2012|access-date=January 21, 2015|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212623/http://www.sohh.com/jailed-jimmy-henchman-russell-simmons-release-statements-on-chris-lighty/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Charged as lobbyists, Simmons and Chavis fight back|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/10602629/charged-as-lobbyists-simmons-chavis-fight-back|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318051637/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/10602629/charged-as-lobbyists-simmons-chavis-fight-back|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 18, 2015|publisher=EBSCO HOST Connection|access-date=January 21, 2015}}</ref>
On June 26, 1983 in Brooklyn, Rosemond was charged with Murder in the Second degree, robbery in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>


Rosemond along with Shakim Compere and ], executive produced ]'s ''SOS Saving Ourselves: Help for Haiti'', a ] held at ]'s ] on February 5, 2010, to raise money for the devastated victims of the ] that killed over 100,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wyclef jean shot in haiti|url=http://necolebitchie.com/2011/03/wyclef-jean-shot-in-haiti/|work=necolebitchie.com|access-date=January 21, 2015}}</ref>
On September 24, 1984, Rosemond pled guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>


==Criminal charges and conviction==
In 1996, Rosemond was incarcerated in a ] correctional facility. While there, he provided information about his fellow prisoners.<ref name="scribd1">{{cite web|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/39919102/ROSEMOND |title=Rosemond |publisher=Scribd.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref>
⚫ ===Drug trafficking, money laundering and witness tampering convictions===
⚫ In June 2010, Rosemond was arrested on charges of cocaine trafficking, money laundering, and witness tampering. He went on trial in May 2012, represented by ].<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news|first=Nate|last=Schweeber|title=Drug Trial Starts for Figure Prominent in Rap World|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/nyregion/james-rosemond-begins-trial-on-drug-charges.html|access-date=September 8, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 14, 2012|quote=Prosecutors say James Rosemond is a drug kingpin, and he went on trial Monday in federal court in Brooklyn on charges that he led a criminal enterprise that sold millions of dollars worth of cocaine, laundered money and tampered with witnesses.}}</ref>


⚫ On June 5, 2012, Rosemond was convicted in ] in Brooklyn of drug trafficking, obstruction of justice, firearms violations and other financial crimes associated with his position as head of a multi-million-dollar transnational cocaine-selling organization.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schwirtz|first=Michael|title=Rap Music Figure Convicted of Running Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Ring|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/nyregion/james-rosemond-convicted-of-running-multimillion-dollar-drug-ring.html?_r=1&src=twrhp|work=N.Y./Region|publisher=The New York Times|access-date=June 5, 2012|date=June 5, 2012}}</ref> At trial, it was alleged that Rosemond led the large scale, bi-coastal narcotics-trafficking organization that transported cocaine from ], ] to the ]. The group, known as the "Rosemond Organization," in turn shipped cash proceeds from the narcotics sales back to Los Angeles using a variety of methods as part of its operation. Millions of dollars in cash and narcotics were sent through ] and ], often covered in ] to avoid discovery by ]s.<ref name="justice.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/nye/pr/2013/2013oct25.html |title=USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - Eastern District of New York |publisher=Justice.gov |access-date=February 18, 2014}}</ref> In the indictment, prosecutors noted that Rosemond made over $11 million a year since 2007 through his drug trafficking scheme.<ref name="NY times 1">{{cite news|first=Nate|last=Schweeber|title=Drug Trial Starts for Figure Prominent in Rap World|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/nyregion/james-rosemond-begins-trial-on-drug-charges.html|access-date=September 8, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 14, 2012}}</ref>
On February 17, 1996, Rosemond was charged with possession of a firearm in ].<ref name="scribd1"/>


⚫ On October 25, 2013, Rosemond was sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref name="newsday1">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/james-rosemond-hip-hop-s-jimmy-henchman-gets-life-1.6321722 |title=James Rosemond, hip-hop's "Jimmy Henchman," gets life |publisher=Newsday.com |date=June 21, 2011 |access-date=January 25, 2014|first=John|last=Riley}}</ref><ref name=samaha/><ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/26/nyregion/hip-hop-mogul-gets-life-sentence-for-drug-ring.html|title=Hip-Hop Figure Gets Life Sentence for Drug Ring|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=October 27, 2013|first=Mosi|last=Secret|date=October 25, 2013}}</ref> As part of his sentence, Rosemond forfeited approximately $14 million in cash and property.<ref name="justice.gov"/> ] ] said that Rosemond's carefully crafted image as a music mogul was in reality "a cover for the real Jimmy Rosemond - a thug in a suit."<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Presiding Judge ] remarked that he would have sentenced Rosemond to life even if it were not legally required as his crimes were "astonishing in their breadth, duration and intensity."<ref name="nytimes.com"/>
On January 13, 1997, Rosemond was sentenced on the charge of possession of a firearm by a felon.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://api.ning.com/files/UKvvLqBZX0h*6XrXOVSU263tcI-MvHtjVAphZdSy7KqPRQa4UxACCiuBFnMLhHgL87kUMwV6gpawYrn9zCboUjWc0upIJJg9/part3.pdf |title=18:922: Felon in Possession of Firearm |publisher=Api.ning.com |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref>


On March 10, 2016, Rosemond filed a ] appeal with the same federal court seeking a new trial along with a complaint to the U.S. Justice Department ] against former U.S. Attorney ] citing actions taken with regard to securing testimony from the government's lead witness Henry "Black" Butler.<ref>{{cite web
⚫ ===Murder for hire arrest===
| title = James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond Appeals For New Trial, Claims Star Witness Received Benefits | url = http://hiphopwired.com/2016/04/14/empire-brother-law-implicated-jimmy-henchman-appeal-new-trial/ | website = Hiphopwired.com | date = April 14, 2016 | access-date = April 25, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Star Prosecution Witness Against James Rosemond Received Substantial Benefits to Testify | url = http://jimmyhenchman.info/jimmy-files-habeas-corpus-appeal-complaint-against-kaminsky-press-release/ | website = James Rosemond: Life, Legacy & the Law | date = April 15, 2016 | access-date = April 25, 2016 | archive-date = August 18, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160818173619/http://jimmyhenchman.info/jimmy-files-habeas-corpus-appeal-complaint-against-kaminsky-press-release/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> In 2019, the court denied the writ and dismissed his appeal.<ref>, 378 F. Supp. 3d 169, (E.D.N.Y. 2019) 11-cr-424. 5 May 2019.</ref>
Rosemond has a son with Cynthia Reed,<ref name="usatoday1">{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-02-14-tony-yayo_N.htm |title=Rapper gets 10 days of community service for harassing teen - USATODAY.com |publisher=Usatoday30.usatoday.com |date=2008-02-14 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> James Rosemond, Jr.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hislop |first=Rachel |url=http://globalgrind.com/2013/03/08/jimmy-henchmans-son-james-rosemond-jr-speaks-out-fathers-alleged-criminal-past-video/ |title=Jimmy Henchman’s Son, James Rosemond Jr., Speaks Out On Father’s Alleged Criminal Past (VIDEO) |publisher=Global Grind |date=2013-03-08 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/57511/yayo-gets-off |title=Yayo Gets Off &#124; E! Online UK |publisher=Eonline.com |date=2008-02-14 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> Rosemond’s son, James Rosemond Jr., was assaulted by Lowell "Lodi Mack" Fletcher and associates of a rival rap music management company, including ].<ref name="justice2"/> ]'s ] was arrested in March 2007 for slapping James Jr.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1555493/g-units-tony-yayo-arrested.jhtml |title=G-Unit's Tony Yayo Arrested — Reportedly For Slapping Game's Manager's Teen Son - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV.com |date=2007-03-25 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref><ref name="villagevoice1">{{cite web|last=Baron |first=Zach |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/10/tony_yayos_assa.php |title=Tony Yayo's Assault on a 14-Year-Old Kid May Have Gotten Someone Killed |publisher=Blogs.villagevoice.com |date=2009-10-09 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Greg Watkins |url=http://allhiphop.com/2012/02/25/jimmy-henchman-charged-with-ordering-murder-of-50-cent-associate/ |title=Jimmy Henchman Charged With Ordering Murder Of 50 Cent Associate |publisher=AllHipHop.com |date=2012-02-25 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref>


⚫ ===Murder for hire===
In retaliation, Rosemond is alleged to have arranged to have Fletcher shot. Fletcher was killed in ] on September 27, 2009.<ref name="justice2"/>
In June 2012, Rosemond was charged with four crimes<ref name="xxlmag1">{{cite web|last=Rys |first=Dan |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/03/jury-begins-deliberations-jimmy-henchman-murder-hire-trial/ |title=Jury Begins Deliberations In Jimmy Henchman Murder For Hire Trial |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=5 Mar 2014 |access-date=March 5, 2014}}</ref> in connection with the death of ] affiliate Lowell "Lodi Mack" Fletcher, including ] and conspiracy to commit murder.<ref name="By MATT FLEGENHEIMER">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/nyregion/james-rosemond-is-among-6-charged-in-killing-of-50-cents-associate.html|title=6 Charged in Murder of Rapper 50 Cent's Associate|first=Matt|last= Flegenheimer|date=June 22, 2012|work=]|access-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref> Rosemond is alleged to have arranged the murder as payback for the alleged assault on his son by Lodi Mack and ].<ref name="villagevoice1">{{cite web |last=Baron |first=Zach |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/10/tony_yayos_assa.php |title=Tony Yayo's Assault on a 14-Year-Old Kid May Have Gotten Someone Killed |publisher=Blogs.villagevoice.com |date=October 9, 2009 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195043/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/10/tony_yayos_assa.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The trial began on February 10, 2014 in a New York federal court.<ref name="xxlmag1"/><ref name="BET">{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/v9ul5c/50-cent-mocks-jimmy-henchman-on-instagram |date=18 Feb 2014| title=50 Cent Mocks Jimmy Henchman on Instagram |publisher=BET |access-date=February 18, 2014}}</ref> More than 35 witnesses testified at the trial. Closing arguments finished on March 4, 2014.<ref name="xxlmag1"/> The jury deliberations resulted in a hung jury on the four counts for both Rosemond and co-defendant Johnson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/03/jimmy-henchman-murder-for-hire-trial-results-in-hung-jury/| date=7 Mar 2014 | title=Jimmy Henchman Murder For Hire Trial Results In Hung Jury|website=XXL Mag|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref>


Rosemond came before a jury again in December 2014 and on December 11 the jury found him guilty on all charges for the murder of Lowell "Lodi Mack" Fletcher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/2014/12/12/james-jimmy-henchman-rosemond-found-guilty-murder-for-hire-trial-50-cent-gunit/|title=Jimmy Henchman Found Guilty In "Murder-For-Hire" Plot Against G-Unit Associate|website=allhiphop.com|date=12 Dec 2014 |access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref> On March 23, 2015, Rosemond was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years by Judge ].<ref>{{cite news| agency =]| title =Former Hip-Hop Mogul Gets Life In Prison In Murder-For-Hire Plot| newspaper =The New York Times| date =24 Mar 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/05/01/us/ap-us-rap-promoter-murder-for-hire.html| access-date =March 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| agency =]| title =Promoter Who Ordered 50 Cent's Friend Killed Loses Appeal| newspaper =]|date =24 Mar 2015 | url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/03/24/former-hip-hop-mogul-gets-life-in-prison-in-murder-for-hire-plot/ }}</ref> The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd circuit overturned the conviction in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Klasfeld |first1=Adam |title=Hip-Hop Mogul Wins Murder-for-Hire Appeal |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/hip-hop-mogul-winsmurder-for-hire-appeal/ |website=Courthouse News Service |date=1 Nov 2016 |access-date=25 June 2022}}</ref> The case was tried for the third time in 2017. Rosemond was again convicted and sentenced to life plus 30 years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York |title=Czar Entertainment Founder James Rosemond Sentenced To Life In Prison For Ordering The Murder Of Lowell Fletcher |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/czar-entertainment-founder-james-rosemond-sentenced-life-prison-ordering-murder-lowell |website=U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York |publisher=United States Department of Justice |access-date=25 June 2022 |date=8 Nov 2018}}</ref>Rosemond was assigned BOP#17903-054 and is incarcerated at ].
In February 2012,{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} Rosemond was arrested for 2009<ref name="justice2"/><ref name="villagevoice1"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/nyregion/james-rosemond-is-among-6-charged-in-killing-of-50-cents-associate.html?gwh=BB01A13F38304CCADD36BF096E8B3C03|title=6 Charged in Murder of Rapper 50 Cent’s Associate|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> ] death of Lowell Fletcher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/hip-hop-mugol-faces-murder-charges-killing-50-cent-buddy-article-1.1028323 |title=Hip-hop mugol faces murder charges for the killing of 50 Cent's buddy |publisher=NY Daily News |date=2012-02-24 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> Rosemond is alleged to have arranged a murder as payback for the 2007 assault on his son.<ref name="xxlmag1">{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/10/jimmy-henchmen-sentenced-life-prison/ |title=Jimmy Henchman Sentenced To Life In Prison - XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref>


⚫ ==Personal life==
The Manhattan U.S. Attorney charged Rosemond with the murder of Lowell Fletcher on June 22, 2012.<ref name="justice2"/>
Rosemond has a son and 2 daughters <ref>{{cite news|url=http://mobile.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0919064520080409?src=RSS-USN |title=50 Cent and Universal sued for pushing gangsta life |publisher=Mobile.reuters.com |access-date=October 27, 2013}}</ref>


In 2008, the '']'' retracted and apologized for a story which had alleged that Rosemond had been involved in a criminal event.<ref name="retraction and apology">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-naw-quad17mar17-story.html|title=Times retracts Shakur story|first=James|last=Rainey|date=April 7, 2008|work=]|access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> The story was based on documents created by a person convicted of fraud that had been falsely believed to be from an FBI file.<ref name="retraction and apology"/>
As of October 2013, Rosemond is awaiting trial on these charges in ].<ref name="abcnews1">{{cite web|author= |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/rap-promoter-life-prison-nyc-drug-case-20686547 |title=Rap Promoter Gets Life in Prison in NYC Drug Case - ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/hip-hop-mugol-faces-murder-charges-killing-50-cent-buddy-article-1.1028323 | title=Hip-hop mugol faces murder charges for the killing of 50 Cent's buddy | newspaper=New York Daily News | first=John | last=Marzulli | date=February 24, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Gale">{{cite news | url=http://www.bet.com/news/music/2011/09/26/jimmy-henchman-rosemond-hit-with-additional-charges.html | title=Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond Hit With Additional Charges | first=Alex | last=Gale | newspaper=BET | date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> He is expected to go to trial on murder-for-hire charges in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/hip-hop-mogul-associate-beats-drug-gun-rap-article-1.1530709|title=Hip-hop mogul's associate beats drug, gun rap after one-week trial|newspaper=The New York Daily News|accessdate=2013-12-16}}</ref>


==Cultural influence==
⚫ ===Drug trafficking, money laundering and witness tampering convictions===
Rosemond is profiled by filmmaker Don Sikorski in the documentary video series ''Unjust Justice: The Jimmy Rosemond Tapes'' released in 2016 and podcast ''Unjust Justice: The Jimmy Rosemond Story'' released in 2020 and hosted by ]. The series examined Rosemond's life, criminal cases, and portrayal by the media.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Case Of James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond To Be Examined In New Web Series 'Unjust Justice' | url = http://allhiphop.com/2016/01/21/james-jimmy-henchman-rosemond-web-series-unjust-justice-go-to-ground-podcast-2pac/ | website = Allhiphop.com | date = January 21, 2016 | access-date = April 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ivey |first1=Justin |title="James Rosemond Story" Podcast Unravels The Controversial Life Of Jimmy Henchman |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/james-rosemond-new-podcast/ |website=AllHipHop.com |access-date=26 June 2022 |date=15 March 2022}}</ref>
⚫ In May 2012, he went on trial, represented by ], on charges of cocaine trafficking, money laundering, and witness tampering.<ref name="New York times">{{cite news|last=Nate|first=Schweeber|title=Drug Trial Starts for Figure Prominent in Rap World|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/nyregion/james-rosemond-begins-trial-on-drug-charges.html|accessdate=8 September 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 14, 2012|quote=Prosecutors say James Rosemond is a drug kingpin, and he went on trial Monday in federal court in Brooklyn on charges that he led a criminal enterprise that sold millions of dollars worth of cocaine, laundered money and tampered with witnesses.}}</ref>


Rosemond was mentioned by name (as "Henchman") by ] in his song "Against All Odds" on his album '']'', on which Shakur raps "promise to payback Jimmy Henchman in due time." Tupac believed that Rosemond was involved in setting up the shooting and robbery of Shakur at the Quad Recording Studios in New York in November 1994. In 2012, a man named Dexter Isaac, serving a life sentence for unrelated crimes, claimed that he attacked Shakur that night and that the robbery was indeed orchestrated by Rosemond.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Case Of James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond To Be Examined In New Web Series 'Unjust Justice' | url = http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/all-eyez-on-me/ | website = Historyhollywood.com | date = n.d.| access-date = March 1, 2018}}</ref>
Rosemond sought to reach a Cooperating Plea Agreement. In October, Rosemond admitted to drug trafficking. However, while he was in jail, Rosemond was found in possession of a working cell phone and was found to have exchanged text message with his brother Mario, a fugitive, so the plea offer was taken back by the prosecution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopwired.com/2012/05/23/jimmy-henchman-says-he-loaned-wyclef-jean-drug-money/ |title=Jimmy Henchman Says He Loaned Wyclef Jean Drug Money |publisher=Hip-Hop Wired |date=2012-05-23 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> Shargel said at trial that Rosemond was framed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1159942/top-hip-hop-promoter-jailed-for-life |title=Top Hip-Hop Promoter Jailed For Life |publisher=News.sky.com |date=2012-12-05 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref>


American rapper ] acknowledges Rosemond as a mentor in his song "Ghostwriter" from the album '']'': "Remember receiving words of wisdom from Jimmy Henchman I lit a blunt in his honor when he received his sentence."<ref>{{cite web | title = Rick Ross - Ghostwriter lyrics | url = https://genius.com/Rick-ross-ghostwriter-lyrics | website = Genius.com | access-date = April 8, 2016 }}</ref>
⚫ On June 5, 2012, Rosemond was convicted in ] in Brooklyn of drug trafficking, obstruction of justice, firearms violations and other financial crimes associated with his position as head of a multi-million-dollar transnational cocaine-selling organization.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schwirtz|first=Michael|title=Rap Music Figure Convicted of Running Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Ring|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/nyregion/james-rosemond-convicted-of-running-multimillion-dollar-drug-ring.html?_r=1&src=twrhp|work=N.Y./Region|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=5 June 2012}}</ref> At trial, it was alleged that Rosemond led the large scale, bi-coastal narcotics-trafficking organization that transported cocaine from ], ] to the ]. The group, known known as the "Rosemond Organization," in turn shipped cash proceeds from the narcotics sales back to Los Angeles using a variety of methods as part of its operation. Millions of dollars in cash and narcotics were sent through ] and ], often covered in ] to avoid discovery by ]s.<ref name="justice.gov">http://www.justice.gov/usao/nye/pr/2013/2013oct25.html</ref> In the indictment, prosecutors noted that Rosemond made over $11 million a year since 2007 through his drug trafficking scheme.<ref name="xxlmag1"/><ref name="NY times 1">{{cite news|last=Nate|first=Schweeber|title=Drug Trial Starts for Figure Prominent in Rap World|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/nyregion/james-rosemond-begins-trial-on-drug-charges.html|accessdate=8 September 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 14, 2012}}</ref>


==Further listening==
⚫ On October 25, 2013, Rosemond was sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref name="newsday1"/><ref name="abcnews1"/><ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/26/nyregion/hip-hop-mogul-gets-life-sentence-for-drug-ring.html|title=Hip-Hop Figure Gets Life Sentence for Drug Ring|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref> <ref name="Jimmy Henchman review"/> As part of his sentence, Rosemond forfeited approximately $14 million in cash and property.<ref name="justice.gov"/> ] ] said that Rosemond's carefully crafted image as a music mogul was in reality "a cover for the real Jimmy Rosemond - a thug in a suit."<ref name="nytimes.com"/> ] ] remarked that he would have sentenced Rosemond to life even if it weren't legally required as his crimes were "astonishing in their breadth, duration and intensity." <ref name="nytimes.com"/>
{{cite AV media|first1=James|last1=Rosemond|interviewer2=Don Sikorski|interviewer2-link=Don Sikorski|interviewer1-link=Michael K. Williams|interviewer1=Michael K. Williams|website=Apple Podcasts Preview|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-chuck-phillips-misinformation/id1610807742?i=1000556554609|title=Unjust Justice: The James Rosemond Story|publication-date=March 21, 2022}}

===Federal informant===
A 2010 New York '']'' article by Alison Gendar shocked the hip-hop world when she provided government documents showing that Henchman, head of the hip-hop anti-snitch movement,<ref name="Henchman, head of anti-snitch movement found to be federal informant">{{cite news|last=Gendar|first=Alison|title=No-snitch advocate Jimmy Rosemond, hip-hop manager of The Game, listed as informant in court records|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-09-13/news/29441069_1_snitch-lawyer-prosecutors|accessdate=5 September 2012|date=September 13, 2010}}</ref> was himself a federal informant.<ref name="Henchman, head of anti-snitch movement found to be federal informant"/> ''The Daily News'' article quoted investigators as saying "Rosemond dishes when it suits him, yet makes a fortune off artists ... who titled a 2005 album "Stop Snitchin/Stop Lyin."<ref name="Henchman, head of anti-snitch movement found to be federal informant"/>

But it was not Rosemond's role as a federal informant or even his drug conviction that made him notorious in the rap world, but his long rumored involvement in the attack that set off the East Coast – West Coast and rap wars.<ref name="NYTimes May 14 Henchman drug trial starts">{{cite news|last=SCHWEBER|first=Nate|title=Drug Trial Starts for Figure Prominent in Rap World|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/nyregion/james-rosemond-begins-trial-on-drug-charges.html|accessdate=8 September 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 13, 2012}}</ref> As ''The New York Times'' said "For years, he has denied allegations that he was involved in a feud that led to the murders of the rappers Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace, known as Biggie Smalls."<ref name="NYTimes May 14 Henchman drug trial starts"/> A 2008 article by ] was a detailed implication of Rosemond in the attack of Tupac at the Quad which set off the East Coast-West Coast rap wars.<ref name="Exhibit 1" />

===Tupac Shakur attack===
The 2008 ''LA Times'' article by ]<ref name="Exhibit 1" /> implicating Henchman in the 1994 attack of ] at the Quad said that Henchman ordered three thugs to ambush Tupac.<ref name="James Rosemond, Chuck Philips and Tupac Shakurs attack at the Quad">{{cite news|last=Samaha|first=Albert|title=James Rosemond, Hip-Hop Manager Tied to Tupac Shooting, Gets Life Sentence for Drug Trafficking|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/10/james_rosemond_life_sentence_drug_trafficking_tupac_shooting_ties.php|accessdate=13 November 2013|newspaper=Village Voice|date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> The article was retracted by the ''LA Times'' when they and Philips learned that they had mistakenly included (among many uncontroverted sources) filed FBI 302s which turned out to be forged <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-naw-quad17mar17,0,4923596.story|title=Times retracts Quad ambush story|date=7 April 2008|work=]|accessdate=4 September 2012}}</ref> but corroborated in 2011 when Dexter Isaac confessed to attacking Tupac on Henchman's orders.<ref>{{cite news|last=Evans|first=Jennifer |title=Hip hop talent agent arrested charged with operating drug ring|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/wpix-hip-hop-talent-agent-arrested,0,6053998.story|accessdate=2012-05-29|newspaper=]|date=June 21, 2001}}</ref><ref name="Isaac admits to Tupac attack on Henchman orders">{{cite news|last=KTLA News|title=Convicted Killer Confesses to Shooting West Coast Rapper Tupac Shakur|url=http://www.courant.com/entertainment/ktla-inmate-confesses-to-shooting-tupac,0,5503225.story|accessdate=14 September 2013|newspaper=The Courant|date=July 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Watkins|first=Greg |title=Exclusive: Jimmy Henchman Associate Admits to Role in Robbery/Shooting of Tupac; Apologizes To Pac & B.I.G.’s Mothers.|url=http://allhiphop.com/2011/06/15/exclusive-jimmy-henchman-associate-admits-to-role-in-robberyshooting-of-tupac-apologizes-to-pac-b-i-g-s-mothers|accessdate=2012-06-05|newspaper=Allhiphop.com|date=June 15, 2011}}</ref> Following Isaac’s public confession, ] confirmed Isaac as one (among five) of his key unnamed sources.<ref>{{cite news | title=Chuck Philips demands apology on Tupac Shakur|url=http://www.laweekly.com/2011-06-23/news/chuck-philips-demands-l-a-times-apology-on-tupac-shakur|newspaper=]|accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref> The 2008 Philips article was entered into evidence as People's exhibit number 1 against Henchman<ref name="Exhibit 1">(Court case exhibit: USA vs James Rosemond Case # 1:11-Cr-00424 5/14/2012 Document # 100, exhibit 1)</ref> in his trial on which Henchman was convicted on all 13 counts.

Henchman admitted to setting up Tupac's ambush during one of nine "Queen For A Day" proffer sessions with the government in autumn of 2011, according to prosecutors. The original prosecutor transcripts are available in ''Village Voice'' author ]' article.<ref name="Queen for a day Henchman proffer">{{cite news|last=Philips|first=Chuck|title=James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond Implicated Himself in 1994 Tupac Shakur Attack: Court Testimony|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/06/jimmy_henchman_implicated.php|accessdate=2012-06-24|newspaper=Village Voice|date=June 12, 2012}}</ref> The confession was also picked up by the ''Huffington Post''<ref name="HuffPO on Henchman confesses">{{cite news|last=Makarechi|first=Kia|title=James Rosemond, Tupac Shooting: Mogul Reportedly Admits Involvement In 1994 Attack|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/26/james-rosemond-tupac-shooting-1994_n_1626977.html|accessdate=28 August 2012|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=2012-06-26}}</ref> among many other newspapers.

Tupac himself blamed Henchman in a song about the ambush at the Quad called "Against All Odds"; Tupac rapped:

{{Quote|text=Jimmy Henchman,...<br> Set me up, wet me up,...stuck me up<br>Heard the guns bust but you tricks never shut me up|sign=]|source=''Against All Odds''<ref name="Queen for a day Henchman proffer"/><ref name="HuffPO on Henchman confesses"/>}}

⚫ ==Personal life==
Rosemond has a son with Cynthia Reed of ], James Jabulani Rosemond, Jr. (born May 28, 1992).<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name="usatoday1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/55717/yayo-nixes-plea-deal |title=Yayo Nixes Plea Deal &#124; E! Online UK |publisher=Eonline.com |date=2007-07-24 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/50-cent-posse-slapped-suit-beatdown-article-1.280629 |title=50 Cent & posse slapped with suit in beatdown |publisher=NY Daily News |date=2008-04-09 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mobile.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0919064520080409?src=RSS-USN |title=50 Cent and Universal sued for pushing gangsta life |publisher=Mobile.reuters.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046520/yayo-gets-community-service-in-harassment-flap |title=Yayo Gets Community Service In Harassment Flap |publisher=Billboard |date=2007-03-20 |accessdate=2013-10-27}}</ref>


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American entertainment industry executive and convicted drug trafficker For the American Methodist Episcopal preacher and former slave, see James R. Rosemond.

Jimmy Henchman
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Other namesJimmy Henchman
OccupationMusic entrepreneur
Years active1986–2015
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Children1
Criminal chargeDrug trafficking, obstruction of justice and possessing and using firearms, conspiracy to commit murder
PenaltyLife imprisonment

James Rosemond, often known as Jimmy Henchman or sometimes Jimmy Henchmen, is an American former entertainment record executive and convicted criminal.

Early life

Rosemond was born in 1965, in Harlem, New York and grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, in an apartment complex called Vanderveer Gardens. His parents migrated from Haiti in the 1960s. They divorced when he was young, leaving his mother to raise five children alone.

Entertainment career

Rosemond and several friends founded the music conference "How Can I Be Down" in 1992. Rosemond was behind Salt-n-Pepa's 1993 single "Shoop"

Circa 1996, Rosemond founded Henchmen, the company that would later become the rap management company Czar Entertainment. He was the CEO of Czar, when it managed The Game, Sean Kingston, Brandy, Gucci Mane, Guerilla Black, Salt-n-Pepa and Akon. He was a known figure in the hip hop music industry, described in a 2012 The New York Times article as "a prince at the royal court, whose ties to rap music’s biggest stars were known far and wide." Rosemond was The Game's manager during a feud with 50 Cent when The Game recorded the diss track "300 Bars and Runnin." In 2006, Henchman and 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) settled a lawsuit regarding a DVD that Czar Entertainment released about 50 Cent's namesake, Kelvin "50 Cent" Martin, in which interviews with Jackson were alleged to have been inappropriately used. In the settlement, a charity was created with funds going to support Martin and his children.

In 2002, Rosemond negotiated the Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson boxing match. It was the first time that a boxer demanded that after a million buys on pay-per-view, the boxers would split the purse 50–50 with Showtime Networks/HBO.

In 2003, Rosemond, along with Chris Lighty, joined Russell Simmons in his campaign to end New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws.

Rosemond along with Shakim Compere and Mona Scott, executive produced BET's SOS Saving Ourselves: Help for Haiti, a telethon held at Miami's American Airlines Arena on February 5, 2010, to raise money for the devastated victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake that killed over 100,000 people.

Criminal charges and conviction

Drug trafficking, money laundering and witness tampering convictions

In June 2010, Rosemond was arrested on charges of cocaine trafficking, money laundering, and witness tampering. He went on trial in May 2012, represented by Gerald Shargel.

On June 5, 2012, Rosemond was convicted in Federal District Court in Brooklyn of drug trafficking, obstruction of justice, firearms violations and other financial crimes associated with his position as head of a multi-million-dollar transnational cocaine-selling organization. At trial, it was alleged that Rosemond led the large scale, bi-coastal narcotics-trafficking organization that transported cocaine from Los Angeles, California to the New York metropolitan area. The group, known as the "Rosemond Organization," in turn shipped cash proceeds from the narcotics sales back to Los Angeles using a variety of methods as part of its operation. Millions of dollars in cash and narcotics were sent through Federal Express and United Parcel Service, often covered in mustard to avoid discovery by detection dogs. In the indictment, prosecutors noted that Rosemond made over $11 million a year since 2007 through his drug trafficking scheme.

On October 25, 2013, Rosemond was sentenced to life imprisonment. As part of his sentence, Rosemond forfeited approximately $14 million in cash and property. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta E. Lynch said that Rosemond's carefully crafted image as a music mogul was in reality "a cover for the real Jimmy Rosemond - a thug in a suit." Presiding Judge John Gleeson remarked that he would have sentenced Rosemond to life even if it were not legally required as his crimes were "astonishing in their breadth, duration and intensity."

On March 10, 2016, Rosemond filed a habeas corpus appeal with the same federal court seeking a new trial along with a complaint to the U.S. Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility against former U.S. Attorney Todd Kaminsky citing actions taken with regard to securing testimony from the government's lead witness Henry "Black" Butler. In 2019, the court denied the writ and dismissed his appeal.

Murder for hire

In June 2012, Rosemond was charged with four crimes in connection with the death of G-Unit affiliate Lowell "Lodi Mack" Fletcher, including murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder. Rosemond is alleged to have arranged the murder as payback for the alleged assault on his son by Lodi Mack and Tony Yayo. The trial began on February 10, 2014 in a New York federal court. More than 35 witnesses testified at the trial. Closing arguments finished on March 4, 2014. The jury deliberations resulted in a hung jury on the four counts for both Rosemond and co-defendant Johnson.

Rosemond came before a jury again in December 2014 and on December 11 the jury found him guilty on all charges for the murder of Lowell "Lodi Mack" Fletcher. On March 23, 2015, Rosemond was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years by Judge Colleen McMahon. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd circuit overturned the conviction in 2016. The case was tried for the third time in 2017. Rosemond was again convicted and sentenced to life plus 30 years.Rosemond was assigned BOP#17903-054 and is incarcerated at USP Pollock.

Personal life

Rosemond has a son and 2 daughters

In 2008, the LA Times retracted and apologized for a story which had alleged that Rosemond had been involved in a criminal event. The story was based on documents created by a person convicted of fraud that had been falsely believed to be from an FBI file.

Cultural influence

Rosemond is profiled by filmmaker Don Sikorski in the documentary video series Unjust Justice: The Jimmy Rosemond Tapes released in 2016 and podcast Unjust Justice: The Jimmy Rosemond Story released in 2020 and hosted by Michael K. Williams. The series examined Rosemond's life, criminal cases, and portrayal by the media.

Rosemond was mentioned by name (as "Henchman") by Tupac Shakur in his song "Against All Odds" on his album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, on which Shakur raps "promise to payback Jimmy Henchman in due time." Tupac believed that Rosemond was involved in setting up the shooting and robbery of Shakur at the Quad Recording Studios in New York in November 1994. In 2012, a man named Dexter Isaac, serving a life sentence for unrelated crimes, claimed that he attacked Shakur that night and that the robbery was indeed orchestrated by Rosemond.

American rapper Rick Ross acknowledges Rosemond as a mentor in his song "Ghostwriter" from the album Black Market: "Remember receiving words of wisdom from Jimmy Henchman I lit a blunt in his honor when he received his sentence."

Further listening

Rosemond, James (March 21, 2022). Unjust Justice: The James Rosemond Story. Apple Podcasts Preview. Interviewed by Michael K. Williams; Don Sikorski.

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