James Adarryl Tapp Jr., born on 9 September 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana, was
an American rapper who rose from the Magnolia Projects to the regional rap
scene. He dropped out of high school and began performing as Magnolia Slim
around 1993, releasing the solo debut Soulja 'Fa' Lyfe in 1994 and the EP
Dark Side in 1995. In 1998, he issued the album Give It 2 'Em Raw, which reached
number 13 on the Billboard 200. Subsequent albums The Streets Made Me (2001),
Years Later (2002), and Years Later…A Few Months After (2003) followed under
Cut Throat Committee. After his murder on Nove...