County Jail Sentence
The hard street life addressed in the raps of 2 Pistols stems from a turbulent childhood. Born Jeremy Saunders in the Tarpon Springs area of Florida, Jeremy spent most of his childhood without his parents, who were incarcerated, leaving aunts and older brothers to raise him. He was involved in the drug game by his teens, which seemed a more stable gig since his hopes of becoming a pro football player had been crushed due to his smaller stature. He eventually landed in county jail. 2 Pistols was convicted of cocaine trafficking in early 2005. He did 8 months in the Hillsborough County Jail before being sentenced to 2 year house arrest and 5 years probation. His probation began on September 2006 and ended in 2010. He re-started his music career as a local promoter, bringing acts such as Plies, Da Shop Boyz, T-Pain, Rick Ross and Lil Boosie to the Tampa area. Through these shows, he began making connections to powerful individuals in the music industry. He formed a group called Blood Money Union, which consisted of other DJs, producers and rappers in the Tarpon Springs and surrounding areas. All of this led to his signing with Universal in 2007 and his collaboration with T-Pain on the song "She Got It", which peaked at #7 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart in 2008, and hit #2 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.
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