A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has sentenced a man to 32 years in prison for the murder of rapper Slim 400.
Slim 400, born Vincent Colan Jr., was 33 when he was shot and killed by Michael LaNell Terry outside his Inglewood home. Hours before the shooting, Slim 400 released the music video for his song “Caviar Gold” on Instagram.
Terry shot and killed Slim 400 as he was exiting his car, and pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter and to using a firearm and having a prior felony conviction, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
Judge Artus Hudson sentenced Terry in Englewood court on Tuesday.
A second person, Tamra Lynn Bell, also pleaded guilty to being an accessory to murder and is due to be sentenced next year.
“My heartfelt condolences go out to the family of Corlan, a Los Angeles artist lost too soon in a tragic incident of gun violence,” District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement.
Born in Germany and raised in Compton, Slim 400 is known for songs like “Goapele” featuring YG and “Piru” featuring YG and Redrum 187.
In 2019, Slim 400 was shot nine times in Compton and survived after undergoing surgery and spending 15 days in the hospital.
In an interview months before his death in December 2021, Slim 400 said he saw a “black light, or a dark cloud” after the 2019 shooting.
“It was dark and I was just reminiscing with my buddies,” he said.
During an interview with Nick Cannon, Slim 400 spoke about his recovery in the hospital.
“I was basically talking to God, ‘Look, get me out of here. I’ll do the right thing. I’ll stay out of the streets. I’m not going to do anything stupid. Give me one more chance to show I can do better,'” he said.