Cool C

Old-school hip hop, Musical Artist

1969 –

68

Who is Cool C?

Christopher Roney, known by the stage name Cool C, is an American rapper whose musical career peaked in the late 1980s. He is perhaps best known today for the notoriety surrounding his involvement in the murder of a Philadelphia Police officer in a bank robbery in January 1996. He is currently incarcerated in a Pennsylvania state prison awaiting execution. He was to have been put to death on March 9, 2006, but his execution has been stayed.

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Born
Dec 15, 1969
United States of America
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Philadelphia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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