In 2011, former Bad Boy recording artist G. Dep (Ghetto Dependent) was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for murdering a man in 1993 during a attempted robbery in Harlem. G. Dep, born Trevell Gerald Coleman, 41, has spent the last four years behind bars, but was granted temporary release last week to attend his father’s funeral.
During this time, Coleman was reunited with his ex-wife Crystal Sutton and their twin boys who haven’t seen their father in years. Sutton spoke with AllHipHop’s Chuck Creekmur stating, “Dep’s father’s passing was sadly over shadowed by the excitement we felt. Dep has not seen his sons in a little over 4 years. Yes he calls regularly and he sees pictures of them growing, but being in their presence, the same room, next to each other is such a different feel.”
Sutton continued, “They finally had the chance to sit down with their father, shackled or not I could see that they were determined. All that nervous energy seemed to melt away. They both showed him video after video of animations they had made. Visitors gained Trevell’s attention for a moment, but the boys made sure that their father stayed close. Our time was up, Trevell had to go back. That one hour visit felt like 10 minutes. I could see the expression on the boys face change from happy to a worried look.
They gathered their items and we walked outside. The entire time I watched them and their expressions began to change. They stood outside for pictures, posing like they were strong soldiers chest held.out high. Just for that moment I believe they felt like any average kid. Like those kids who have both parents, like those kids who didn’t have an incarcerated parent. For the first time In along time they had mother and father standing.together as a family. But the voice came, “its time to go.”
Well wishes to Coleman and his family.
