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Filero Isn't Scared To Tell the Un-fairy Tale. First of a Two-Part Series.

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Filero doesn't have a reason for it, but he tells us that one evening Kid Frost cold-cocked him in the bathroom of a Houston nightclub and ran. They kicked down a couple studio doors and found out his real name and cancelled his flight, but they never found him because SPM was hiding him. Months later, Filero heard that Kid Frost was in town and was actually in the same club he was in that evening.

Word is Frost was hiding out in the club's office with a pool stick. A freeway chase followed, with Filero's crew ready to put a cap in Frost, but a few ladies from the Southeast that Filero knew were in the car, and they decided to retreat.

"He was yelling 'I'm Johnny Z. I'm not Kid Frost," laughs Filero.

When considering the good and bad history Filero and SPM have, the stories sound like rival brothers' backyard brawls and disagreements. And like those kind of relationships, people squash beef and move on, or not. They did.

Filero lived with SPM during his criminal trial. He'd drop him off in the morning at the courthouse and in the last days of his freedom they recorded Reveille Park, which Filero helped grace the cover.

This is where the video coming up in a bit gets some perspective.

Filero tells us Dope House Records bought the rights to The Most Hated album from Filero's first label, and that fact seems to be the sticking point that doesn't let Filero's wounds heal. They're making money, legitimately, off of the Aggravated group's work. Is it ethical? That's the question Filero asks. Dope House will probably answer "It's business."

Watch the video and decide for yourself.

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Contributor Rolando Rodriguez is the co-founder of Trill Multicultural.