In prison, producer finds new voice for inmates, and himself
(WorldNews Entertainment)

NEW YORK (AP) — David Jassy was a successful music producer who had worked with Britney Spears and others when he was sent to prison for killing a man during an altercation. While serving his time, he would hear talented young inmates rapping in the yards at San Quentin State Prison with skill and power. In his cell, where Jassy used his keyboard to make beats, he invited the men to perform rap freestyles and taught them about songwriting and music production. In the jail`s media center, Jassy uploaded each sound from his keyboard to a computer so he could produce music digitally. Word spread about Jassy`s music-led initiative as part of the prison`s Youthful Offenders Program, and donors —...