Uncle Murda Will Decide If He Will Take The Stand In Ra Diggs Trial

Ra Diggs rapping partner, Uncle Murda, appeared in Brooklyn Federal Court with a lawyer and informed Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis that he will decide Wedneday whether to take the stand as a defense witness or invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Prosecutors say that Herron's tattoos, song lyrics and YouTube videos are evidence of his life of crime.

The chiseled torso of reputed Brooklyn crack kingpin Ronald (Ra Diggs) Herron is a walking billboard for his leadership of a violent crew and membership in the Bloods.

Jurors in Herron's racketeering and murder trial got an eyeful of muscle and mayhem when federal prosecutors displayed photos of tattoos on his arm and chest.

Herron's right bicep features ink showing the planet Earth balanced atop a hand making the Bloods gang sign. Underneath are the words, "If Ra ruled the world."

A photo of Herron's chest shows the words, "Greatness prevails during destruction."

The feds contend that the tattoos, along with the wannabe rapper's song lyrics and YouTube videos, are evidence of his criminal enterprise because they graphically depict how Herron was trying to make a name for himself as a gangsta rap artist and "project his power as the leader" of a Bloods crew in the Gowanus Houses.

The videos, especially, show Herron's determination to "stand out as a real-life gangster who wrote songs ... about his real-life experiences as a violent gang leader," according to court papers.

But after the government rested its case, the defense called an expert on rap music to knock down that theory.

"People will boast and brag about stuff," testified Professor James Peterson, director of Africana Studies at Lehigh University. “If you appear to be authentic, that is what's important.”

Peterson said rap lyrics are a written art form, like poetry and novels. Outside court, Peterson called it “absurd” that the government is using Herron’s lyrics as evidence against him.

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