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21 May
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August 4th

And If I just pause for a moment,  If I shut my eyes,  I can still smell the scent on your shirt when you hugged me.  I can still see the smile on your face too.  I always wondered how you would look when you got your braces taken off.  That’s all there is for me to do now,  Wonder.  (For Samaad Frazier 06/21/2000-12/31/2019) By Amira Mustapha  “Samaad and I were classmates; met him through mutual friends. Every time Samaad saw me, he always greeted me with kindness!! In...

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25 Jul
1

Dear Samaad,

Who would have ever thought we would end up here?  Me alive and you dead at 19. You had more life to live, so much more to accomplish. You were special, never had to study, an all around athlete, but shined in basketball just like your grandfather.   I often ask WHY! WHY YOU? WHY ME? WHY OUR FAMILY? When I got the news you were shot I knew then you were gone for some reason. While in route to the hospital I...

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16 Mar
2

Dear Killers….

It took FIVE of you to kill my son  Little did you know his destiny was already WON From this pain we will live in his HONOR I know you must have to PONDER As to why you made his name bigger than YONDER You took his LIFE that was all you did Now you’re in jail looking like a piece of SHIT Until the day we die we will SPEAK HIS NAME Too bad for you, you will die in SHAME  You turned up a VILLAIN in FivesUpRoddy That’s...

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23 Nov
4

First Annual Youth Over Guns Walk 9/5/20

Samaad was buried on Saturday January 11, 2020. By Monday morning Coach Audrey Taylor was at my house with encouraging words on our next steps. “We cannot let his name die sis.” “We have to keep his legacy going.” I agreed but did not have a direction at the time. I thought long and hard of the many ways we could move forward with her plan, which now became my mission. The Samaad Z Frazier Youth Over Guns Walk was created...

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25 May
0

LIVE 4U By FivesUpRoddy

Samaad’s death was a tragedy but who would have known that so much positivity would come from it. His brother 🖐🏽 Terrod “FivesUpRoddy” decided to take it to another level and make music about those days and moments at the hospital and leading up to his burial. Three months after all of this he dropped his first EP, 5iveTapes PT 1 which is dedicated to Samaad. So much talent and positive things have come from Samaad’s legacy it’s amazing! In...

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25 May
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MAADY WRLD By FivesUpRoddy

“The pain and the slight echo of the first line of Maady Wrld set the tone for the rest of Roddy’s E.P. He is coming to terms with the death of his friend Samaad “Maady” Frazier but in doing so it lit a fire in him that was unforeseen. The beginning of the song matches this emotion. The first half of the song starts off very slow with no beat, just a slight melodic hum the lyrics show the aftermath of...

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27 Apr
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“The Family” 🖐🏽 NOT A GANG Part 2

1. How did you all meet and when?Terrod-I met different people at different times, but we all came together as one between our sophomore year and senior year.Davon-Everyone I met in the Fives I met while I was in high school my freshmen or sophomore year. 2.  How did you end up calling yourselves “The Family?”Terrod-Honestly, Tyree. The 5ive emoji “🖐🏽” meant so much to Tyree and anyone who was considered as family to him, when he would text you he would...

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14 Jan
0

Finding Peace in the Midst of Tragedy

Love is stronger than death even though it can’t stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can’t separate people from love. It can’t take away our memories either. In the end life is stronger than death. — Unknown ...

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