Lil Wayne and Kodak Black: Why did Donald Trump pardon the rappers?
BBC News Published image captionKodak Black (left) and Lil Wayne were praised for their charitable donations Rap stars Lil Wayne and Kodak Black were on the list of more than 140 people who were granted pardons or had their sentences commuted by outgoing US President Donald Trump on his last full day in the job. They were joined by Michael "Harry-O" Harris, co-founder of seminal rap label Death Row Records, after Snoop Dogg campaigned on his behalf. While the omission of Tiger King star Joe Exotic from Mr Trump's list went against some expectations, here's a look at why clemency was granted t...