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Controversy sells. it always will. >> today a toned down version of krak rok will be allowed to emerge inside the jail. they are about to stage a battle rap. >> i've done see people mess this up every time. you have one where you go in and diss the person to the fullest extent you can. you have ones where you freestyle. whoever has a better freestyle. >> deputy king is assigned to abendroth's housing unit. >> the more you can occupy their time with different activities, the less time they have to think about someone in here that did them wrong. i'd rather have a battle rap than a physical figh...

To drug test me or -- ♪ >> on the streets, abendroth is a rapper known as krak rok. even though he's blamed drugs for his numerous troubles with the law, he says they're part of his job. >> i'm a musician. you know how music and drugs go hand in hand. that's the truth. if i'm nervous i'm going to smoke pot. if i feel too jittery before i get onstage, i'm going to drink. it goes hand in hand. >> don't forget about -- >> the following day, abendroth begins the departure process. >> this is a good day. this is better than being born. i'm thinking i'm about to go out and see my -- see my homies....

He says he was high on a mixture of drugs and alcohol. >> i could have been dreaming it or it really happened. i don't know. that's how messed up i was. >> during abendroth's stay at ken county, another inmate brutally assaulted a female deputy. she was beaten and choked to the point of unconsciousness. abendroth witnessed part of the attack. >> i see myself inside that person that was causing that woman harm. and i realized that that's not who i want to be. how did i become a monster? i became a monster by drugs and alcohol, making wrong choices and walking down the wrong rode ♪ stuff the b...

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