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A few years ago, rapper Christian Dionne, aka Die-On, was one of Quebec's most wanted criminals. He was on the run in Colombia, accused of drug trafficking, gangsterism and conspiracy. Rock bottom. Today, he says that prison saved his life. He works at the Maison Stéphane Fallu in Chambly with young people who are leaving the DPJ network and he is reconnecting with rap and Souldia, his stage "brother" for nearly 25 years. With him, we talk about social reintegration and writing, but also about "easy" money, hitmen and "deals" that go bad, of course. To make sure you don't miss anything, subscribe to our newsletter: https://rc.rad.ca/newsletter And to our other platforms: TikTok: / radpointca Instagram: / radpointca ____ 00:00:00 Into 00:04:27 On the run in Colombia and back in Quebec 00:16:54 Criminal life and prison 00:30:52 From prisoner to social worker 00:34:26 Career as a rapper 00:43:25 Youth and entry into criminal life 00:44:50 Going from doing evil to doing good 00:52:26 Rehabilitation after prison 00:56:13 Social intervention 01:01:21 Does gangster rap incite violence? 01:04:22 Questions in a row 01:12:05 New album and sequel 01:18:32 Credits __ Find all our content on our website: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/rad Rad is Radio-Canada's journalism laboratory. Our mission is to test different formats to tell you about current events and social issues. We test, we learn, we evolve, with you.