Chicago police officer ERIC DAVIS, known as "21" in the rap group the Slick Boys. DAVIS and two other officers founded the group in 1991 to provide positive role models for the inner-city kids they encountered on their jobs every day. The group has received national acclaim for their songs about the importance of getting an education and staying off of drugs and out of gangs. DAVIS grew up in the Cabrini-Green development of Chicago, where the three officers work. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE
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