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Former Bad Boy rapper G. Dep had his original sentence for second-degree murder commuted, and he will now be eligible to seek parole CBS 42 reports.

Dep,49, whose government name is Travell Coleman, has served 13 of a 15-year-to-life sentence.

In a statement, Gov. Kathy Hochul shared why she granted clemency to Coleman and 15 others, including 12 pardons and four commutations. 

“Through the clemency process, it is my solemn responsibility as governor to recognize the efforts individuals have made to improve their lives and show that redemption is possible,” Hochul’s statement read.

In 2010, attorney Anthony L. Ricco said that Coleman “had been haunted” by the 1993 fatal shooting of John Henkel that took place during a robbery in East Harlem when he was a teenager and decided to confess to the crime almost 20 years later. During the fatal altercation, Henkel was shot three times in the chest outside an apartment complex.

After the trial, Coleman was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in 2012.

Since his incarceration, Coleman has been in counseling programs and is an active participant in educational and rehabilitative classes, according to Hochul’s office. The same judge and prosecutor who presided over his case supported his application for clemency.

Before Coleman’s confession and incarceration, Coleman was one of the rising stars of Sean “Diddy” Combs’  Bad Boy Records when he signed with the label in 1998. He first appeared on two tracks on Black Rob's 1999 album, Life Story.

In 2001, he released his debut album, Child of the Ghetto, which featured his two signature songs, “Let’s Get It” featuring Diddy and Black Rob, and “Special Delivery” featuring Diddy, which helped to popularize the Harlem Shake dance. His second album, Ghetto Legend, was released in 2010.

After his rap career began to slow down, Coleman struggled with drug addiction and had several run-ins with the law.

Robert Henkel, the brother of Henkel, said in an interview with the New York Post last year, that Coleman’s request for clemency was  “a farce” and was highly critical of  Manhattan District Alvin Bragg and his office’s endorsement of his possible early release.

“It’s one thing to seek [clemency] for drug crimes, but not murder,” Henke said. “Let [Coleman] rot in jail. Let him do his 15 years, and then he can try to get out on parole.”