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Rapper Goonew's Family Defends Nightclub Memorial, What He Would've Wanted

Rapper Goonew's family thinks those criticizing the artist's memorial service, where his dead body was propped up on stage at a D.C. nightclub, shouldn't be concerned ... saying the service went down exactly as he would've wanted it. The artist's mother and sister, Patrice and Ariana Morrow, tell TMZ ... when they first met with the funeral home, Patrice made it clear she didn't want anyone looking down on her son. They wanted him to be propped up on display after seeing other services do something similar.

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