Sean 'Diddy' Combs' former protege was sentenced to 15 years to life behind bars in 2011 after confessing to the 1993 shooting of John Henkel. G-Dep, real name Trevell Coleman, was not aware Henkel died following the shooting.

Earlier this week (begs13Apr15), Coleman was allowed to attend his father's funeral and briefly reunite with his ex-wife, Crystal Sutton, and twin sons.

Speaking about the difficult reunion, Sutton tells AllHipHop.com, "When someone passes, you feel a great sadness or it could be relief, if they were suffering. Dep's father's passing was sadly overshadowed by the excitement we felt.

"Dep has not seen his sons in a little over four years. Yes, he calls regularly and he sees pictures of them growing, but being in their presence, the same room, next to each other is such a different feel.

"The days leading up to his arrival were stressful for me. I didn't eat, I could hardly sleep. I was on a mission, the boys had to see their father and nothing could interfere, sadly and I do feel bad for this, not even the death of his father, William Butch Goines..."

She continues, "I've explained to them hundreds of times, 'Your father made a fatal judgement when he was young, but he wanted and needed forgiveness and peace'. It's not easy explaining to them, when all they have are the good memories. I never want to take that from them.

"All I could do was hope and pray that seeing him in shackles, hands held close to his waist, that those (old) memories would not fade from their minds."