Hip Hop Arrests

Tyler the Creator gets arrested for destroying sound equipment

The Odd Future ringleader destroyed sound equipment at the Roxy. Tyler, the Creator was arrested last night in Hollywood, California after destroying sound equipment at the Roxy concert venue. The Odd Future ringleader performed at the venue earlier in the evening, shouting at the sound engineer at the club. Around 11:30 p.m., he was arrested on suspicion of vandalism and was booked at a nearby station.

Police say that Tyler had “just destroyed an electric soundboard belonging to the venue. As Tyler was being escorted to a nearby radio car, the crowd exiting the venue became angry and rushed into the street, towards deputies.”

The Police shut down Sunset Blvd. for 30 minutes after the crowd gathered.

Waka Flocka Shooters Arrested

Cops in Charlotte, North Carolina have booked six men in connection with last week’s shooting involving Waka Flocka Flames.

According to police, the men pulled into Car Stereo Warehouse’s parking lot with the intentions of robbing the Waka Flocka Flame.

The suspects pulled into the parking lot in two separate vehicles and began firing at the bus, letting off at least ten rounds.

Waka Flocka’s security detail returned fire, striking 20-year-old Lamar Stukes in the shoulder.

Each of the men, who were arrested by the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team.

The six males have been charged with armed robbery, conspiracy and two counts of shooting into an occupied property.

No one in Waka Flocka Flames’ entourage was arrested or charged with any crimes.

Scarface is in Jail for not paying Child Support

Scarface has been incarcerated for not paying child support. Scarface has several outstanding child support cases and has had to appear before several courts since his initial incarceration.

“He’s gotten transferred to a few jails last year and some of the cases are in different states,” the source said. “This whole situation could’ve been avoided.”

Additionally, Scarface has not been assisted in his plight from anybody close to him, even though aid has been requested.

Other details to the case have yet to be revealed, but Scarface reportedly has a tremendous financial commitment before him. Being jailed further compounds the situation since he is unable to generate income to even start paying the support, the source said. Whats up with all these men not paying child support ? It makes no sense to me when men do not take care of their children. If you are going to have children then make sure your child support is paid. The only one who suffers is the child.

Big Unk 150 pound weed bust

Louisiana rapper Big Unk aka Mr. Real Estate has lawyered up to defend himself against drug charges stemming from a raid of his house, where police allegedly seized over 150 pounds of marijuana.

Mr. Real Estate, born Reggie Smith, was arrested on January 5th and charged with possession of the weed, a gun, over $500,000 in jewelry and $72,000 in cash money.

The rapper, who admitted that the jewelry and the cash were his, has hired the infamous “Thug Lawyer,” Peter Q. John, to defend him against the pot possession and drug distribution charges.

According to reps, Mr. Real Estate has legitimately earned all of the possessions he has, based off of doing numerous shows and recording tracks with artists like Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Lil Boosie, Paul Wall and others.

“I expect an uphill battle,” Peter John told said in a statement. “My client has the right to a trial by jury which he has chosen to exercise.”

I don’t care if you hire OJ Simpsons lawyers nobody walks away from a 150 pound bust.

Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty in Arizona Drug case

Appearing live via satellite from his Rikers Island jail in New York, “Tha Block Is Hot” rapper copped to a drug charge Monday in Yuma County, Arizona.

The good news is he won’t be adding more time to his current year long stint in the big house.

Weezy pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a dangerous drug stemming from his 2008 arrest, when the U.S. Border Patrol searched the hip-hopster’s tour bus at a checkpoint and found one ounce of cocaine, 41 grams of Ecstasy, drug paraphernalia and a handgun.

In return for his admission, Yuma County District Attorney’s spokesman Kevin Tunell says that several other counts were dropped, including possession of a narcotic drug for sale, misconduct involving weapons and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Lil Wayne entered Rikers in March after copping to attempted weapons possession that resulted from a 2007 bust—when cops searched his tour bus and found a loaded .40-caliber pistol.

Lil Wayne kissing Baby

If he remains on good behavior, the 27-year-old Grammy winner could be out in as little as eight months.

And by switching his plea to guilty in the Arizona case, according to the deal hashed out with Yuma prosecutors, Lil Wayne is now expected to receive just three years’ probation.

The MC’s Arizona-based lawyer was unavailable for comment. Sentencing is set for June 30.

Lil Boosie Facing Murder Charges

Rapper Lil Boosie (real name Torrance Hatch) has been indicted for first degree murder.

Below is a summary of all the charge that Boosie faces.

• 1st Degree Murder of Terry Boyd, 35, shot to death inside his residence at 16837 Vermillion Drive on 10/21/09. The shots were fired from outside home through a window.

• 3 counts PWITD Narcotics (Schedule II-Codeine, Schedule I-Ecstacy and Schedule I-Marijuana)

• 3 counts Conspiracy to commit PWITD Narcotics

• 2 counts Conspiracy to Introduce Contraband into a Penal Institution

Lil Wayne is Finally Behind Bars to Begin his Jail Sentence

After saying goodbye on concert stages and online video streams, Lil Wayne had nothing to add as he was sentenced Monday to a year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus.

The Grammy Award-winning rapper delivered only a brief bow to fans and supporters as he was led out of a courtroom in handcuffs to start serving his sentence.

With that, Lil Wayne headed off to face his punishment in a case that had shadowed him as he became one of music’s most prolific and profitable figures in recent years. Arrested in July 2007, he pleaded guilty in October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. He admitted he had the loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic gun on his bus.

His lawyer, Stacey Richman, said the rapper was resolute as he was taken away.

“He knew what he had to do, and he’s doing it,” she said.

Lil Wayne will serve his sentence in the Rikers Island jail complex. Richman said she expected he would be held in protective custody, but the city Correction Department said it was still deciding on that. Protective custody is given to inmates who, for a variety of reasons including notoriety, require separation from the general prison population.

The 27-year-old rap star could be released in about eight months with good behavior. But then he will face his trial in Arizona on more charges which will probaly get him a even stiffer sentence. Arizona is waiting for his N.Y sentence to be complete before he will go on trial and be sentenced again to even more time in Tent City in Arizona.