Hip Hop Arrests

TI Going to prison in Arkansas

Hip Hop recording star T.I. is set to turn himself in to authorities toward the end of this month but, not in Georgia as believed T.I will instead spend time in Arkansas for his own protection.

According to a release issued Friday, the “Live Your Life” rapper is due to check-in at Forrest City Arkansas’ low security prison May 26 where he’ll join roughly 1,500 inmates. There the Georgia based rapper will serve time related to federal weapons charges after avoiding a 10 year prison sentence through a combination of community service, house detention and probationary agreements. Word on the streets and in every hood is T.I snitched and or paid off everyone involved in the case to get such a short term to avoid a long prison term. We at HipHopSpy have no opinion, we just know that the average person caught buying that many machine guns from the feds would be locked up for 20 years plus.

Willie D arrested for I Phone Scam

Willie D has been a celebrated businessman, in addition to his 20-plus year music career. From brokering air travel, to foreign real estate, the Houston, Texas-based rapper has extended his brand beyond writing hits for The Geto Boys and numerous acclaimed solo albums, many released on Rap-A-Lot Records in the early ’90s.

Today, The Houston Press reported that the political gangsta rapper was arrested for fraud charges, through his association with Texas One Wireless. The reports state that Willie set up an eBay account, and beginning September 2008, established feedback, selling Apple’s iPhone internationally. Once a reputation was built, the rapper reportedly asked buyers to pay him for the coveted phones through wire transfers, not authorized through the Bay Area auction powerhouse.

Deposits were reportedly made, but items were not delivered.

The rapper told victimized buyers that he filed reports of lost product through the United States Postal Service, but then would cease communication.

These federal charges, if convicted, could cause the rapper to face 20 years and/or a maximum fine of $250,000.

Willie D is supposed to appear in court today.

Rev Runs son JoJo arrested for weed

According to TMZ, rap legend Rev Run’s teenaged son Joseph Simmons Jr. JoJo was arrested last night for possession of marijuana. He was allegedly buying the marijuana and rolling a joint while sitting in a car on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. We’re told he tried to get away by throwing his car into reverse, and nearly backed into the officer’s car.

Simmons Jr, known as JoJo on the MTV reality show “Run’s House”, was also booked for resisting arrest, attempted reckless endangerment, and criminal use of drug paraphenalia.