Hip Hop Legal Woes

Young Buck to do 18 Months in Prison

Young Buck will be serving 18 months in prison after pleading guilty on gun possession charges, according to published reports. Young Buck agreed to serve jail time after a raid on his home by the IRS in 2010. Young Buck agreed to plead guilty to possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon after federal agents located a 40 caliber Glock 22 and rounds in his mansion. This is the same mansion that the rapper has been evicted from. The rapper is a convicted felon and he’s not permitted to own a firearm. The felony stems from a well-publicied incident where Young Buck stabbed a man at the the 2004 VIBE Awards. He was defending producer Dr. Dre. Young Buck is formally sentenced on July 13.

Lil Boosie’s Murder trial starts today

The trial of Baton Rouge, Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie begins today (April 30) in the rapper’s hometown. According to The Advocate, 150 local residents will fill out forms to begin the selection process. Jurors will not be questioned by State District Judge Mike Erwin until tomorrow, when the process continues. As previously reported, the 12 jurors who will ultimately be selected will be anonymous, sequestered and under heavy security. Lil Boosie is on trial for the first-degree murder of a man named Terry Boyd in October 2009. The rapper is accused of hiring a teenager named “Marlo” Mike Louding to commit the murder. Louding is also charged in five other murders, including Christopher “Nussie” Jackson, who was allegedly killed on Lil Boosie’s orders.

Last week, District Judge Mike Erwin ruled  that Lil Boosie’s lyrics could be used against him in court. Prosecutors believe that Lil Boosie has admitted to some of the crimes in his lyrics, while his defense attorneys claim that he is simply a rapper and that the lyrics have nothing to do with this particular case. If Lil Boosie is convicted, he faces an automatic life sentence.

He is currently being held at Angola State Prison.

Crazy fan breaks into P Diddy’s house drinks his booze eats his food and wears his clothes

A P Diddy obsessed fan broke into the rap mogul’s mansion, gorged on his food and alcohol before parading around in his finest clothes, it has been revealed. Quamine Taylor, 30, made himself at home in the East Hampton palace for almost 24 hours after breaking in through an unlocked basement door. P Diddy – real name Sean Combs – was away at the time. Police say this is not the first time Taylor has pulled the stunt having broken into the sprawling mansion more than 10 years ago. Taylor, who has a history of mental illness, told the New York Post that he’d been a frequent visitor at the property. I’ve actually been going to the house from time to time since 2001,’ he said from cell at the Suffolk County Jail. I stay there a lot, but Sean gets funny sometimes about me staying there. In his first break-in, Taylor tried to pass himself off as Combs’ cousin when cops found him intoxicated after he took a dip in the pool. This time, Taylor claimed he was a close personal friend and even convinced security staff and police he knew Diddy after he accidentally set off an alarm in the mansion.

Taylor’s mother said that he’d grown up listening to Diddy’s music, adding: ‘He has a long history of mental illness, and he has been off his meds for a while. We have been trying to get him some help.’ The break-in happened on March 31 but Taylor wasn’t arrested by police until the next day. After setting off an alarm at 1am, he bluffed security staff and police called to the scene that he was a member of Combs’ entourage and he was allowed to stay at the home. Taylor slept there and it wasn’t until a caretaker found him at 4pm on April Fool’s Day that police were called again and he was finally arrested. Taylor said: ‘I really didn’t go to Diddy’s house because I’m a big fan of his. I just wanted to get out of the city for a while. I was actually hoping to stay like 15 to 17 days. He added: ‘They really didn’t bother me once I told them who I was. I got a good night’s sleep, but it’s not anything too special. It’s just like a three-bedroom. Taylor, who is unemployed, has been charged with trespassing and petit-larceny and was being held in lieu of $2,000 bail.

Lil Wayne’s entourage accused of beating up a Photographer who caught him trying to skateboard

OG Boo Dirty Beats attempted Murder charge

The rapper was charged with causing a riot, after an incident involving fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti in December of 2010. The pair became involved in an altercation in the parking lot of Level II Nightclub. The incident quickly escalated into a shootout, that left six people injured.

Yo Gotti, OG Boo Dirty and eight other people were arrested and charged with inciting to riot and aggravated riot. Additionally, OG Boo Dirty was wanted for attempted murder and arson in another, separate case. In January of 2011, Yo Gotti a judge dismissed all of the charges against the rapper. According to OG Boo Dirty, that case is behind him and he beat the attempted murder and arson charges as well.

“You have to be strong and move on,” OG Boo Dirty said.

Now, the South Memphis rapper is preparing to release a new album titled Born A Soldier Die A Vet.

Police find a Dead Body in Front of Rick Ross’s House

Police are looking to question rapper Rick Ross, after a 40-year-old man was shot to death in front of his Miami home.  Reports that the man was found dead in front of Rick Ross’ Miami Gardens mansion. Police said they found the man shot to death near a gate, in front of the rap star’s home. Rick Ross was not home when the murder occurred. The police are going to question him, since he is the owner of the property. As a former corrections officer Rick Ross will fully cooperate with any investigation.

Ja Rule forms a new Posse in Prison

Ja Rule found a new posse behind bars — a couple of cons he calls “Hevey D” and “Koz.” The Queens-raised rap star says disgraced pol Alan Hevesi and corporate greed poster-boy Dennis Kozlowski took him under their wings. From Kozlowski, he got stock tips. From Hevesi, he heard about the perennial impasse in Albany. They watched Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert together. “Outside, you don’t meet guys like this every day. This place is amazing,” Ja Rule told the Daily News during an exclusive interview at Mid-State Correctional Facility in upstate Oneida, N.Y. The rapper, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, has been in prison since June for gun possession and tax evasion. He’s not scheduled to get out until February 2013, but he’s getting ready for his new album, “Pain is Love 2,” to drop later this month — and networking.

“Koz just got out on work release. Not to say I wish he was still here,” he said. “But they’re both great, smart guys.” Kozlowski, 65, is serving eight to 25 years for using the coffers of Tyco Inc. as a piggy bank. He’s infamous for splurging on a $6,000 shower curtain and a $2 million party in Sardinia with an ice sculpture of Michelangelo’s David urinating vodka. Ja Rule, 36, a married father of three, knows something about the luxe life, too. When he was arrested on a gun charge in 2007, the weapon was in a $250,000 Maybach. He’s sold 40 million records and gone platinum with nothing but a juggernaut voice and a talent for lyrics that resonate in neighborhoods like his own Hollis, Queens. Ja Rule dropped out of high school. Hevesi, who has a Ph.D. from Columbia, and Kozlowski, who graduated from Seton Hall University, urged him to pursue higher education. “I was studying for my GED and Koz came in and talked to me and said, if you need any help, let me know,” he said, two weeks after getting the degree. The ex-CEO told him to buy airline stock and study business. He starts taking college-level courses this month. His friendship with Hevesi, the former state controller who began serving one to four years in April for a “pay to play” corruption scheme, centers around politics. “Hevey’s a Democrat like me, so that helps,” Ja Rule said. “He told me how it’s like pulling teeth with the two parties trying to get bills passed.” Hevesi’s lawyer, Bradley Simon, confirmed his client gets along with the hip-hop star — and everyone else on the 23-man prison block. “Alan reads books most of the day, but I know they all watch television together at night,” Simon said. Hevesi, 72, isn’t the first power player Ja Rule has met in prison: At Hudson Correctional Facility he played cards and basketball with Hank Morris, the strategist who pocketed $18 million in the pension scandal that doomed Hevesi. “Hank was my Spades partner, and we were undefeated in basketball,” Ja Rule said. “Hank had a jumpshot, man.” Ja Rule, famous for feuds with other rappers, mused about the unlikely friendships he’s forged. “It’s funny,” he said. “We’re from totally different walks of life. But when you’re here, you’re here.”

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