DMX STarts 90-Day Jail Term

39 year old rapper, DMX, was sentenced to 90 days in jail due to a probation violation stemming from a reckless driving conviction. The judge ruled that he can not be released on home detention, work release or even a ankle monitor. He was recently released from an Arizona jail for probation violation due to failing a drug test.

Kanye West blogs, Working on New Music

Kanye reports that he is back to work in the studios making new music for his fans. On his site, he went on to thanks fans for their love and support for him over the last 6 years. He says the music and his work is like other modern-day poets and artists, it is “to accurately represent what is happening now, so when the powers that be try to rewrite history, you can always look at our works and find truth and sincerity.” Whatever! No one of any significance will ever refer to your work to find out what was gong on in the world. You’re just as self centered and a sell out as the people you complain about.

Rapper Ti Released Early

Rapper T.I. got an early Christmas present Tuesday after authorities released him from a federal prison in Arkansas nearly seven months into a 366-day term.

His attorney, Steve Sadow, told the website xxlmag.com that T.I. would report to a halfway house in the Atlanta area later in the day to begin a stay of two or three months.

T.I., 28, was arrested after trying to buy unregistered machine guns and silencers from undercover federal agents in 2007. That came after the rapper’s best friend was killed following a party in Cincinnati in 2006. The rapper has said the bullets that killed his friend were meant for him.

The self-proclaimed “King of the South” (real name: Clifford J. Harris Jr.) had faced a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each charge in his three-count indictment. However, he reached a plea deal with prosecutors after spending time on house arrest before his sentencing and speaking before community groups and high schools about the dangers of drugs, violence and guns. He was originally scheduled to be released on March 10, 2010.

ABC NEWS

Lil Wayne Expected to get 1-year in Jail

US rapper Lil Wayne faces a year in prison after pleading guilty to gun charges arising from a 2007 arrest.

The 27-year-old admitted attempted criminal possession of a weapon in a plea deal and will be sentenced at New York State Supreme Court in February.

The rapper - born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr - was arrested in July 2007 when a gun was found on his tour bus after a hip-hop concert in Manhattan.

His sixth album Tha Carter III was the best-selling album in the US in 2008.

The record won best rap album at the Grammy awards in February, where Lil Wayne picked up three other prizes.

Though, most people think his career will actually be enhanced, since the jail time will improve his street cred and he has recorded enough material to continue to release albums in his absence.

BBC

Soulja Boy arrested after running from Police

Police were called to an abandoned house where Soulja Boy and about 40 others were shooting a music video. When the police arrived, even though they weren’t doing anything wrong, Soulja Boy and a few of his friends decided it was best to haul ass on foot and leave thier vehicles parked at the house.

According to Captain Jason Bolton of the Henry County Police, someone called in a report of individuals hanging out at an abandoned home. When officers arrived on the scene, they found around 40 people standing in a dark backyard behind the house. “You couldn’t really tell what was going on,” Bolton said. “But about half of the group ran from the officer on foot. He ordered, of course, for them to stop. … There were several vehicles left at that location.”

Bolton said that when the officer tried to speak to the remaining individuals — who were not identified by police — to figure out what was going on, he was told that they had gathered for a video shoot.

While investigating the scene, the officer figured out that one of the people who fled was Soulja Boy, 19, who eventually returned to claim his white Range Rover, which was left at the house. Upon his return, the officer charged the rapper with one count of obstruction, a misdemeanor, for running from police when he’d been ordered to stop. The rapper was released on $550 bond on Thursday morning and a follow-up court date was not available at press time.

A spokesperson for Soulja Boy had no comment on the arrest at press time. It was unknown what video the rapper, who frequently posts viral videos on his Web site, was shooting before the incident.

MTV

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