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Elephant Man Arrested On Rape Charges In Jamaica
Music ♦ Posted 02/01/2012
Reggae star Elephant Man was arrested in Jamaica on Monday (January 30) on suspicion of raping a woman at his home last month. According to TMZ, the unnamed victim filed a report alleging that the 36-year-old dancehall star (real name: O'Neil Bryan) sexually assaulted her in his home in St. Andrew. Police have launched an... |
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YMCMB's Cory Gunz Arrested On Gun Charge In New York
Music ♦ Posted 01/30/2012
Young Money's New York signee Cory Gun, got into some serious in NYC on Saturday (January 28) after police caught the young rapper with a loaded gun in the Bronx. Cory's father Peter Gunz confirmed the arrested with MTV, saying that his son was definitely arrested and charged with gun possession. "The details are still... |
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Machine Gun Kelly Arrested In Florida For Disorderly Conduct
Music ♦ Posted 01/30/2012
Rapper Machine Gun Kelly got into a little trouble while on tour early Sunday morning (January 29), when he was busted by police in Florida for misdemeanor disorderly conduct. According to TMZ, MGK (real name: Richard Baker) was busted at 4:12 AM and released a few hours later after posting $100 bond. Sometime after the... |
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NFL Player Jermone Simpson Indicted On Drug Trafficking Charges
Sports ♦ Posted 01/19/2012
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson was indicted on drug charges on Thursday (January 19) in Covington, Kentucky. According to ESPN, he was charged with with a felony for trafficking more than eight ounces and less than five pounds of marijuana. The indictment comes nearly four months after federal agents confiscated 2.5 pounds of marijuana... |
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FBI Shuts Down File-Sharing Giant MegaUpload.com
Tech & Gaming ♦ Posted 01/19/2012
Despite SOPA being stalled by website protests/blackouts across the web this week, the FBI has stepped in and shut down one of the world's most popular file-sharing websites, MegaUpload.com. According to the Wall Street Journal, the FBI shut down the file-sharing giant on Thursday (January 19) and arrested four of the people behind the website... |
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Tyga Arrested In Las Vegas On Outstanding Warrant
Music ♦ Posted 01/09/2012
YMCMB's Los Angeles signee Tyga was arrested and locked up in Las vegas over the weekend, when cops picked him up on an outstanding warrant. According to TMZ, the 22-year-old rapper (real name: Michael Stevenson) was initially pulled over on a routine traffic violation, but during the stop, cops discovered he had an outstanding warrant... |
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Snoop Dogg Arrested For Marijuana Possession In Texas
Music ♦ Posted 01/09/2012
Snoop Dogg was arrested in Texas over the weekend, and charged with misdemeanor drug possession after authorities found marijuana on his tour bus. According to TMZ, the rapper's (real name: Calvin Cordozar Broadus) tour bus was stopped at a border patrol in Sierra Blanca, Texas (a small town in West Texas where Willie Nelson was... |
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Slim Dunkin Murder Suspect, Young Vito, Turns Himself In -- Charged With Murder
Music ♦ Posted 12/27/2011
Local Atlanta rapper Young Vito turned himself into authorities on Monday (December 26) for the alleged murder of Brick Squad recording artist Slim Dunkin. Vito (real name: Vinson Hardimon) is currently being held at Fulton County jail on murder and gun possession charges pending a bond hearing, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Police identified Vito as... |
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Tyler The Creator Arrested For Vandalism At Odd Future Hollywood Show
Music ♦ Posted 12/23/2011
Odd Future's Christmas concert in Hollywood didn't end so merry, when the collective's frontman Tyler The Creator capped off things Thursday evening (December 22) by getting arrested. According to TMZ, the 20-year-old rapper was arrested on a vandalism charge after he trashed sound equipment while performing at Hollywood's famed Roxy venue on Sunset Blvd. The... |
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40 Glocc Arrested On Domestic Battery Charge In Las Vegas
Music ♦ Posted 12/12/2011
Rapper 40 Glocc is in trouble with the law ... again. According to TMZ, the rapper was arrested in Las Vegas back in early October following an altercation with his girlfriend, which the gossip outlet says he nearly "choked to death." 40 (real name: Lawrence White) reportedly told police that his girlfriend was "playing him",... |
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L.A. Rapper Boskoe1 Arrested In Connection With Murder Of RoseMo700?
Music ♦ Posted 11/29/2011
Has Twitter become the new "streets?" In early November, a Los Angeles gang member known as Rosemo700 was gunned down in Inglewood, California, following controversy over the last few months ... all stemming from beefs that began on Twitter. The 26-year-old (real name: Jomo Adoula Zambia) was shot twice while driving home, and as of... |
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Former Bad Boy Rapper, Loon, Arrested In Belgium; To Be Extradited To U.S.
Music ♦ Posted 11/29/2011
Former Bad Boy signee-turned-Muslim, Loon, was arrested in Belgium last week and is set to be extradited to the United States to face separate drug charges. According to XXL, the rapper (born Chauncey Lamont Hawkins) is facing heroin distribution charges from an indictment, which says he was involved in drug trafficking from early 2006 to late... |
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Lupe Fiasco Handcuffed & Detained At LAX
Music ♦ Posted 11/21/2011
Chicago rap star Lupe Fiasco was reportedly detained last Thursday (November 17) while trying to board a flight at LAX. While details surrounding the incident are scarce, the rapper himself took to Twitter to address the situation. "WOW...Fresh outta handcuffs @ LAX," Lupe wrote (@LupeFiasco) before hitting the stage in Rhode Island last week. Fiasco... |
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Juelz Santana Arrested On Suspicion Of Making Terrorist Threats
Music ♦ Posted 11/14/2011
Juelz Santana was arrested last week in New Jersey on suspicion of making terrorist threats, reports TMZ. Details regarding the terrorist threats allegation was unknown at press time, however, the rapper (real name: LaRon James) was also charged with disorderly conduct. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that Juelz refused to let officers search his vehicle,... |
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