Ja Rule just can’t catch a break. Right after serving a two year prison term for weapons possession, Ja was transferred to another facility for…
Not without lack of trying, New Orleans rapper C-Murder will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a Supreme Court judge denied his…
Fans got excited when news broke that incarcerated Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie may get a release date in February, but that news may have been premature. In an exclusive interview with SPIN, Boosie (born Torrence Hatch), spoke about his life behind bars at Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola, famous for being one […]
It looks like rapper Lil Boosie will be coming home from prison much sooner than expected. The Baton Rouge rapper (born Torrence Hatch) beat a first-degree murder charge that could have landed him in prison for life, but he plead guilty to drug charges and is currently serving an 8-year prison term in the Louisiana State […]
In his Billboard cover story, ATL’s own T.I. reveals that at one point Will Smith went to the Obama administration with the hopes of getting him out of prison. Yeah, that didn’t work, but it’s an interesting read. Meanwhile, Tip also shares his thoughts on whether or not going to jail makes a rapper “hotter.” […]
Original Hot Boys rapper Turk is finally a free man after serving nearly nine years on felony weapons charges. The rapper (real name Tab Virgil, Jr.) was released from the Forrest City, Arkansas Federal Prison on Friday (October 12). He had served nearly a decade sentence for a highly publicized shoot out with Tennessee S.W.A.T. […]
Mystikal is once again a free man after serving two months in a Louisiana prison for violating his probation. The YMCMB rapper was released from the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail early this morning, where he had been incarcerated since May 14, according to TMZ. Mystikal was released from Louisiana state prison in 2010 after […]
Former Roc-A-Fella rapper Beanie Sigel has joined the long-list of celebrities that have gotten themselves in trouble with the IRS. The Philly rapper has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion. While many believed Beans had no means of income, Beanie is the first first artist signed to the relaunched Ruffhouse Records. […]
Former Cash Money rapper and Hot Boys member Turk has finally been given a release date from prison. According to AllHipHop, Turk will be released from an Arkansas prison on October 12. The New Orleans native has been locked up on federal gun possession charges since 2005, stemming from a 2004 shootout with Memphis police […]
Lawyers for incarcerated boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. say the undefeated boxer may never fight again if he’s not released from the Las Vegas jail he entered earlier this month. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Mayweather’s lawyers filed an emergency motion Monday asking that he serve the remainder of his three-month jail sentence on house […]
Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Kareem “Biggs” Burke has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for participating in a drug ring. Burke plead guilty to drug charges after being caught in a drug operation that spanned several states. Since pleading guilty, Burke was sentenced to five years behind bars for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. When he […]
Gucci Mane is a free man again after serving another stint behind bars for a probation violation. Fresh out of the Fulton County jail, Gucci stopped by Hot 107.9 and spoke to the Durtty Boyz about his joint album with Oakland female rapper V Nasty, BAYTL. Gucci also premiered one of the album’s songs, “Loaded.” […]
