Louisiana rapper Torrence “Lil Boosie” Hatch,who is currently serving eight years in prison for drug related charges, was found not guilty in his murder trial. The “Wipe Me Down” rapper was facing life in prison for ordering the murder of 35-year-old Terry Boyd. Back in 2009 Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie  plead guilty to a third-offense marijuana possession charge stemming from 2008 in which he [...]

(CNN) — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn’t have to report to jail on a domestic violence conviction until June, after a Nevada judge acceded Friday to a defense request to push back the date until after a May bout. Last month, the WBO welterweight champion was told to report to jail Friday, spokeswoman Mary Ann Price said at the time [...]

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was sentenced to serve three months in jail and fined $2,500 Wednesday in connection with a domestic violence incident, according to court officials and CNN affiliate reports. Floyd struck a plea deal with prosecutors in the case — in which he pled guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence … in exchange for getting a pass on the [...]

*Rap producer Shawty Redd can now put his legal troubles behind him. MTV News learned exclusively from Redd’s attorneyAshutosh Joshi on Thursday (November 3) that the Atlanta hitmaker has been found not guilty of murder, as well as lesser charges he was hit with after the fatal 2010 New Year’s Day shooting of Damon Martin. The bench trial, which began Monday, was [...]

DECATUR, Ga. – Authorities in suburban Atlanta say rapper Gucci Mane will serve six months in jail after pleading guilty to battery and other charges. DeKalb County Solicitor-General Sherry Boston said Tuesday that Mane, whose real name is Radric Delantic Davis, pleaded guilty to two counts of battery, two counts of reckless conduct and one count of disorderly conduct. A [...]

Maybe some light will be shed on the unfair treatment that many prisoners and citizens recieve on a daily basis by county, state and federal authorities. *Is rapper T.I. being harassed by the federal government? Well to a lot of folks, including Project Islamic H.O.P.E.’s Najee Ali, it certainly looks that way. In fact, Ali is doing something about it. [...]

The King has come from a forced vacation, 11-month sentence in Forrest City Correctional Facility. Tip is being released a month earlier and will go straight to a halfway house. We hear there are talks of a reality show in the works. T.I. was greeted with open arms by family, friends, critics and fans. *Yes, minutes after T.I. was released [...]

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Former G-Unit member Young Buck was busted this week on a federal gun charges and served with an indictment that could land him behind bars for ten years. Details on Buck’s latest legal woes hit the Internet Monday (March 7) evening. A notorious rapper from Nashville is in trouble again. Young Buck, whose real name is David Darnell Brown, is [...]

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AP reports “Atlanta rapper T.I. has been released from a federal prison in Arkansas and is headed to a halfway house in Georgia. A lawyer for T.I. said the rapper was released Tuesday morning.”. Welcome Home TIP via World Star HIp Hop Tweet Share on Tumblr

(CNN) — Rapper Lil Wayne was detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas on Friday after authorities found marijuana on two of his tour buses. The marijuana on the buses was detected by a drug dog, said Agent Joe Trevino. The rapper, whose real name is DeWayne Michael Carter, Jr., was among a dozen being detained from his group. [...]