Civil Case Against Rapper Snoop Dogg Begins

A civil case against the rapper Snoop Dogg has begun. A man named Richard Monroe Jr. is claiming that he received serious injuries after he joined Snoop Dogg onstage during one of his performances and was beaten and robbed by Snoop Dogg and his entourage in 2005. Monroe is seeking $22 million in damages and punitive penalties. Snoop attended a day of jury selection this past week and a tape of the incident was shown to jurors during statements by Monroe's attorneys.

DMC of Rap Group Run DMC Has Surgery

The rapper DMC, named Darryl McDaniels, from the legendary rap group Run DMC was scheduled to have surgery done to remove blood clots at a New Jersey hospital on Friday. He had two major blood clots in his left arm and was suffering from pain and swelling when doctors discovered the clots. It is not known when he will be released from the hospital and he has already canceled a performance scheduled for the weekend.

Bow Wow Goes to Hospital

It is reported that the rapper Bow Wow had to be hospitalized for stress and exhaustion after his performance last night with Chris Brown. It is said that he is doing well though.

Kid Rock Arrested in Georgia Fight

Kid Rock was arrested early this morning after he had gotten into a fight at the Waffle House in Atlanta, Georgia. He went to the restaurant after 5 a.m. in the morning after his performance at The Tabernacle. Kid Rock and five people that were with him got into a fight with another male customer after the customer recognized a female in Kid Rock’s crew and exchanged words with her. It turned into a fight between Kid Rock and the customer that moved to the parking lot. The customer ended up punching out a window of the restaurant and Kid Rock later left in his tour bus.

Kid Rock and his five member crew were arrested and taken into custody on a misdemeanor charge of battery. The customer was charged with a felony of criminal damage to the restaurant. Kid Rock was released from jail on bond this evening about 12 hours after being arrested.