Rapper Lil Bow Wow a Father

The former girlfriend of rapper Lil Bow Wow named Joie Chavis recently gave birth to a baby girl who was named Shai Moss. Chavis had a difficult pregnancy and had to end up having an emergency C-Section. Both the child and her mother are currently doing well. Lil Bow Wow has accepted paternity but a paternity test is pending.

Singer Sean Kingston in Deadly Accident

On Sunday, May 29th, the singer Sean Kingston was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center after crashing his jet ski into a Miami Beach bridge. That evening he was driving the jet ski with a female passenger behind him when the accident happened. Both passengers were thrown into the water and a passing boater saw the accident and took the two aboard. Kingston is currently in critical condition.

Rapper Lil Webbie Arrested

The rapper Lil Webbie was arrested on Monday mourning after a routine traffic stop. Officers found two ounces of marijuana in his possession. Also, officers found more than $13,000 in cash on Lil Webbie and found a loaded revolver on another passenger. All four passengers in the car were arrested and the rapper was held on $21,000 bond.

Rapper Waka Flocka Arrested

Yesterday, the rapper Waka Flocka turned himself in to authorities on gun, drug, and gang related charges. On December 16th, the rapper’s home was raided by police who confiscated many different illegal items and issued him an arrest warrant. He was booked for many charges, which include possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of hydrocodone, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, violation of probation for driving on a suspended license, and violating Georgia’s “Criminal Street Gang and Terror Prevention Act.” The rapper surrendered himself to police and is being held on $31,950 bond. A hearing is set for today.

Rapper T.I. Not to Be Charged in Recent Arrest

It has been reported that the L.A. County District Attorney has the rejected the drug case from rapper T.I.’s arrest last month. There supposedly has been legal problems with the case, including the facts that police say they smelled marijuana but there was no pot booked into evidence and the rapper was pulled out of his vehicle immediately after he made the illegal U-turn and prior to any registration check. Last month, T.I. and his wife were for possession of a controlled substance after being pulled over by police.

Rapper T.I. Going Back to Prison

On Friday, October 15th, the rapper T.I. was sentenced to return to prison for 11 months for violating his parole. Last month, he was charged with a felony of possession of a controlled substance while being on probation for a 2009 federal gun possession conviction. He has two weeks to turn himself in

Rapper Petey Pablo Arrested

The rapper Petey Pablo was arrested this morning at a North Carolina airport on weapons charges after he was caught trying to sneak a gun through airport security in a carry-on bag. He was supposedly on his way to Los Angeles and the MTV Video Music Awards. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a stolen firearm. Since being arrested, he has posted $50,000 bail and has been released. He has to go back to court on Monday. Being that today is September 11th, it is probably not the best day to bring weapons through airport security.

Rapper T.I. and Wife Arrested

The rapper T.I. and his wife, Tameka, Cottle, were arrested in Los Angeles yesterday after police found drugs in their possession. The incident happened during a traffic stop where police found marijuana. The couple were released from jail this morning on $10,000 bail. T.I. will have an initial hearing in November since he already posted bond.

Rapper T.I. Gets Married

The rapper T.I. got married yesterday to his longtime girlfriend, who is Tameka “Tiny” Cottle from the R&B group Xscape. The couple had a secret ceremony at a Miami Beach courthouse. They had been dating since 2001.

Rapper Lil Boosie Indicted for First-Degree Murder

The upcoming rap star Lil Boosie, whose real name is Torrence Hatch, was indicted on Thursday in Baton Rouge on a first-degree murder charge for is alleged involvement shooting incident that happened in October and left one man dead. If he is convicted, he could possibly face the death penalty. He is currently in prison already for a probation violation. Both Lil Boosie and his girlfriend, Walnita Decur, were also indicted on several drug-related charges.

Rapper Fat Joe Accused of Sexual Assault

The rapper Fat Joe was detained by police in Madison, Wisconsin after a woman told the cops that the rapper and his entourage sexually assaulted her inside of a Cadillac limo after Fat Joe performed at a concert at the Orpheum Theater on Sunday night. Fat Joe was detained for questioning but was not arrested. He was released this morning.

Rapper Lil Wayne Begins Jail Sentence

The rapper Lil Wayne has officially began his one year jail sentence due to having a loaded gun on his tour bus in July of 2007. He has already arrived at the Rikers Island jail complex, where he is being kept apart from the general population due to him being a celebrity. He has a cell to himself and has the option of spending time in a TV room with 17 other inmates who have been separated from the general population due to other reasons. Lil Wayne could possibly be released from jail in eight months with good behavior.

Rapper Juvenile Arrested

On Thursday, the rapper Juvenile, whose real name is Terius Gray, and his music producer, named Leroy Edwards, were arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana after neighbors told the police that they smelled pot coming from a house being used as a recording studio in Louisiana. Gray was booked at a jail in St. Bernard Parish southeast of New Orleans. He and his music producer were released later that night on bond.

Rapper Lil Wayne Goes to Jail Soon

The rapper Lil Wayne was suppose to officially start his sentence of serving one year in jail. That has been temporarily delayed because the rapper has to go to the dentist on February 12th to have oral surgery. Lil Wayne is set to start serving jail time on March 2nd.

Rapper Serves Prison Time in Arkansas

The rapper T.I. has to report to Forrest City's low-security federal prison by noon on May 26th. He has been sentenced to serve one year and one day in prison after pleading guilty in March to federal weapons charges. He has a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each of his charges in his three count indictment. He will be credited for the 305 days of home detention that he has already served, so he is likely to be at Forrest City prison for only two months. Unless there are custody or security concerns, he will be treated like any other prisoner and will be placed in the general population with the rest of the prisoners. When he is released, he will be on probation for three years and will pay a $100,000 fine as part of his sentence.

Rapper Kanye West Makes Court Plea

On Friday, the rapper Kanye West pleaded not guilty to the charges of misdemeanor battery, grand theft, and vandalism that come from an incident that happened last September when he was caught breaking a paparazzo's camera flash at Los Angeles International Airport. He is scheduled to reappear in court on July 15th.

Rapper DMX Freed from Jail

On Thursday, the rapper DMX was released from a jail in Phoenix, AZ on a $10,000 bond after serving a 90-day sentence for his felony convictions. He may have to return to court to face the charges that were added while he was in jail for throwing a tray at a jail officer.

Singer Kelis Files for Divorce from Husband Nas

On Thursday, the singer Kelis Rogers filed for divorce from her husband and rapper Nas citing "irreconcilable differences" as a reason for the separation. Kelis wants him to pay her attorney's fees and to pay spousal support. The couple married in July of 2003 and Kelis is currently pregnant with their first child. Nas also has a daughter from a previous relationship.

Rapper Snoop Dogg Testifies in Court

The rapper Snoop Dogg testified in court on Monday stating that he didn't hit a man named Richard Monroe Jr. who is claiming that he hit him with a brass-knuckle microphone during one of Snoop's concerts in 2005. Snoop stated that he immediately went back to his tour bus after Monroe jumped on stage and was tackled by security.

Monroe claims that he was seriously injured after Snoop, his entourage, and security hit him and poured alcohol on him during a performance of the song "Gin and Juice." He also said that he woke up backstage naked in a pool of blood after the incident. Snoop's attorney's say that Monroe was wrong to go on stage and security was just reacting because they thought that Snoop was being attacked when he went on stage. Monroe is suing for $22 million.

Rapper Coolio Pleads Not Guilty

On Friday, the rapper Coolio pleaded not guilty to drug possession and battery charges during his arraignment in a Los Angeles courtroom. Last month, he was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport and was charged with felony cocaine possession and battery and possession of drug paraphernalia. He had grabbed a screener's arm at the airport to try to prevent them from searching his luggage. He is currently free on bail and has been ordered to go back to court on April 20th.