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Hip-Hop Music News

'Jacob the Jeweler' Sues Wyclef Jean

By Alexis Sezar on July 29, 2008

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NEW YORK — Wyclef Jean has been slapped with a lawsuit that alleges he bailed on paying his jewelry bill, the Associated Press reports.

In court papers filed Tuesday in Manhattan, Jacob and Company Incorporated claims the 35-year-old hip-hop artist bought several watches and articles of jewelry between March 2002 and January 2006. The purchases reportedly amounted to $765,100.

Rap Mogul "Suge" Knight Named in Mob Piru Gang Crackdown

By Rich King on January 23, 2008

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LOS ANGELES — Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight might be calling it a night a little bit earlier.

On Thursday, city officials asked a judge to ban members of the notorious Mob Piru street gang from being able to congregate in a neighborhood of Compton. In doing so, they asked that the order include Knight.

Rapper Busta Rhymes Pleads Guilty to Assault, Gets Probation

By Rich King on January 22, 2008

Busta Rhymes pictureNEW YORK — Rapper Busta Rhymes was sentenced to three years' probation and 10 days of community service for assaulting his former driver and a fan, a Manhattan judge ruled Wednesday.

Rapper Lil' Wayne Arrested on Drug Charges in Arizona

By Rich King on January 22, 2008

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PHOENIX — Rapper Lil' Wayne was arrested on three felony drug charges Wednesday after federal agents say they discovered illegal drugs on his tour bus at a checkpoint in southwestern Arizona.

The rapper — real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. — was held Wednesday at a Yuma County jail on the state drug charges before being released, Capt. Eben Bratcher tells the Associated Press.