May 18, 2013

Rapper Young Scooter Arrested in Georgia

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*Young Scooter, a rapper who has collaborated with Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka Flame and Chief Keef, was reportedly arrested in the ATL following a traffic stop. The artist was pulled over on Monday for driving on a suspended license. The 27 year old, real name Kenneth Edward Bailey, was later taken into custody and booked [...]




Mystikal Checks into Prison for New 81-Day Stretch

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*Mystikal is back in familiar territory. The New Orleans rapper has checked into prison to begin an 81-day sentence relating to a 2010 probation violation. The artist, born Michael Tyler, pleaded guilty to sexual battery and extortion in 2004 after forcing his stylist to perform sex acts and he was sentenced to six years in [...]




Video: Isaiah Rider Arrested in Arizona: Asks Judge ‘Why?’

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*Former NBA star Isaiah “J.R.” Rider was arrested in Arizona on Tuesday for a probation violation and detained on a no-bail hold in a Maricopa County jail. But during his appearance in court, he was clueless as to what he did to get there. [Scroll down to watch.] According to court documents obtained by TMZ, [...]




T.I. Freed From Halfway House

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*TMZ is reporting that T.I. was released from an Atlanta halfway house in the wee hours this morning after spending 10 months in federal prison for a probation violation. The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris, was arrested in September 2010 in Los Angeles on drug charges. He was sentenced to 11 months in [...]




DMX Freed From Prison after Seven Months

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*Trouble-prone rapper DMX is a free man once again. The artist, real name Earl Simmons, was released from a state prison in Yuma today after serving seven months for a probation violation. DMX was supposed to leave last week, but had his release date pushed back after allegedly committing seven disciplinary infractions during his incarceration. [...]




Man Down Situation: Keyshia Cole’s Mother Arrested

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*The mother of R&B singer Keyshia Cole was arrested on Thursday for violating her probation and possessing drug-related material, reports TMZ. Frankie Lons, who appeared on reality TV show “Celebrity Rehab,” was pulled over by police for a routine traffic violation when they noticed an outstanding warrant for her arrest, stemming from a probation violation. [...]




Judge Orders Gucci Mane to Psychiatric Facility

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*A judge in the Superior Court of Georgia’s Fulton County ordered rapper Gucci Mane to a psychiatric hospital yesterday, according to court documents. Gucci Mane, real name Radric Davis, was arrested in November for alleged reckless driving; the charges were soon dropped, but Gucci nonetheless faced possible revocation of his probation from a previous crime. [...]




Foxy Brown Indicted on Probation Violation

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*Foxy Brown was indicted Friday on charges of violating an order of protection stemming from her 2007 confrontation with neighbor Arlene Raymond. The 31-year-old rapper was issued the order of protection after pleading guilty in 2008 to menacing Raymond with her cell phone. The two had been in a dispute over Brown blasting her car [...]