Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge, Sentenced 1 Year Behind Bars

The Grammy-winning rap artist Lil Wayne pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a felony, and is to be sentenced to a year behind bars under a plea agreement with prosecutors, the Manhattan district attorney’s office announced.

In a 13th-floor courtroom in State Supreme Court, the rapper, whose given name is Dwayne M. Carter Jr., entered a guilty plea before Justice Charles H. Solomon, who reminded the defendant that the plea would have no bearing on charges that he is facing in other states.

Police said a gun was found on Lil Wayne’s tour bus in Manhattan in 2007. Lil Wayne acknowledged in court that there was a gun on the bus and identified it as a .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol.
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Nate Dogg Cleared Of Stalking Charge

Criminal charges have been dropped against Nate Dogg, who was accused of stalking and threatening his estranged wife.

California prosecutors on Wednesday dropped the charges against the 38-year-old rapper, whose real name is Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, saying the alleged victim has not contacted them.

Hale pleaded not guilty in July to two counts of making criminal threats and one count of stalking as well as a misdemeanor count of driving on a suspended license stemming from a prior DUI conviction.
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NY Officials Seize Method Man’s SUV for Unpaid Taxes

New York state tax officials say they have seized a sport utility vehicle from rapper Method Man over unpaid taxes.

The New York Post reported Sunday the 2008 Lincoln Navigator confiscated by state officials belonged to Method Man, whose real name is Clifford Smith, because he owes $52,503 in personal income taxes.

The vehicle reportedly was seized Wednesday from the Wu-Tang Clan member’s home in Staten Island.

In addition to his successful music career, Smith has appeared in such movies as “Belly” and “How High,” along with TV series including “Burn Notice” and “The Wire.”
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Lil Wayne forced to turn in Financial Records

A federal magistrate on Wednesday ordered rapper Lil Wayne to turn over financial records for his Grammy-winning album, “Tha Carter III,” to a music publisher accusing him of copyright infringement.

A lawsuit filed in May 2008 claims Lil Wayne didn’t have permission to sample folk singer Karma-Ann Swanepoel’s song “Once” in his track “I Feel Like Dying.”

“I Feel Like Dying” wasn’t a track on “Tha Carter III,” but a lawyer for Urband & Lazar Music Publishing said Lil Wayne promoted the album by singing that song in concert and allowing fans to download it for free on his Web site.

U.S. Magistrate Daniel Knowles III in New Orleans ruled that Urband & Lazar, which published “Once,” is entitled to review records about the sale of “Tha Carter III.” Knowles issued a protective order to keep the records under wraps.
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Kanye West charged with three misdemeanors

This may be one rap he can’t beat.

Kanye West has been formally charged with three misdemeanors stemming from a scuffle with paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 11.

West, 31, was charged with misdemeanor vandalism, battery and grand theft, the L.A. City Attorney’s office announced in a statement Wednesday. West’s road manager, Don Crawley, 33, has been charged with the same counts, but two of each.
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Drug Charges Dropped Against Lil Wayne

A judge in Atlanta has dismissed felony drug charges against rapper Lil Wayne.

The Grammy-award winning rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was arrested in August 2006 at a hotel. Atlanta police said they found unmarked bottles containing hydrocodone and a generic form of Xanax, along with a small amount of marijuana.
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T.I. Will Officially be Sentenced on March 27

As T.I. counts down his time as a free man, he’s getting a few things in order.

The rapper is keeping busy with his MTV show “Road to Redemption,” and he performed a show this past weekend in Miami, bidding adieu to many of his ardent supporters before serving prison sentence. And he’s still recording music, getting in some last-minute studio time with DJ Toomp and others.

T.I. (real name: Clifford Harris) is set to go before an Atlanta federal judge on March 27. According to the April issue of Vibe, that’s when Tip will officially be sentenced to prison. The sentence is part of an agreement the rapper struck after pleading guilty to weapons charges, stemming from his 2007 arrest prior to the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. The rapper was charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
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Max B & His Lawyer Breaks Silence on Pending Murder Trial

Max B & Gerald M. Saluti, Esq(his lawyer) breaks their silence regarding Max’s pending murder trial and the implecation of his Co-Defendant/ Ex Girlfriend’s Plea Deal

The Game refused to pay for his dead cousin’s funeral

The Game is being accused of being a liar and a cheap skate.

According to Robert Kirkwood, The Game promised to pay part of the $14,000 to bury Robert’s deceased sister which is also The Game’s cousin. However, The Game later refused to pay and even changed his phone number.

Last Saturday, The Game showed up at the funeral and spoke about family values but things quickly got heated when the issue of money came up. Robert Kirk said The Game confronted him and punched him in the face. Kirk later filed a police report and according to the reports the police are in active investigation of the rapper.