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We will post the latest hip hop legal battles. You know that these rappers have a fascination with getting in trouble.

50 Files Lawsuit Over Internet Ad

50 Files Lawsuit Over Internet Ad

July 25th, 2007 - Legal Battles | No Comments »

Have you ever shot at fifty cent? Well, you won’t get a chance to shoot at him again.
50 cent is personally offended by an ad that is all over the internet. The ad is distributed by Traffic Inc.
The ad has an animated picture of him, and you shoot at him to “win a prize”.
50 Cent [...]

Lil Wayne Arrested - Ja Rule Arrested

Lil Wayne Arrested - Ja Rule Arrested

July 23rd, 2007 - Legal Battles | No Comments »

In separate incidents both men were arrested with possession of a deadly weapon illegally. Wayne also was charged with possession of weed.
The cops coincidentally also found both Ja Rule and Lil Wayne with the same gun. A .40-caliber.
Both of these incidents happened after a NYC concert.

Jadakiss To Go On Trial For Gun Charges

Jadakiss To Go On Trial For Gun Charges

July 13th, 2007 - Legal Battles | No Comments »

Jadakiss is due in court August 4′th stemming from an incident where he was arrested for possessing a stolen gun. The gun was found in his vehicle.
Ironically, one of Jadakiss’s favorite topics in his raps is guns, and it will be interesting to see if the Judge takes that into consideration.
Jadakiss is suppose to [...]

Busta Rhymes Faces Serious Legal Action

Busta Rhymes Faces Serious Legal Action

July 11th, 2007 - Legal Battles | No Comments »

Busta Rhymes faces a multitude of court cases. He will be in four different trials for these charges. Attacking two men, driving under the influence, and driving with a suspended license.
He has denied a plea deal to serve one year in jail for the second time. The plea would have been for all of [...]

Flavor Flav To Pay $1.8M For 1993 Shooting

Flavor Flav To Pay $1.8M For 1993 Shooting

June 29th, 2007 - Legal Battles | No Comments »

Flavor Flav is being forced to pay 1.8 million dollars to a former neighbor for a shooting almost ten years ago.
The former public enemy rapper is is now best known for his reality tv show has accumulated this some with interest over the past decade.
Flavor Flav apparently never hit this neighbor with a bullet, [...]

R. Kelly Publishers To Sue Jay-Z

R. Kelly Publishers To Sue Jay-Z

June 29th, 2007 - Legal Battles | No Comments »

Jay Z is not specifically named in this lawsuit, but R Kelly’s publishers were suing his 40/40 club. Read the complete story by clicking the link.

Hip Hop News - Charges against Fabolous dismissed

June 15th, 2007 - Legal Battles | No Comments »

Gun charges against Fabolous have been dismissed.
For all the latest hip hop news, visit Illest Lyrics.

Lupe’s Label Partner Gets 44 Years For Drugs

June 5th, 2007 - Legal Battles | No Comments »

Lupe Fiasco’s business partner and co-founder of 1st & 15th Records, has been sentenced to jail for distributing drugs including but not limited to selling heroin on the streets of Chicago.
Patton, whose nickname is “Chilly” was busted with 6 killos of heroin. The estimated street value of these drugs is one million dollars.
According to [...]

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