Weezy goes to court
Lil Wayne appeared in an Atlanta courtroom yesterday morning for his arraignment on three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance. The charges stem from an August 2006 arrest at the Twelve Hotel in Atlanta during which police confiscated marijuana and the prescription drugs Xanax and hydrocodone. After failing to show up for a previous court date, Weezy was picked up in Idaho on October 5 on a warrant issued by authorities in Atlanta. Lil Wayne's attorney, William Head, says the whole thing is a misunderstanding. According to the lawyer, a case notice from the Fulton County District Attorney’s office was mistakenly mailed to Weezy’s old address in New Orleans, which was wiped out in Hurricane Katrina. On Wednesday, Head filed motions with the court disputing the legality of the hotel room search that led to the initial arrest, and also requested that the defense be allowed to inspect fingerprint evidence taken from the bottles of pills found in the room.
“We asked to examine the evidence so we can prove it has no connection to him,” Head said.
“Let’s see what the fingerprints are.” Wayne is also facing a separate charge of being a fugitive in Idaho, a charge that will have to be handled in a Boise court.
Jada signs with the Roc
Jadakiss has signed with Roc-A-Fella Records."Well, I"ve been actually trying to get Jadakiss to come to the Roc for a minute, It"s in the final stages, though. And I just finished talking to Dean, CEo of Ruff Ryder's and all of them about doing something really special with a Roc-A-Fella/ Ruff Ryders collaboration." says Jay Z.
Da Brat arrested after altercation
Da Brat was arrested on felony aggravated assault charges early this morning after allegedly hitting a woman in the face with a bottle at Jermaine Dupri’s Studio 72 club in Atlanta. The altercation started out as a verbal disagreement but soon escalated to a shoving match. Witnesses say that Da Brat then grabbed a bottle of rum and hit the waitress in the face with it.
The unidentified woman was hospitalized with cuts on her face and above her eye. Da Brat was taken to the Dekalb County Jail and will remain in custody until a hearing.
Knuck If You Buck
A series of brawls broke out during a party on the Harvard University campus on Saturday night after a DJ threw on the Crime Mob song “Knuck If You Buck.”The altercations occurred at an after party for the annual Harvard Society of Black Scientists and Engineers step show. The event, which took place in the University’s Lowell House dining hall, attracted over 400 students from Harvard as well as Boston University, Boston College, MIT and other schools.
At around 1:00 a.m., when the DJ played “Knuck If You Buck,” Crime Mob’s crunk anthem that has been blamed for inciting violence in the past, a fight broke out on the dance floor.
“That’s a song where everybody goes wild,” said Jarred Watson, a Northeastern University student and party attendee. “The crowd started touching each other and bumping into each other. Then I saw a whole bunch of people screaming, and I saw people fighting.”
The fighting soon spiller out into the Lowell House courtyard while Harvard University Police Department officers tried to quell the situation. Eventually, the HUPD was joined by six state trooper cruisers and several Cambridge police vehicles.
Two men were taken into custody in connection with the brawl, but were later released without charges.
“Knuck if you Buck” caused controversy in January of 2006 when 16 year-old Baron “Deuce” Braswell II was stabbed to death while the song was playing during a party in Fredericksburg, VA.
Jacob cops a plea
Jacob “The Jeweler” Arabov entered a guilty plea on charges of making false statements to investigators in Detroit Federal Court. Jacob was arrested in June of 2006 by federal authorities on charges that he allegedly conspired to launder as much as $270 million in drug profits for the Detroit based Black Mafia Family organization.Jacob accepted the plea agreement offered by prosecutors, who in turn agreed to drop the more serious charges of money laundering. He is expected to face between 37 and 52 months in federal prison.
Jacob is well known in the hip-hop community as a purveyor of fine jewelry to some of the biggest names in rap. He has been immortalized in lyrics from a slew of top artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., Nas and Kanye West.
T.I. released on $3 million dollar bail
T.I. was released on a $3 million dollars bond but must stay in home confinement until his federal trial for possession of machine guns and silencers begin.Judge Alan Baverman said that T.I. will be restricted to a house in Henry County, Georgia and will be monitored 24 hours a day by a private monitoring service that he must also pay for.
The judge said that T.I. was to have no contact with witnesses or informants associated with the case.
T.I. faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count.
T.I. couldn't return to his residence since the address was made public by news organizations.
The monitor will search visitors who are on a list pre-approved by the judge.
He is restricted to the home except under limited circumstances, including medical appointments and court appearances. He cannot own any firearms and cannot have contact with any witnesses or informants in the case.
40/40 Club sued
Jay-Z's 40/40 Club has been hit with a lawsuit by a woman who claims she was fired because she was pregnant. The lawsuit was filed in New York County Court claiming that she was fired by managers who said her pregnancy didn't fit the club's "sexy image." The woman seeks an unknown amount in damages. In May, Jay-Z and the 40/40 Club were hit with a class action lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court. In that lawsuit, a woman accused the club of not paying minimum wage and making waiters and waitresses work for tips only.
Free At Last
Free At Last will arrive in stores next month. The album was executive produced by Jay-Z and 50 Cent and features guest appearances from Paul Wall, Rick Ross, Scarface, Lil' Wayne, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes and others.
Weezy being sued by Jeweler
Lil Wayne procured a $138,000 diamond ring and a $32,000 necklace from a Miami jeweler, but failed to pay for the items. Consequently, the jeweler Jack Sutton has filed a lawsuit against the New Orleans rapper. According to the suit, Wayne owes $146,000 on the $170,000 purchase he made on October 6th.Sutton claims that Wayne had agreed to pay monthly installments. He received a check for $24,000 on October 12. The second $24,000 check was postdated for January 18, and according to Sutton a stop payment was issued on that check when he attempted to deposit it.
Sutton was bewildered by the irresponsible behavior on the part of “one of his best customers.”
“He spent a lot of money with me,” he said. “I thought we have a really good relationship. I don't know what happened, unless it's a misunderstanding.'”
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