Then there are those who come from good homes but try and live up to the gangster lifestyle they portray in their music. To me, jail makes you worse., Felonies: Firearm possession, illegal possession of prescription drugs, tax evasionLength of Sentence: 2 years, 1 month (longest sentence)Time served: 2 years, 1 month. Run-ins with the law are a common theme in hip-hop. On April 15, 2018, however, he was found with 440 pounds of marijuana worth $840,000.00 while on a private flight from California to Georgia. The charges were dropped as authorities could not prove that Tupac had any intention of firing the weapon. Prison life had different effects on these rappers. While approaching the bus, the officer smelled marijuana and wanted to search the bus but the driver refused. The candid presentation of Southern California in his songs has won him many awards, as well as hearts. They became more aggressive with their approach, and the music went from peaceful to painful. When it comes to the biggest falls from grace, few match what has happened to R Kelly over the past few years. Upon investigation, a warrant was issued against Cassidy and his cohorts for the crimes of murder, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, conspiracy, and possession of unlicensed firearms. Felonies: Drugs possession with intent to sellLength of Sentence: TBCTime served: TBC, Casanova, real name Caswell Senior, is currently behind bars after being indicted on RICO charges, in connection with the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation.. He was given a life sentence due to this heinous act of crime. The crime that landed the rapper in prison was failing to pay taxes on over $3 million in income between 2007 and 2010. BG was immediately arrested and charged with illegal carrying of weapons. Fat Joe, whose real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena, served time in federal prison in 2013 for tax evasion. His most egregious charge, however, was in November of 1993 when he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in his hotel room. Gucci Mane has time for drug possession, carrying a concealed weapon, and battery, to name several charges. In April 2020, he was released during the Covid pandemic due to his asthma condition. One notable arrest happened in January 2008 in Yuma, Arizona. He was initially incarcerated at the high-security prison United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy, before being transferred to United States Penitentiary, Thomson. 15. Were not here to determine that, but let me leave you with some facts. Multiplatinum rapper DMX has been hospitalized in grave condition, according to his lawyer. Felonies: Illegal possession of firearms, violating probationLength of Sentence: 3 years (first sentence), and 11 months (second sentence)Time served: 9 months (first sentence), and 11 months (second sentence). While serving his sentence, controversy arose from his case in 2018 when witnesses to his trial recanted their sworn statements and claimed that they were pressured by the authorities to pin the blame of the murder on him. Slavery, segregation, and a broken economic infrastructure including the prison system all aided in the prevention of Black progression. Felonies: Probation violationLength of Sentence: 1 yearTime served: 8 months. The Atlanta rapper, who has been making music since 2008, was arrested in 2022 on gang-related charges. On a routine traffic inspection at Carroll County, Georgia on October 11, 2011, police found five ounces of marijuana in his vehicle. Juelz came home in 2020 early due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2 Some rappers got trapped and slammed with RICO laws as well. He was only 18 at that time. Kelly is currently in a Chicago federal jail and has been having a hard time in lockup. This list includes all rappers who went to jail in 2020, from rappers that got in trouble but were released from jail shortly after the arrest, to rap artists who are currently in prison following their 2020 arrest. The sentencing of the rapper, who is signed to Roc Nation, will be announced in April 2023. Snoop Dogg has had many run-ins with the law, and in the early days of his career is reported to have been in and out of prison. Failing to meet the bail amount, He would serve his sentence on Valentines Day of 1995 when he would release his album Me Against the World. He would surrender himself on the 17th of June in that same year. On another traffic inspection after running a red light in San Fernando Valley, police found a loaded gun in his car and he was arrested. Last week, Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie was set free after spending five years in prison. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. The rappers that are in jail now include: Jeffery Lamar Williams aka Young Thug 15 Young Thug has been in jail since May 2022 Credit: AP Young Thug is a popular rapper and is often considered to be one of the most influential figures of his generation. This is the guy who married Aaliyah when she was just 15 (he was 27) and somehow avoided child pornography charges in 2002. Earlier of the same year, Cardi B would also make headlines when she admitted to stealing from men during her early years as a stripper. Jay-Zs lawyer, Alex Spiro and University of Richmond Professor Erik Nielson co-wrote a letter to New York lawmakers in favor of the approval of this bill. Currently, the Rake It Up rapper is the Father of six children, two children with his ex-wife Lakeisha Mims and three children with his second wife, Jammie Moses. Cudi was subsequently charged with criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance. He was charged with multiple offenses over the incident including child neglect, grand theft of a firearm, and marijuana possession, among several others. New York rapper, Fat Joe said he is passionate about change and desires Hip-Hop to be treated fairly in the future. While no trial date has been set and Freddie hasnt submitted his plea, if found guilty he is looking at some serious time behind bars. The rapper has also been arrested twice for assault, but in both cases the charges were dropped. Finding the act disrespectful, Akon asked the crow to point the assailant and send security to grab him and bring him on stage. She would also be charged in June 2019 with 14 allegations including a felony assault with intent to cause serious physical injury from the same incident. Gainer's mother said Robinson and other rappers continuously mocked her son's death in music videos and on. The incident left a certain Makeda Barnes-Joseph seriosuly wounded at the torso and witnesses point to Remy Ma as the shooter. Young Thug (n Jeffrey Lamar Williams) and Gunna (born Sergio. However, his parole was denied on Monday, Sept. 21 and its looking like he wont be out until December 2021. This search was made in connection to an alleged backstage shooting that occurred in one of his Under the Influence concerts. 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However, he was most infamous for his feud with Tupac Shakur and even figured as a person of interest following the latters death. Young Thug and Gunna were arrested earlier this month after a Fulton County grand jury handed up a . Authorities believed that Boozie had killed Boyd over an ongoing turf war between their rival groups. However, this did not stop him from becoming one of the more infamous rappers to have risen in the late 2010s. It extends way back to his early years as a rapper with the earliest being an incident involving him stealing a dog from a local junkyard in Valhalla, New York in 1986. Hov along with superstars such as Meek Mill,Big Sean,Fat Joe,Kelly Rowland,Yo Gotti,Killer Mike,Robin Thicke, and more have all petitioned the letter. Artists should be able to utilize technology and use social media as a promotional tool. While the exact date of rapper Bobby Shmurda 's parole from prison was not finalized until January, plans for his first day out began months ago. We are uncertain in every case, but if rappers are not targeted, many make themselves easy to become targets. Florida has produced a number of Rappers who have made it big. In the end, it was a firearm possession that saw the rapper in jail. He was placed under house arrest. The man privately known as Keith Cozart spent most of his early days as a juvenile delinquent. Capone-N-Noreaga. When he was 18 years old, the rapper to be known as Meek Mill was arrested for illegally possessing a firearm, and assaulting the arresting officer. Snoop has been arrested several times for possessing marijuana and other prohibited substances in Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Sierra Blanca. After the official launch of his single "Can't Lie," which featured the rapper Future, in 2015, he became well-known. Young Thug and fellow rapper Gunna were two of twenty-eight individuals associated with YSL Records who have been charged in a RICO indictment. Officers found three guns, two of which were stolen, and B.G. He is strongly supported by many other rappers and celebrities after a whistleblower revealed that there were discrepancies regarding the details of his arrest. Before being sentenced to an almost 30-year stretch, he managed a great deal of major hip hop stars such as Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and the late Tupac Shakur. Pimp C, best known as one half of the rap duo UGK, served time in state prison from 2002 to 2005 for an aggravated assault charge. Locane pleaded guilty to both charges and is serving a minimum of one year with a maximum of a three years sentence. In 2017, Hip-Hop officially became Americas number one music genre, and all eyes were on the culture. However, there was much less excitement around his entrance back into society. After an 8 hour stand-off, him and 9 other men were arrested that night after guns, prescription painkillers and marijuana residue were found inside the bus. 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