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The Georgia home of Waka Flocka Flame was raided by police Thursday (Dec. 16) morning, which landed his friend, and musical counterpart, Gucci Mane in handcuffs for prostitution. TMZ is reporting that police were investigating possible prostitution, but Waka's mother told the website that officials were looking for evidence of gang involvement and drugs...

This past weekend, Young Jeezy booked it down to New Providence, Bahamas to play a special gig on Saturday, Dec. 4. But it didn't go as smoothly as planned. Hours before he was slated to take the stage at Club Luna on West Bay Street, the ATLien was arrested and released by local police, with no reason given on why the rapper was hauled off to the clink...

Wiz Khalifa is getting shady. The Pittsburgh rapper has just announced a partnership with Eyetique to produce his own line of sunglasses dubbed The Elevators. He debuted the specs in his video for the hit 'Black and Yellow.' Joining Mary J...

Rapper Wiz Khalifa performed to a raucous crowd Monday night at East Carolina University, but the tour stop didn't go as smoothly as anticipated. Though reports are scarce on the matter, the Pittsburgh rapper was arrested after the show and charged with several marijuana violations, including trafficking marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a place for the sale of marijuana.

Gucci Mane just can't seem to stay out of trouble. The rapper was arrested in Atlanta today for a slew of infractions including driving on the wrong side of the road, driving without a license, damage to government property, obstruction, and running a red light or stop sign...

Makeda Jahnesta Marley, the youngest child of reggae legend and marijuana enthusiast Bob Marley, has been given seven years probation for growing marijuana in her Philadelphia area home. The 29-year-old was arrested in 2008 when police arrived at her house after receiving a domestic dispute complaint, only to find Marley attempting to remove marijuana plants from her basement...

A relatively unknown "hardcore hip-hop" group from California entitled Imperial Stars were having trouble getting noticed before October 14. Their Los Angeles gigs weren't yielding the sort of fan base that they desired, so they came up with a bizarre marketing tactic...

Record executive Bryan Leach is currently facing two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, after being arrested in Manhattan on October 12. The Harlem-born executive and Polo Grounds Music CEO was arrested after being observed driving "erratically" by police, on the Upper West Side...

Timbaland collaborator Petey Pablo is expected to turn himself in today, after a warrant was issued for his arrest. The North Carolina rapper was indicted by a grand jury for attempting to smuggle a a Smith & Wessun 9MM pistol, along with ammunition, onto a plane at Raleigh-Durham International Airport this past September 11, en route to the 2010 MTV Music Video Awards in Los Angeles. A ... Re

Though Brooklyn rapper Foxy Brown avoided several felony charges recently, her brother Gavin "Pretty Boy" Marchand may not be so lucky. Foxy's brother pleaded not guilty to felony identity theft charges on Sept. 16, and -- while still in the Manhattan Supreme Court building -- was arrested for another unconnected crime ...