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Ja Rule's upcoming prison sentence for weapons possession has been delayed until June 8, after a ruling from a New York City judge on Wednesday (Mar. 9). Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard Carruthers agreed to extend Ja Rule's time in the free world, despite objections from the district attorney's office...

After pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in December 2010, Ja Rule is finally facing the music. The former Murda Inc. rapper will appear before a judge today to be sentenced to a prison term for a crime stemming back to July 2007...

New Yorkers may have to travel if they want to see Lil Wayne perform live. The Young Money boss was released from Rikers Island in November, after serving 8 months on a gun charge that he caught after his New York debut at the Beacon Theater in 2007 with Ja Rule...

As Ja Rule prepares to serve a two-year prison sentence on a weapons possession charge, the rapper will be pulling doubly duty prepping the release of his new album 'The Renaissance Project.' The Queens native plans to drop the project before beginning his prison bid, and has no plans of letting his incarceration impede his career comeback...

Lil Wayne has been relatively quiet since his release from prison last month, but he's finally broken his silence. The Young Money rapper gave his first post-incarceration interview this morning on Shade 45, chopping it up with DJ Drama about everything from his upcoming lead single '6 Foot 7 Foot' from 'Tha Carter IV' to Ja Rule's recent two years in jail for a illegal weapons charge...

While Ja Rule is prepping for his two-year stint in the clinker, his rap nemesis 50 Cent couldn't be happier. Just as word of Rule's sentence, stemming from a 2007 gun possession charge, hit the news circuit, 50 took to his Twitter page to lighten the mood with more than a few jokes about the incident...

The past is coming back to haunt Ja Rule. The 34-year-old spitter, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, plead guilty to a 2007 gun charge this morning in a New York City courtroom. The incident in question took place more than three years ago after the rapper's chauffeured Maybach was pulled over following a concert at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan...

Drugs use in hip-hop is not a novel occurrence. But in lieu of T.I.'s recent arrest for possession of ecstasy, the topic of narcotic abuse in the music industry's has been brought further into the public light. In a recent article, the Los Angeles Times took a deeper look at the drug which has seen a 37 percent spike in use over the past year, sighting hip-hop's influence as a major player in the

In this week's round-up of The Top Five Tweets of the Week, Chris Brown's mom drops a bomb on Michael Jackson fans then apologizes, Nelly realizes why women hate football, Kanye West says Lloyd Banks is a top notch MC, Ja Rule pats himself on the back for starting the raping and singing trend, and Erykah Badu talks about being a dud on the party scene...

Ja Rule is looking to make a comeback and the first item on his itinerary is to put his past behind him, including his long-running beef with 50 Cent. The Queen's native revealed that 50's attempts to damage his credibility plus issues with his record label, resulted in the loss of fans, but he's hoping to get them back...