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Lil Boosie may face more jail time as a result of being indicted on charges he attempted to smuggle drugs into a Louisiana state prison back in May. The 'Wipe Me Down' rapper, born Torrence Hatch, was indicted by an East Baton Parish grand jury Thursday (July 15)...

Finally released from jail on Friday (July 8), after receiving a misdemeanor battery charge for pushing a woman from a moving car, Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane has given his first interview regarding his future plans and recent face tattoo...

DMX has found himself in trouble with the law even while behind bars. The 40-year-old New York native, born Earl Simmons, was set to be released from an Arizona state prison this week but his sentence has been extended reportedly as a result of a drug violation...

Though numerous reports -- and tweets from his own Twitter account -- placed incarcerated rapper Gucci Mane at an Atlanta strip club for his "Welcome Home Party," the troubled MC is still imprisoned. Miraculously though, he did manage to release a new mixtape from the clink on Tuesday (July 5), entitled 'Writings on the Wall 2,' a sequel to his 2009 post-prison tape...

Reggae singer Buju Banton was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday (June 24) for cocaine trafficking. Banton has been behind bars since late 2009, after he was busted for buying drugs from an undercover police officer. A Florida judge declared a mistrial last September, leaving the Grammy winner acquitted of the attempted possession with the intent to distribute charge he was facing, but guilt

Incarcerated Louisiana rapper Lil' Boosie is being accused of threatening a Louisiana district attorney, as he serves time in prison on drug possession charges and a possible murder charge. According to reports, Boosie, born Torrance Hatch, is under investigation for making threats to District Attorney Hillar Moore and the D...

DMX will have to wait a little while longer before he's a free man. Although it was originally announced that he would be released from Arizona's Maricopa County Jail on July 1, the date has since been pushed back to July 6, at which point he will be under supervised watch until Aug...

As Ja Rule settles into his new home behind bars for the next two years, his wife is coming to his defense, slamming claims that he's broke. Aisha Atkins, who has been married to the rapper since 2001, told TMZ that her hubby left the family with more than enough money to survive while he is in prison...

With his prison release date less than six months away, rapper T.I. has penned a letter thanking his supporters and announced plans to release a new single in the coming weeks. The Atlanta native, who is currently serving a one-year sentence in prison for probation violation, reached out to his friends and fans via his website...

Ja Rule appeared in a New York City courtroom Wednesday (June 8) afternoon to begin his two- year prison bid stemming from weapon possession charges. The Queens rapper, born Jeffrey Atkins, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to the charges back in December...