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Former Cash Money rapper B.G. was sentenced to 14 years in prison earlier today, for possessing a firearm, conspiring to obstruct justice and several other charges. The "Bling Bling" rapper, born Christopher Dorsey, received his sentencing in a New Orleans court by U...

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

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...

R&B singer Lyfe Jennings was sentenced to three and a half years in prison Wednesday (September 21) stemming from an altercation with his ex-girlfriend two years ago. Jennings revealed the news via his Twitter page. "This will be my last post," Jennings wrote. "T...

On Monday, Jan. 11, former Clipse manager Anthony "Geezy" Gonzalez was handed down a 32-year federal prison sentence, after pleading guilty to being the ringleader of a $20 million drug conspiracy. According to an 82-page indictment by the prosecution, Gonzalez organized a distribution network which moved over a half-ton of cocaine and a ton of marijuana since 2003 ...

Marlow "Bow Wow" Jones, a California man employed by an anti-gang program, was sentenced on Tuesday (Nov. 24) for robbing troubled Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rapper Bizzy Bone. Jones and three friends pleaded guilty to beating and robbing Bizzy Bone in a hotel room in Universal City, California...

New Orleans rapper Lil Boosie was sentenced to two years in jail on Tuesday, Sept. 22, after pleading guilty to a third-offense marijuana possession charge. Prior to making his plea, the 25-year-old rapper faced a total of 10 years in prison, stemming from an incident last October, when deputies seized marijuana and a gun from his car...

Chris Brown reacted to his sentence for assaulting former flame Rihanna in a surprising manner; he showed up at a popular Los Angeles hot spot Tuesday night and danced. Earlier that day the 'Kiss Kiss' singer was sentenced to five years probation and six months of community service after pleading guilty to one count of felony assault ...