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Rappers Pack NY Court For Same Day Hearings

Thursday, November 8, 2007
By: Kenny Rodriguez

Several rappers were present in downtown Manhattan yesterday – unfortunately it wasn’t for a hip-hop concert.

Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, Remy Ma, and Ja Rule were all in attendance at Manhattan Criminal Court for separate cases ranging from assault to weapons possession.

In each case, the rappers were simply given a new court date.

Busta Rhymes, 35, was ordered to return on Jan. 23 when jury selection will begin for his trial on assault and drunken driving charges. Busta is accused of kicking a fan, punching a former employee, driving drunk, and driving with a suspended license.

Ja Rule, 31, was told to come back on Dec. 5 to face weapons charges. He was arrested in July 2006 when police officers pulled him over after a concert, and they allegedly found a loaded .40-caliber handgun in his vehicle.

Lil Wayne, 24, was ordered to reappear in court on Feb. 25, after he was arrested for illegal gun possession following a performance at the same concert as Ja Rule.

Finally Remy Ma, 26, is charged with assault and witness tampering over the alleged shooting of a childhood friend over money and then trying to intimidate her. She was told to come back to court on Dec. 5.

Remy Ma, who has recorded songs with Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne, said she knew all the other rappers who were in court and considered them friends.

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Tisk tisk, the price of being gangsta

Posted by nocompetition7

....if this isn't a dark moment for hip hop, i don't know what is....

Posted by evenwhenilie

It seems that some of these celebrities haven't learned. I think its sad that basically no one knows how to stay out of trouble, if it isn't t.i., ja rule, or lil wayne then its britney, lindsay, & paris. I think its pure stupidty. Especially for those who root from communities that are complete opposite of their current lavish lives. Yes, enjoy your money, but don't jeopardize what you have at the same time.

Posted by theonly1uwant301

Hip hop is not dead, it's just incarcerated.

Posted by LifeP

Wow...hip-hop doesn't need this type of publicity if you wanna carry a fire arm fine...just get a permit..if you can't...tell ur bodyguard to get one!!! straighten it out hip-hop!!

Posted by du-b

Damn thats fuked up i hope they let my baby weezy slide with that because he dont deserve that....but sh*t i guess if you a gangsta this the sh*t you have to go through.....and i guess my n*gga weezy like you can take me out the hood but its gon always be in me ya digg-keeta

Posted by babe boss

This is hilarious, the things rappers do to portray a certain image. What is wrong with busta doe

Posted by ti-boy

Lil weezy ain't neva been gangsta miss babe boss.he was taken out tha ghetto b4 he could even live that lifestyle.and wat'z so "gangsta" bout gettin knocked all tha time 4 small sh*t and weapon chargez..like how stupid are u 4 real.thankz 2 baby,weezy waz taken out away from tha hood b4 he waz a teenager..n*gga admitted he waz a fake blood.sh*t if u put it this way remy ma iz a female and she more g than all of em.she tried keepin it quiet and it waz attempted murder on her.all these otha n*ggaz go out and try 2 get arrested 2 prove they gangsta.actually F*ck that word gangsta,these rap n*ggaz don't deserve tha gangsta title...2 me when i think of tha word gangsta i think of a smoothe,businessman like dude that can get away wit tonz of murderz cause he smart.gangsta ain't no ja,no weezy,no busta,and no remy ma.gangsta waz john gotti,frank lucas,bumpy johnson,lucky luciano...etc..these dudez get closer 2 snitch status wit every arrest they get..they all fake.period.especially weezy,everybody n' they grandmama kno he faker than michael jacksonz face.

Posted by Gmillysouljah

I just see a lotta paper gangstas going to court for bu'sh*t cases..as for busta wtf is up with him??

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