Rap Stars in Jail

[Randy]

It's a ritual that seems to play out at least once a year in the rap community: A top star faces a criminal charge, and more often than not, is locked up at the height of their wealth and fame.Lil Wayne is the latest example. On Tuesday, he is to be sentenced on a weapons charge, and will likely face one year behind bars. He is arguably rap's most popular figure, a Grammy-winning, top-selling superstar whose clever rhymes permeate through rap, pop and more recently, rock.

He joins a long list of rap stars who have gotten caught up in the criminal justice system; perhaps the most prominent prison poster child was Tupac Shakur, who went to jail in 1995 as he was on the verge of superstardom. It begs the question: After all these years, why are hip-hop's top stars still finding themselves on the path to prison?

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[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I think they get to the point where money can buy them anything they want, so they figure they are invincible. Either that or they think going to jail will help better their career.

 

[IcarusForde]

Bro, you can set up all the contacts with the brothers in the prisons mon... seriously, it's all a tactic.



Plus, it'd help quite a few of them get off all the drugs/booze they do.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Bro, you can set up all the contacts with the brothers in the prisons mon

Do you think thats how they talk? You sound like a reggae singer.

 

[Kasynlie]

lol Nebulous. That's kiwi talk.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Mmm Kiwi's are good.

 

[IcarusForde]

Do you think thats how they talk? You sound like a reggae singer

I know.

BTW, did you know that Reggae (mostly six beat) is the best music to study to?

And Kiwifruit are nice Nebulous.



However, these are kiwis:

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Not around here. We dont say the fruit part and we dont have those birds so there is no confusion.

.............. Yeah rappers in jail.. I hear that T.I. is going to be free from his one year in prision by the end of this month.

 

[Kasynlie]

Kiwi is the nickname used internationally for people from New Zealand, as well as being a relatively common self-reference. The name derives from the kiwi, a flightless bird which is native to, and the national symbol of, New Zealand. It is considered inoffensive to most.