Busta Rhymes Refused Entry Into Britain

September 25, 2008

LONDON, U.K.

Rapper Busta Rhymes was refused entry into Britain on Thursday, according to the promoter of a Busta Rhymes charity concert.

Rhymes was detained at London City Airport by immigration officers, who said their refusal was based on “unresolved convictions” in the United States, said Stephen Greene of OrangeRockCorps.

Fire Destroys Pool House At Ludacris’ Home

September 25, 2008

ATLANTA, GA

Authorities say a fire destroyed a pool house at rapper Ludacris’ home outside Atlanta.

Ludacris, whose real name is Christopher Bridges, was out of town at the time of the Wednesday night fire.

Fulton County Fire Department spokesman Gregory Chambers says a relative was in the basement of the main residence when the fire started and was not injured.

DMX Arrested… Again

May 09, 2008

PHOENIX, Arizona

Authorities say DMX has been arrested on drug and animal-cruelty charges in Phoenix following an overnight raid on the rapper’s house.

The Maricopa County sheriff’s office says the 37-year-old, whose real name is Earl Simmons, at first tried to barricade himself in his bedroom. He came out as a SWAT team entered during the early-morning raid Friday.

Foxy Brown Pleads Guilty To Menacing Neighbor With Cell Phone

May 09, 2008

NEW YORK, New York

Rapper Foxy Brown has pleaded guilty to menacing a neighbor with her cell phone last year. She avoided jail based on time already served.

Brown and neighbor Arlene Raymond got into a fight last July over Brown blasting her car stereo outside their Brooklyn apartment building.

LA Judge Rules In Favor Of Notorious B.I.G.‘s Family

May 09, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

A judge has reinstated a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G., reversing an earlier decision to dismiss the case.

DMX Arrested In Phoenix For Speeding, Reckless Driving

May 07, 2008

PHOENIX, AZ

DMX was arrested after speed-enforcement cameras captured him in his bright yellow 1966 Chevrolet going 114 mph on a suburban Phoenix freeway.

Read on for what the rapper was charged with.

On The Download: Estelle

April 23, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

One of the perks of working at an entertainment news outlet is you get advance copies of new music. And it is especially gratifying when you pop a promo disc into your CD player — and are met with a sonic work of art.

Such was the case with UK bred singer/rapper Estelle.