Busta Rhymes Is Sentenced
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The rapper Busta Rhymes was sentenced on Wednesday to three yearsâ probation and 10 days of community service for assaulting his former driver and a fan, The Associated Press reported. Busta Rhymes, 35, whose real name is Trevor Smith, was also fined $1,250 and ordered to pay court costs for driving while intoxicated and with a suspended license. He pleaded guilty to the charges, stemming from four separate incidents, in Manhattan Criminal Court.
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Grammy-nominated rapper Busta Rhymes will face a string of trials for assault and driving violations after prosecutors lost a bid on Tuesday to consolidate four cases against the performer into one case.
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Only in the rap game could an artist win an award and get accused of a felony on the same night.
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A United Arab Emirates court sentenced  U.S. music producer Dallas Austin on Tuesday to four years in  jail after convicting him of possessing narcotics.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens running  back Jamal Lewis began his jail sentence Friday, reporting to a  federal prison camp in Florida. Lewis was ordered to serve a  four-month term for using a cell phone to help set up a drug  transaction in June of 2000.
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One of nine black teenagers convicted in the racially charged beating of three white women on Halloween was sentenced to probation Friday.
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Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was sentenced to four months in prison Wednesday for using a cell phone to try to set up a drug deal about 4 1/2 years ago.
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Snoop Dogg pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of felony possession of a dangerous weapon and was sentenced to 160 hours of community service and three years probation, his attorney said.
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Tom Sizemore was sentenced Monday to 16 months in prison for violating his probation in a drug case.
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Tom Sizemore was sentenced Monday to 16 months in state prison by a judge who ruled the alleged discovery of methamphetamine in the actor's car had violated his probation in a previous drug case.
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A federal investigation of the rap music industry's alleged ties to the drug world has resulted in charges against the founder of a platinum-selling record label and a notorious crack kingpin, law enforcement sources said Tuesday.
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Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was sentenced to four months in prison Wednesday for using a cell phone to help set up a drug transaction in June of 2000.
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Actor Tom Sizemore is sent to jail for 16 months for violating his probation in connection with a drugs charge.
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G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo was sentenced Thursday to 10 days of community service after pleading guilty to harassment of a recording rival's 14-year-old son.
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Snoop Dogg pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of felony possession of a dangerous weapon and was sentenced to 160 hours of community service and three years probation, his attorney said
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BBC Radio 1 drum 'n' bass DJ Grooverider is jailed for four years in Dubai for possession of cannabis.
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A Manhattan judge sentenced Busta Rhymes to three years' probation and 10 days of community service Wednesday for assaulting his former driver and a fan.