Doing Time

Always Strapped

Video Vandal - Mr. Carter shot an estimated 15 videos right before heading into the big house. Videos for Wayne's "Carter 4" opus and Drake's "Thank Me Later" debut were shot as well.

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Lil Wayne - Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to a felony gun possession charge October 22, 2009 and will receive up to 8-10 months behind bars.

Freed, Facing Deportation - Rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow was released from prison Tuesday after serving 10 years for a club shooting, but he was quickly taken into custody by immigration officials who may deport him to his native Belize because of his felony rap sheet. While in prison, Shyne changed his name to Moses Leviy in recognition of his Jewish mother. His father is now the prime minister of Belize.

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Shyne - Shyne was convicted of two counts of assault as well as reckless endangerment and gun possession in March of 2001. He was recently released after serving a 10-year prison term.

Prodigy: November 2 - The Mobb Deep rapper celebrates his 36th birthday.

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Prodigy - Queensbridge rapper and Mobb Deep group member, Prodigy, pled guilty to a weapons charge in October of 2007 and is currently serving a three-year jail bid.

Jailed Again? - Prosecutors in Louisiana are trying again to put Corey Miller behind bars until his August murder trial. They say the rapper, who made his name as C-Murder, violated a gag order in the case by proclaiming his innocence on a Web site. An attorney for Miller says as far as the Web site is concerned, the rapper did nothing more than anyone charged with a crime does: state his innocence.

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C-Murder - On September 30, 2003 a jury found C-Murder guilty of shooting and killing 16-year-old Steve Thomas in a New Orleans nightclub. C-Murder was sentenced to a mandatory life sentence with no possibility of parole.

Lil Boosie - Lil Boosie was sentenced to two years behind bars after agreeing to a plea deal and admitting to drug and weapons possession during an arrest last October.

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Lil Boosie - Lil Boosie was sentenced to two years behind bars after agreeing to a plea deal and admitting to drug and weapons possession during an arrest last October.

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A Quick Change - According to the Evening Standard, OutRage! said they won’t picket an Eminem concert if Slim doesn’t perform lyrics that inspire hatred against gay people. Per Wireless spokesman, David Allison, Em agreed to the censorship after being guaranteed that there won’t be any protest.

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Eminem - Eminem pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon in April of 2001. The Detroit native received two years probation.

Remy Ma - In March of 2008, Remy Ma was found guilty of an illegal weapon possessions charge and was sentenced to eight years behind bars.

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Remy Ma - In March of 2008, Remy Ma was found guilty of an illegal weapon possessions charge and was sentenced to eight years behind bars.

First Appearance - The King’s back. T.I. (born Clifford Harris), couldn’t stay away too long as he made his first public appearance alongside his fiancée, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle for the “Lover of Our Fathers” fundraiser for Alzheimer’s research in Atlanta (Feb. 22).

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T.I. - Stemming from a 2007 arrest, King of the South T.I. pled guilty to several weapons charges which resulted in performing 1,500 hours of community service and serving a year and a day in prison.