Rapper Snoop Dogg “Calvin Broadus” was booked Monday on one felony count of possession of a deadly weapon, a charge filed after security officers at a California airport found a collapsible baton in his laptop carrying case. The incident occurred on Sept. 27, as Broadus prepared to catch a flight to San Francisco.

Snoop Dogg turned himself over to authorities at the Orange County Jail Monday morning, states Susan Schroeder of the district attorney’s office.

“Snoop was promptly released on bail and welcomes an expedited trial which will reveal that these charges are completely unwarranted,” said Meredith O’Sullivan, the entertainer’s spokeswoman.

Currently Snoop Dogg’s bail was set at $150,000 and was expected to post bail according to Susan Schroeder of the district attorney’s office.

If convicted, the 35-year-old Snoop Dogg could possibly be sentenced to at least three years in prison.

The rapper told deputies at the time of his arrest that the baton was a prop for a movie. The charge was filed Nov. 2 and an arrest warrant was issued. His attorney, Donald Etra, has called the charge “bogus.”

As of last month, Snoop Dogg was arrested at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank for carrying illegal drugs and possession of a gun that was in the . He posted $35,000 bail and was ordered to appear in court Dec. 12, 2006.

Sources state that the gangsta rapper 50 Cent will team up with the great Robert De Niro in a gritty cop thriller next year.

50 Cent will investigate police corruption as De Niro’s uniformed partner in New Orleans. The movie, set in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, is stated to chart De Niro’s quest to avenge the suspicious death of his previous partner.

Rapper The Game is being sued with a defamation lawsuit filed against him for more than $10,000 in damages. The suit was filed by five police officers involved in his arrest for resisting and disorderly conduct in a North Carolina shopping mall on Oct. 28, 2005.

Officers Hien Nguyen, Matthew Brown, Ryan Childrey, Romaine Watkins and David Gregory said they were libeled and slandered and had their images misappropriated, according to the lawsuit filed at the Guilford County Courthouse this week.

Reports state that the lawsuit stems from comments made to a TV interviewer by the rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Taylor, after his arrest at a shopping mall on Oct. 28, 2005, in which he compared his treatment to that of Rodney King and claimed he was arrested for signing autographs.

The police admit that, during the fight, Officer Watkins used pepper spray to fend off some of The Game’s entourage when they “surrounded him in a threatening manner.” According to the reports, Watkins was investigated and cleared of any wrongdoing related to the case.

The officers were also upset by the release of a video of the arrest, which was shot by one of The Game’s friends. They claim a website airing the recording states that it shows The Game “being wrongfully arrested and brutalized by the police in North Carolina.” Parts of the video are also available on YouTube.com, a defendant in the suit, and the complete recording can be seen on the dvd, “Stop Snitching/Stop Lying.”

The officers are requesting more than $10,000 each in damages and one of them claims he lost $7,500 in off-duty pay, since he was afraid to enter the mall again.

The Game’s latest album, “Doctor’s Advocate,” is to be released on November 14th.

Rapper Snoop Dogg “Calvin Broadus” has been formally charged with one felony count of knowingly possessing a dangerous weapon by California authorities.

Snoop Dogg was arrested on September 27 at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., after allegedly trying to board a plane while carrying a 21-inch collapsible police baton in a computer case.

“These charges are bogus. The DA knows that, Snoop knows that. If this goes to trial, we will win,” the rapper’s lawyer Donald Etra said Thursday afternoon.

If convicted, Snoop Dogg faces a potential maximum of three years in state penitentiary. Bail was set at $150,000.

On October 26, Snoop Dogg was arrested a second time at Burbank, Calif.’s Bob Hope Airport on suspicion of possessing marijuana and a handgun, according to police.

“There was no basis for this arrest,” Etra said earlier. “We believe that once this is cleared up, all charges will be dismissed.”

After being taken into custody, Snoop Dogg was freed on $35,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles Superior Court on December 12 to be arraigned.

According to reports rapper Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges has just signed a deal to produce a weekly reality TV show about two teens attending a performing arts high school in Pennsylvania entitled “Halls of Fame”. The reality show “Halls of Fame” will revolve around 21-year-old singing sensation Starla and her 15-year-old sister and an aspiring fashion designer Taylor.

It is stated that the two will be followed as they adjust to their new living quarters in Philadelphia and endure the trials of the competitive academy. In addition to being the executive producer for the show, Ludacris will have a role in the new show and will serve as a music supervisor, creating the theme for the show and overseeing all other musical aspects.

“Halls Of Fame promises to be a realistic journey into how young people can get started in the entertainment business,” according to Ludacris. “Whether it’s music, fashion, dancing or acting – everyone has to start somewhere. Hopefully, this programme will show teens one way to go about it, as well as the realistic obstacles they’ll come up against.” The series will air on MTV nightime teen network N.

London-born 23-year-old rapper Sway is to be honoured at the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Hip-Hop awards.

The rapper was voted best UK act by MTV Base viewers and BBC 1Xtra listeners in the UK as well as nominated for this year’s Mercury music prize.

“I’m over the moon,” he told 1Xtra. “It’s a massive opportunity for me and hip-hop in the UK in general.”

Sway first came to attention in 2005 when he won a best hip-hop award at the Mobos before he had released an album.

The rapper, who had put out mixtapes showcasing his humorous rap style, beat competition from US superstars such as 50 Cent and The Game.

He released his debut album, This Is My Demo, on his own label earlier this year.

According to reports, 39-year-old rapper Heavy D. “Dwight Myers” has sued National Union Fire Insurance Company for $1.5 million which the rapper says it owes him after nine people were crushed to death in a stampede at a 1991 celebrity basketball game he helped organize along with Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and others at Nat Holman Gymnasium. The rapper states that he bought a $1 million policy from the company in 1989 the covered any works he did as an entertainer.

It is stated that over 5,000 people showed up at a City College of New York gymnasium, which had a capacity of about 2,700, for the Dec. 28, 1991, event. Eventually was caused the deaths was that fans crowded down a stairwell to a closed door, where people at the bottom were crushed, nine fatally.

The lawsuit was filed on Friday in Manhattan’s state Supreme Court. The state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has ordered the insurance company to reimburse Myers for payments to victims or their families. Heavy D. seeks reimbursement totaling $791,899 plus interest of $381,167 for personal-injury and wrongful-death claims, and is asking for $324,919 for legal fees and costs incurred in suing the insurance company.

Heavy D. attorney, Paul Martin, stated to press on Monday the lawsuit seeks a determination of how much National Union will have to pay his client.