A murder suspect has been charged in connection with the shooting of Konvict Muzik artist, Dolla, born Roderick Anthony Burton II, 21, who was murdered on Monday, May 18, 2009 while at the Beverly Center mall near Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, CA.
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Trill Entertainment managers Melvin Vernell Jr., 35, of Baton Rouge, and Marcus Roach, 35, of Prairieville have both been released from prison on bond May 18th, 2009, after being arrested on attempted murder.
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Rapper T.I. born Clifford Harris, Jr.’s time may be shortened when he does his prison time at a low security facility in Forest City, Arkansas come Tuesday, May 26th, 2009.
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Music producer and hip hop artist Kanye West, 31, who has been making headlines for his activities with girlfriend Amber Rose is back in the headlines again, but not for his relationship. Kanye West is back in the entertainment headlines for his infamous paparazzi case in which he has made a plea of not guilty. The incident occurred on last year (September 11, 2008) at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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Dolla, real name Roderick Anthony Burton II, 21, a recording hip hop artist on Akon’s label Konvict Muzik under Jive Records as well as independent label, The Gang Entertainment, was shot and killed in a high-profile shooting on Monday (May 18, 2009) at the Beverly Center Mall located at the edge of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills in Southern California.
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On last week, hip hop artist Lil Boosie born Torrance Hatch was released from jail after posting a bail of $400,000. As previously reported, the rapper was jailed for allegedly assaulting someone at his Louisiana home which resulted in the rapper being arrested and detained in custody.
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Rapper T.I. born Clifford Harris, Jr has a new date scheduled for the beginning of his prison sentence stemming from an incident dating back on October 13, 2007 when the rapper was arrested for attempted to purchase a quantity of weapons from undercover agents.
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Rapper DMX, after serving over 90 days in an Arizona jail for charges stemming from drug, animal cruelty and fraud, was released on yesterday, May 14, 2009.
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Joseph ‘JoJo’ Simmons Jr., the teenage son of Joseph ‘Rev Run’ Simmons of Run DMC and reality television star of MTV’s reality TV show Run’s House, was arrested on late Friday, May 8th, for possession of marijuana. The rapper and member of the rap group Team Blackout was allegedly caught buying marijuana and busted while rolling a joint sitting in his vehicle on Manhattan’s Upper West Side
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After news got out and around to rapper and Grand Hustle’s CEO, T.I., that his artist Alfamega born Cedric Zellars was a former government informant, T.I. dismissed him publicly on radio. The news broke on last week after the website Smoking Gun published a report along with legal documents revealing that the rapper was an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.) during a trial of a heroin drug dealer.
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