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Rappers in Prison - Complete List of Rappers In Jail
Whatevayoulike Imprisoned rap artists - list of all the rappers ever arrested in the history of rap music and hip hop artists who've been sent to prison. So, which rappers went to jail? Rap stars in jail are common throughout music history and this is a running list of imprisoned rappers in the music industry. What rappers have gone to jail? Let's hope we don't have to keep adding to this jailed rappers list at quite this pace going forward!
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Gangsta rap, Hyphy“ 15 felony charges, including rape, sodomy and "forced oral copulation." „ - 27
Rhythm and blues, Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop More“ ODB served time for multiple assault charges, theft, drug charges, escaping a rehab facility and wearing a bullet proof vest. To name a few. „ - 28
Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, Horrorcore More“ Pimp was sentenced to eight years in prison for violating his probation, which he received because of a previous aggravated gun charge. „ - 29
Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop More“ Sentenced for gun possession. „ - 30
Hip hop music, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap More“ Served a four year prison sentence for possession of a firearm while on parole. „ - 31
Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop More“ Public Enemy did jail time in 2002 for driving without a license, multiple traffic tickets and skipping or showing up late to his P.O. „ - 32 Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Pop music More“ Charged with 21 counts of child p*********y and illegally engaging in sexual acts with a minor. „
- 33 Hip hop music, Hardcore hip hop, West Coast hip hop More“ In 2002 Ras served two years for D.U.I. and again in 2007 for violating probation. „
- 34 Hip hop music, Gangsta rap“ Serving an eight-year jail sentence for two assault charges. „
- 35 Hip hop music, Hardcore hip hop, Midwest hip hop More“ Served a year in prison for DUI. „
- 36 Hip hop music“ Sentenced in 2006 for possessing a firearm. „
- 37 Electropop, Rhythm and blues, Pop music More“ Arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of stolen goods. „
- 38 Hip hop music“ Sentenced to a nine-year prison term for two counts of assault, reckless endangerment and gun possession after firing his gun in an act of self-defense while partying at Manhattan's Club New York in 1999 with Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jennifer Lopez. „
- 39 Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop, Old school hip hop“ Served 5 years and 12 days in prison on charges of attempted second-degree murder in 1991. „
- 40 Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Dub More“ Snoop served time multiple times in the few years after he finished high school. „
- 41 Hip hop music, Rap music“ SPM was convicted of aggravated sexual assault charges in 2002. „
- 42 Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Old school hip hop“ Serving a life sentence for his role in the murder of a Philadelphia police officer during a bank robbery in 1996. „
- 43 Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop More“ Styles P served eight months for stabbing a man in the buttocks in 2002. „
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Suge Knight
“ Arrested in 1997 for violating his probation from a 1992 assault conviction. „ - 45 Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, Southern rap More“ Reported to federal prison in 2009 for his conviction on weapons charges. „
- 46 Hip hop music“ Sentenced to a 30 year prison term in 2001 on manslaughter charges. „
- 47 Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap“ Sentenced to over a year on weapons charges. „
- 48 Hardcore punk, Crust punk, D-beat“ Sentenced for criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fourth degree. „
- 49 Alternative rock, Rhythm and blues, Pop music More“ Arrested for spraying graffiti on the Berlin Wall. He bragged about it on twitter, displaying images of the graffiti, and was soon arrested. He was released on $2,081 bail. „
- 50 Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop More“ Served 11 months in prison for sexual assault. „
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