C-MURDER OFFERS TO BECOME REMY MA'S PRISON PEN PAL/MENTOR.

Rapper C-Murder has offered to help Remy Ma cope with jail life after her partner Papoose approached him for advice. The New Orleans, Louisiana star is currently under house arrest - awaiting a retrial - after a life sentence for second-degree murder was overturned in 2006. And he's using the time between jail and court to mentor other rap stars who have been incarcerated. He says, "Papoose had a lot of questions about Remy's situation, so any kind of way I can help, even if it's just words and advice, that's what it is." C- Murder, real name Corey Miller, admits he's a little concerned that so many of his peers have been locked up in the past two years. He tells XXL magazine, "It seem like we targets (sic). Everybody blames hip-hop for all the problems in the world, so whenever a situation happen with a hip-hop artist, they gon' make it seem so drastic. "They judge a book by its cover, off top. And definitely with the rap game, they feel like we out there thuggin', wildin' out, and that ain't really what we about. We don't want to be put in these situations, but once we there, we just gotta deal with 'em."

Remy Ma, real name Remi Smith, was sentenced to serve eight years behind bars earlier this year (May08) after she was found guilty on weapons and assault charges. The 26-year-old hip-hop star shot Makeda Barnes Joseph in the abdomen last year (07). She is awaiting an appeal.

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RUMORS CONFIRMED: DA BRAT TO SPEND 3 YEARS IN PRISON ON ASSAULT CHARGE.

Earlier this month I posted a 'real or rumor' blog post about Da Brat being sent to the slammer for slamming a rum bottle upside the head of Shayla Stevens, a Atlanta Falcons cheerleader and waitress at Jermaine Dupri's Studio 72 nightclub last Halloween which resulted in the waitress suffering permanent facial scarring. Well, the rumors are true. Last week an Atlanta judge sentenced the 34-year-old Funkdafied rapper, real name Shawntae Harris, to three years in jail, followed by seven years probation and 200 hours of community service after Harris entered a guilty pleas to aggravated assault in the case. According to reports, about six members of Harris’s family wept when a sheriff’s deputy took her into custody. “I love y’all,” Harris, said as she was led out of the courtroom. “We love you too” the relatives replied in unison.

Three years behind bars. That means no more yachting with Mariah and Nick on the beaches of St. Tropez. But don't feel too sorry for Shawntae, who was previously convicted in 2000 for reckless conduct. I'm pretty sure she'll adapt to her environment very well. *wink* This female rappers gonna get enough of putting their hands on and/or shooting other people as well as mushing Blackberrys and cellphones in folks faces.
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REMY MA MAKES MOVES BEHIND BARS IN ORDER TO WIN APPEAL .

Rapper Remy Ma has been busting her ass behind bars in an effort to obtain a 'get out of jail' free card. According to eurweb.com, Remy has hired lawyer William “Billy” Murphy, Jr. to handle her appeal on charges of assault, illegal weapons possession and attempted coercion. Murphy's name first made headlines when he successfully defended fight promoter Don King on federal charges that he defrauded Lloyd’s of London. Recently, he reversed a $1.6 million verdict against rapper DMX and secured a civil judgment of $35 million for former Ravens Defensive End Michael McCrary. “With the addition of Mr. Murphy, Ravenell, and Levitt, I now believe I have assembled a team that will have the might and expertise to tell my side of the story,” stated Remy Ma, according to Allhiphop.com. “I am confident that after hearing everything my side will prevail. Mr. Murphy comes highly recommended and I am pleased that he has agreed to lead my defense team.”

Murphy is a senior partner in the Murphy Firm and represents DMX, Redman, Mary J. Blige, and Missy Elliott. “We are pleased to handle Remy Ma’s appeal,” Murphy explained to AllHipHop.com. “We are confident that when we present all the facts, the public for the first time will get a true picture of what actually happened; and Remy will be vindicated.” Remy Ma is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in Westchester County, New York.
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REMY GETS 8 YEARS IN PRISON; PAPOOSE TELLS JAIL OFFICALS TO LOCK HIM UP; REMY TELLS JUDGE, 'I'M NOT A THUG, I'M NOT A HARDCORE ANYTHING.'

Tuesday (May 13) was a rough day for Remy Ma. One day after her planned jailhouse nuptials to fellow rapper Papoose were called off due to a misunderstanding about an alleged skeleton key Pap was wearing when he showed up at Rikers Island prison, the MC was sentenced to eight years in prison. According to Remy Ma's lawyer, Ivan Fisher, the New York Supreme Court sentenced her to eight years in prison on Tuesday for charges of assault, weapons possession and attempted coercion. Fisher said the prosecution had originally requested a 13-year sentence — less than the max of 25 years she was facing — but the judge in the case gave the rapper eight years, which Fisher plans to appeal very soon. Though he couldn't say for sure, Fisher said it's possible the judge in the case was swayed by an emotional address Ma gave the court during the proceeding, during which she addressed the victim directly. "Remy Ma spoke to the court and movingly spoke to the victim, who was in court, to share with her how sorrowful she was about what happened to her," Fisher said. "It was an extremely moving moment, where she expressed how badly she felt about the tragedy of being shot and that she was very, very sorry it happened to Makeda."

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Smith, 26, begged the judge for leniency for the sake of "my little boy," saying she grew up "surrounded by failure, violence and poverty," but "made something out of nothing" from her life. The rapper burst into tears as the sentence was read, and Fisher described her state as "benumbed," "very emotional" and "sobbing." According to xxlmag.com, Remy also told the judge, "I'm not a thug. ... I'm not a hard-core anything, I have feelings. I'm a wife, mother, daughter, big sister." The site also reported that supporters of the rapper were in the courtroom wearing red-and-white T-shirts that read, "Free Remy."

After the sentence was handed down, The Associated Press reported that Papoose screamed, "All you want is money!" in the hallway outside the courtroom, seemingly addressing Barnes-Joseph, whose civil suit against the Grammy-nominated Ma has been dropped but could be refiled in the future. Barnes-Joseph was in the courtroom for the sentencing, but was not in the hallway when Papoose began shouting, the AP reported. As he was escorted out of the courthouse by court officers, Papoose reportedly added, "Lock me up! Lock me up!"

Fisher denied that the key Papoose wore to the prison over the weekend could unlock handcuffs, as was widely reported. "I don't know much about it," he said, "but I know that if the corrections folks thought this was a key used to open their handcuffs, I doubt very much that they would have released Papoose." The lawyer added that the two still plan to wed, but maybe not until Ma is transferred to an upstate prison.

On March 27, Remy Ma (born Reminisce Smith), 26, was found guilty of two charges of assault, in connection with an argument she had with a friend, Makeda Barnes-Joseph, last July, during which Barnes-Joseph was shot two times while the two women struggled in a car.

SOURCES: MTV.com, The Associated Press

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*UPDATED* REMY MA'S JAILHOUSE WEDDING CALLED OFF DUE TO PAPOOSE SMUGGLING IN A HANDCUFF KEY; PAPOOSE BANNED FROM RIKERS FOR 6 MONTHS.

First of all, let me say that I refuse to believe a man could be stupid enough to believe he could actually pull off something like this. To think you could break your fiancee out of Rikers is beyond dumb. Moving on....Rapper Remy Ma's wedding has been called off after her husband-to-be was caught by prison officials smuggling in what appeared to be a handcuff key. Seriously? "A wedding was scheduled today and a visitor to that wedding service was found to be in possession of jail contraband so the wedding was canceled," a corrections official told the New York Daily News. "The key that was found today easily opened handcuffs that we and other law enforcement officials use," the official said. The Brooklyn-born Papoose - real name Shamele Mackie - won't be able to see his finance now until November. "The visitor was sanctioned by not being able to visit Rikers Island again for 6 months," the official said. "He was asked to leave." So was Papoose trying break his rap queen, whose real name is Remy Smith, out of the joint? Neither his or her camp were saying - but she has every reason to be eager to break loose. The 26-year-old Terror Squad rap princess faces up to 25 years at her sentencing Tuesday for shooting her friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach last July in the Meatpacking District.

Papoose was not charged after he voluntarily surrendered the key to authorities. He was quickly ushered out of the jail and never made it to the Rose M. Singer chapel where the two were set to say their "I dos."

Now, I know I ain't the only person who laughed out loud after reading the aforementioned foolishness.

SOURCE: The New York Daily News.

According to Gothamist.com, rappers Remy Ma and Papoose are finally tying the knot today at a ceremony on the exclusive Rikers Island. Papoose, who recently duped the Bed-Stuy volunteer EMTs for his video, has been planning the big day as his lady resides behind bars. This would have made for a fantastic hour of reality television had they filmed the process for Bridezillas, considering on just an average night out Remy Ma shot her friend in the stomach. Since no reality television deal came through, The NY Times has a piece on what it's like to get married on Rikers Island:

The long walk to the Rose M. Singer chapel on Rikers Island starts after the wedding party passes through metal detectors.

When the bride and groom reach the altar, the chapel doors are locked behind them.

Both Remy and Pap will reportedly each be allowed two guests at the jailhouse ceremony.

Marriage vows are uttered in a windowless room with cinder-block walls.

The couple have permission for nothing more than a kiss after the pastor declares them husband and wife.

“Once you say ‘I do,’ he is going his way and you are going your way,” said the Rev. David Staton. “They are not going home together.”

As bleak as it sounds, weddings on Rikers are common; there were 180 last year alone -- though unlike Remy Ma's case, it's the groom that's usually incarcerated. Some other fun facts should you be considering a destination wedding on Rikers: The Department of Corrections sets your date, no flowers, no wedding cake and no photography allowed, a gown can be brought in but the ceremony is so brief that some just wear jail-issued jumpsuits. That's a stress-free wedding right there, especially when The NY Post (see photo above) takes care of your invites. Will the happy couple procreate? There's no getting pregnant on the Island (conjugal visits aren't allowed), however, once married "the couples can apply for a chance for time alone if the incarcerated spouse is moved to one of the state prisons that allow such visits."

Remy Ma is currently awaiting her May 13th sentencing after being convicted of shooting Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the Meatpacking District last year.

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REMY MA SPEAKS FROM JAIL: 'AIN'T NOTHING CHANGED BECAUSE I'M ON THE ISLAND....I'M STILL THE QUEEN OF NEW YORK.'

“Ya’ll already know, May 13 I’m in court. I need ya’ll to come out there and support. Just because 12 people say something, who weren't there, does not mean nothing. I'm not even mad at people. I'm mad at money or what lack of does to people. It's really sad. Ain't nothing changed, because I'm on the Island... (I'm) still the Queen of NY. Don't be mistaken about a jury that was not my peers. There was no tan (or) dark brown, Black - nothing - on that jury. It's a whole conspiracy against rappers right now so I already knew what it was."

--Imprisoned rapper Remy Ma in an interview with DJ Kay Slay from (Rikers Island) on why she expected the jury to return a guilty verdict, claiming they were biased against her skin color and chosen career path. The rapper, who is currently being locked down for 23 hours a day until her sentencing on May 13, 2008, faces up to 25 years behind bars after being convicted of shooting acquaintance Makeda Barnes Joseph in the abdomen following an argument over money outside a club in New York City.

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FOXY FLEES FROM PRISON. NEXT STOP? TO THE CHURCH HOUSE. + PIRISON RELEASE PICS.

Foxy has left the (prison) building. And just like any other typical freed inmate, the first place she wants to go is to the church house. To God be the glory. After serving a grueling eight months behind bars...mostly in solitary confinement because she couldn't seem to act right, the 29-year-old Brooklyn rapper finally saw the light of day when she was released from the Rose M. Singer facility at Rikers Island around 12 noon before being greeted by a swarm of photographers and fans. Outside waiting were a fleet of luxury cars: three Rolls Royce Phantoms, a Mercedes Maybach and two Cadillac Escalades. "I feel good," she said to the crowd. "I'm back home." Brown, wearing a brown leather blazer, a gold cross, blue jeans, and a brown Fendi head scarf cried as she hugged friends. She even singled out a couple people, saying, "These are my two number one fans. They are like family." After the teary reunion, Brown's entourage went to LaGuardia Inn so the rapper could talk to the press. "My family never missed a visit in eight months, ever. I cried coming out. I didn't cry coming in. There's a big difference. I believe that God put me there for a reason, Incarceration is serious," she told Access Hollywood. Adding that the first place she wanted to go after her "learning experience" was church. "He got me through," she said.

Later Friday Brown was spotted buying a pocketbook and two pairs of shoes at a store called Signature in Harlem near the Apollo Theater, where she was again mobbed by fans and photographers. Well, I hope she's satisfied. She got the media circus she craved for and them some. Now, if she can learn how to keep her hands (and BlackBerry) to herself and her big mouth shut she won't have to go through this again. But hold up: she's due in court next month on charges that she assaulted her neighbor. The court date had been postponed dude to the rappers incarceration.
PEEP PICS OF FOXY'S PRISON RELEASE. SHE KILLING WITH THE BABY HAIR & CORAL LIPSTICK, AIN'T SHE?

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The rapper, born Inga Marchand, was sentenced to a year in prison last September for violating the terms of her probation stemming from an altercation over payment for a manicure with two employees at a New York nail salon in 2004. While on probation, she was arrested twice last year, for throwing her BlackBerry at a neighbor, and for scuffling with an employee at a beauty-supply store in Florida. Even behind bars, Foxy managed to find trouble. In October she served 76 days in isolation after getting into a scuffle with another inmate and refusing a drug test.

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WESLEY SNIPES COULD SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS RONALD ISLEY; PROSECUTORS RECOMMEND 3 YR. PRISON TERM & $5 MILLION FINE ON TAX CHARGES.

You would think some folks would learn a thing or two after witnessing Ronald 'Mr. Bigs' Isley's take a involuntary extended vacation to the federal big house last year. And dude is older than an average senior citizen! Not only that, but last January, his appeal to be released early was denied. So, why in the hell do folks, specifically Wesley Snipes, seem to think he's untouchable when it comes to copping a bid? Will someone please tell him the Feds don't play? He'll learn though. U.S. prosecutors have recommended Snipes serve a maximum three-year prison sentence and pay a $5 million fine for failing to file his income taxes, according to a tax-season court filing. U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill of Florida says his goal is to deter other potential tax dodgers by making an example of Snipes, who after years of "brazen defiance" of U.S. tax laws cheated the government of $41 million. "This case cries out for the statutory maximum term of imprisonment, as well as a substantial fine, because of the seriousness of defendant Snipes' crimes and because of the singular opportunity this case presents to deter tax crime nationwide," O'Neill wrote.

Snipes was convicted in February on three misdemeanor counts of willfully failing to file federal tax returns for 1999-2001. Each count comes with a maximum sentence of one year. The actor was acquitted on two felony charges of filing false claims and fraud in seeking millions of dollars of refunds in other tax years.

Damn. So when dude does bounce from the joint, he'll have to make movies just to pay that $5 million fine.

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FOXY BROWN REQUESTS THE ATTENDANCE OF ALL OF HER FANS TO GREET HER (UPROARIOUSLY) UPON HER EXIT FROM PRISON THIS WEEK.

Leave it up to Foxy Brown to arrange a grand exit for her departure from Rikers Island this Friday (April 18, 2008). The rapper is calling on her fans to give her a rapturous greeting when she leaves New York's Riker's Island Prison this week. Brown--real name Inga Marchand--has served eight months of a 12-month sentence for violating her probation by manhandling two manicurists. She will be set free this week and wants fans waving banners and wearing Foxy Brown T-shirts to be waiting for her in the parking lot of the notorious correctional facility. She better stop playing!!! Marchand plans to capture the scenes on film, to use in her forthcoming reality VH1 TV show, which will show her adjusting to life as a free woman. Am I the only person wondering if she's made arrangements with the warden to have her glam squad hook-up her hair and make-up before her grand exit? I wouldn't be surprised if she has. Yall know she don't like to leave the house without her Velvet Remi Yaki #10and her tube of Wet 'N Wild mood lipstick. Am I lying? With her extra ass. LOL!

She also has a new album, Brooklyn's Don Diva, due for release on May 13, 2008. Her manager Chaz Williams says, "She's going to get on top of her career again."
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90s RAPPER ROBERT VAN WINKLE A.K.A. VANILLA ICE ARRESTED & JAILED ON DOMESTIC BATTERY CHARGES.

According to tmz.com, rapper Vanilla Ice was arrested Thursday night for domestic battery in Palm Beach County, Fla. The musician, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, is currently in police custody and is due in court Friday, according to Lt. Tim Temperato. Van Winkle, 40, was booked at 10:42 p.m., the sheriff's Web site shows. On Friday, a judge "will determine if there was probable cause for the arrest," Temperato said. No further details of the arrest were available. If the judge decides the arrest was justified, Van Winkle will either be given a bond, or be released on his own recognizance.

I dug around a bit and discovered that Mr. Ice, Ice, Baby has a history and a serious problem with keeping his hands to himself. In 2001, Winkle was arrested for striking his wife, Laura, as the couple drove on Interstate 595 in the town of Davie, Florida according to Broward County Police. At the time, he denied striking his wife, telling police that he had placed his hand over her mouth "to shut her up." However, he did admit to ripping out some of her hair, but insisted he did so to prevent her from jumping out the truck's window. According to the Associated Press, his wife told quite a different story, claiming that she feared her husband. The incident was witnessed by the couple's two children. The rapper was arrested at the scene and taken into custody before being released the following day on $3,500 bail.

"We had a heated argument," the musician told Miami's WSVN TV after he was released from jail. "Before [the police] would say, 'OK, just leave ... Come back later, cool down. Go to a friend's house.' Now they have to make you spend a night in jail."
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FOXY BROWN SET TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY NEXT FRIDAY; NEW ALBUM & REALITY SHOW IN THE WORKS.

Jailed rapper Foxy Brown will be freed from prison next Friday and there's a strong possibility that the rapper will also launch a reality TV show upon her release, as well as deliver her next album Brooklyn's Don Diva. "Foxy will be released on April 18th," Foxy's manager and CEO of Black Hand Entertainment, Chazz Williams told SOHH. "[She's] is not getting out early. Foxy served her entire sentence [under] good time, that is, days deducted by the law, that every prisoner gets unless its procedurally taken [away] for breaking prison rules. She served every day of her sentence under the most severe conditions at RikersIsland. She has done her time under tremendous pressure to break her spirit. [Yet] she's in superior shape physically, spiritually, and emotionally. She looks forward to moving on with her career upon her release."

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The show will chronicle her life and what's she's been doing. The music business has changed, she's been away for eight months, so the show will show her getting her life back on track. If the deal does come to fruition, Brown will be following in the footsteps of fellow hip-hop stars Flavor Flav. Salt 'N Pepa and Irv Gotti who have also found success with their own VH1 shows. With Foxy's release from prison imminent, the rapper's focus switches to the release of her fourth studio album Brooklyn's Don Diva. Initially, the set -which is Fox's first album under her new imprint Black Rose Entertainment/Koch Records- was supposed to drop on February 5th, the album's date was pushed back to await the Diva's release.

Brooklyn's Don Diva will be released on May 13. I hope she purchases a bottle of 'Get Right' upon her release.

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PIC: REMY MA'S (JAILHOUSE) WEDDING INVITATION.

(CLICK ON PICTURE TO ENLARGE)

Since we may never see images of how beautiful of a bride Beyonce was on her wedding day, here's a spoofed picture of what rapper Remy Ma's--currently behind bars on Rikers Island while she awaits sentencing (April 23rd) on two counts of assault for shooting a former friend at an afterparty--wedding invitation....and what she may look like on her wedding day when she marries her fiancé and fellow Brooklyn rapper, Papoose, behind bars later this month. Remy and her hubby-to-be, initially made plans to become husband and wife on April 27th aboard a yacht. According Newsweek, about 200 weddings are performed each year at Rikers Island, which offers chaplains and chapels, said city Department of Correction spokesman Stephen Morello. Still, the rappers' nuptials will reflect the setting in some ways. Only two guests will be permitted, and the couple won't be allowed to wear rings with protruding gems.

In all seriousness though, Remy's charges stem from an incident last July when the rapper and Makeda Barnes-Joseph argued after leaving a mutual acquaintance's birthday party. Remy Ma (real name: Reminisce Smith) alleged Barnes-Joseph stole several thousand dollars from her purse that night; Barnes-Joseph was shot after the two struggled in her car. Remy Ma fled the scene in an SUV but crashed nearby. Neither the money nor the weapon have been found. The 26-year-old performer is being held without bail until her sentencing. She faces the possibility of up to 25 years in prison.
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SEAN LEVERT DIES IN JAIL; EDDIE LEVERT TO BURY HIS SECOND SON IN NEARLY 2 YEARS

Let's keep Eddie Levert and his family in our prayers. In November of 2006 the legendary singer of the O'Jay's bear the burden of burying his beloved son, Gerald after he died suddenly of an accidental overdose on prescription and over-the-counter drugs at the age of 40. Now, just 17-months later, he's been forced to bury yet another son.

According to the Associated Press, Sean Levert, a third of the 1980s R&B trio LeVert and son of lead O'Jays singer Eddie Levert, has died after falling ill while serving a jail term. He was 39. Authorities said Monday that an autopsy was inconclusive but foul play was ruled out. Levert was sentenced last week to one year and 10 months in jail for failing to pay $89,025 in child support to his three children whose ages ranged from 11 to 17. He died at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland late Sunday, less than an hour after he was taken there from the jail, said coroner Frank Miller. Levert was sentenced by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy Margaret Russo, who said a presentence report indicated he had been addicted to marijuana from the time he was 14 until recently. He didn't speak at his sentencing and gave no indication of any health problems, the judge said Monday.

A nursing supervisor at Lutheran Hospital confirmed to Cleveland's Fox 8 News that Levert died of natural causes. However, an autopsy was done Monday but no immediate cause of death was determined, according to Powell Caesar, a spokesman for the Cuyahoga County's coroner's office, but he said there was no evidence of foul play or trauma. Levert suffered from high blood pressure and had been hallucinating in jail, Caesar said. Toxicology reports could take four to six weeks, he said. Warden Kevin McDonough said earlier that Levert had been sick and guards were watching him at the jail's regular cellblock because he had been acting strangely.

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The brothers had formed LeVert in the 1980s with childhood friend Marc Gordon. Their hits included Baby I'm Ready, (Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind and Casanova. Casanova was nominated for a Grammy in 1988 for best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocal. It was also nominated for best R&B song.

At Gerald Levert's funeral service in November 2006, Sean Levert and his father performed Dance With My Father and personalized the words for Gerald. The elder Levert's group, the O'Jays, was known for such smash hits as Back Stabbers, Love Train and For the Love of Money. Sean Levert found a new third partner last year and was trying to revive LeVert.

To the right is one of Sean's last pictures taken in the media. Eerily, he and his mother, Martha attended the 50th annual Grammy Awards this past February to accept Gerald's Grammy award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.

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REMY MA TO GET WIFE'D UP BEHIND BARS; RAPPER'S BOO, PAPOOSE, ASKS FANS FOR SUPPORT.

Wanna know what unconditional, true hood love looks like? If so, take a close look (if your ass can stand it) at rapper Remy Ma--who was found guilty on two counts of assault and is currently being held in prison until her April 13 sentencing--and her soon-to-hubby rapper Papoose. On Friday, Papoose confirmed to MTV News that he and Remy are, in fact, a couple and had plans to marry next month. Pap also revealed he and his imprisoned wifey are moving forward with their nuptials despite Ma's predicament and are making arrangements to marry in prison. "We always wanted to keep our personal lives personal, so that's why we never went public with our relationship," he wrote in an e-mail to MTV News. "Right now, I just feel like she gotta live through me. Yes, we were scheduled to be married on a yacht April 27th. But due to circumstances beyond our control, we are now making arrangements to be married in prison."Papoose closed his message by reiterating that Remy Ma would be appealing her case. He also asked for fans to write letters on her behalf, perhaps for a petition to the judge. Remy Ma is scheduled to be sentenced April 23.

"All her supporters who feel Remy had an influence on their life should write a short letter to the judge asking for the shortest sentence possible," he wrote. "Send it to LettersForRemy@gmail.com." Earlier this week, in an interview with MTV News prior to Remy Ma's conviction, Papoose declined to comment on her pending case. He explained that the two were friends. With the recent turn of events, the rapper felt it was time to reveal their relationship.

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The couple rebutted rumors earlier in the year when New York radio personality Egypt reported that the two would wed. The next day, Papoose told media outlets the reports were false. He shied away from the relationship question in spite of the affection he showed the former Terror Squad star in lyrics. "Remy look good in person, just like she do in the magazines/ So I'mma stay close to Miss Martin like Dr. King," he spit on "Bonnie N Clyde," a mixtape collaboration between the two. The pair also filmed an online video clip of them sparring when Papoose was embroiled in a lyrical slugfest with Remy Ma's former mentor, Fat Joe.

Remy's charges stem from an incident last July when the rapper and Makeda Barnes-Joseph argued after leaving a mutual acquaintance's birthday party. Remy Ma (real name: Reminisce Smith) alleged Barnes-Joseph stole several thousand dollars from her purse that night; Barnes-Joseph was shot after the two struggled in her car. Remy Ma fled the scene in an SUV but crashed nearby. Neither the money nor the weapon have been found.

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T.I. PLEADS GUILTY ON FIREARM CHARGES; WILL SERVE PRISON TIME.

I guees all that praying T.I. did on Easter Sunday really paid off. Dude should praise God on a daily basis because things could have turned out much worse for T.I. than they already have. Ol boy was looking at football numbers in terms of years behind bars. If he mucks of the terms of his plea deal (outlined in bold text) below, like before, he has no one to blame but himself.

According to the Associated Press, the rapper pleaded guilty Thursday to federal weapons possession charges, and will receive a sentence that includes prison time after he completes a period of community service. In the year that he is awaiting sentencing, T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, must complete at least 1,000 hours of a total 1,500 hours of community service, talking to youth groups about the pitfalls of guns, gangs and drugs. Officials said after completing the community service he will be sentenced to serve about 12 months in prison. His prison time could be increased or reduced, depending on his fulfillment of the terms of the deal and good behavior, they said. The rapper, dressed in a gray business suit, told the judge he understands the terms of the agreement. He pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of machine guns and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Harris was arrested Oct. 13, just blocks away and hours before he was to headline the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. He was charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers, as well as possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He faced a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count. Harris was allegedly trying to buy unregistered machine guns and silencers. He initially pleaded not guilty, and has been under house arrest since he was released on $3 million bond on Oct. 26.

Harris is co-CEO of Grand Hustle Records and is one of Atlantic Records' most successful artists.

U.S. District Judge Charles Pannell Jr. must approve the deal.

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GERALD LEVERT'S BABY BROTHER, SEAN, SENTENCED TO 22 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR FAILURE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT.

Someone may want to use the following story as a 'this can happen to you too' scare tactic for Bobby Brown and any other dude who feels they are an exception to the rule when it comes to supporting their children. If you can't afford to take care of your kids, keep your 'safe deposit box' locked up to make it impossible to. Unfortunately for Sean Levert, the baby brother and fellow Levert band mate of the late Gerald Levert, he will have to spend nearly two years in the concrete jungle because either he refused to or just couldn't foot the bills to financially support his seeds. On Monday (3.24.2008) a Cleveland, Ohio judge sentenced the singer to 22 months in prison for failing to pay child support to his three children-- ages 11, 15 and 17. According to court records, Levert owes $85,427.68 in back child support. Sean made no comment after his sentencing.

Pray for Papa Levert. In under two years, the O'Jay's frontman has lost one son unexpectedly to an accidental overdose and another to the judicial system. Before Gerald's untimely death in 2006, initial plans were made to reunite the popular late 80s R&B group which also featured Gerald and Sean's cousin Marc Gordon. However, after Gerald's death, the remaining members made the decision to replace Gerald with Dwight Thompson, a Cleveland native and member of R&B group The Rude Boys which were discovered by Gerald. Looks like those plans will have to go back to inactive status...at least for the next two years.

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FORMER OLYMPIC CHAMP MARION JONES IS NOW FEDERAL INMATE #84868/054

Former Olympic champion Marion Jones, sentenced in January to six months prison for lying about using steroids, Friday reported to a Texas jail, US Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billingsley said. "Yes, that's confirmed," Billingsley said, saying the 32-year-old athlete reported shortly before noon to the Federal Medical Center-Carswell, a correctional facility in Fort Worth, where she was assigned the inmate number 84868/054. Jones, who has been stripped of the three gold and two bronze medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was sentenced to six months in jail and two years of probation for lying to federal investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and about a check-fraud scheme that involved her former partner - Tim Montgomery. Jones had been told she had until March 11 to begin her sentence. In sentencing Jones, US District Court Judge Kenneth Karas said the athlete had not made "a momentary lapse in judgment, a one-time mistake, but instead a repetition in an attempt to break the law," adding "nobody is above the legal obligation to tell the truth". In court, Jones had asked the judge to spare her jail time for the sake of her two young sons.

Jones captured gold in the 100- and 200-meters at Sydney and helped the 4x100m relay to gold as well, confirming her status as an international sports superstar. She was also a five-time world champion. Her humiliating fall from grace began when she admitted in October to lying to federal agents during the course of the BALCO steroid distribution probe. The admission came after years of vehement denials, and she went so far as to sue BALCO founder Victor Conte when he accused her of being a dope cheat. Evidence mounted that her glorious career was steroid tainted. Still she denied wrongdoing, even qualifying for the 2004 Athens Olympics in the long jump.

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But when faced with charges of lying to federal agents about taking steroids and about her role in the fraud scheme, Jones made a tearful confession, admitting she used BALCO's designer steroid THG from September of 2000 to July of 2001.

All Jones' results since September 1, 2000, have been stricken from the records and Jones has been banned from competition by the IAAF, the sport's governing body, even though she announced in October her decision to retire.

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REAL OR RUMOR: FEDERAL PROSECUTORS OFFER T.I. A PLEA DEAL OF 15 YEARS IN JAIL FOR VARIOUS WEAPON CHARGES.

If the rumors are true, looks like T.I.'s fiancee Tiny will soon become a single mother while her man is away doing time. Various websites are reporting that prosecuting attorney David E. Nahmias has offered the 27-year-old rapper a plea deal of 15 years with a minimum mandatory sentence of 13 years; which means that even with good behavior he will remain locked up behind bars until he turns 40-years-old in year 2021. And when you consider the fact that he's a convicted felon, even if these rumors are indeed true, he'd be a fool not to take the deal. Because of his criminal history, his possession of a firearm by a convicted felon charge alone could have him serving football numbers. And let's not forget his charges of possessing unregistered machine guns and silencers....which could put him away for life. Dude had so many guns, you'd think he was going to go out and hunt down Osama bin Laden personally.

As previously reported, the rapper was arrested last October in Atlanta, Georgia in a federal sting operation in which he allegedly attempted to purchase three machine guns and two silencers. Since the ATL MC (real name Clifford Harris) is a convicted felon, he cannot legally own a gun or have one in his possession. According to authorities at the time, and for reasons we may never know, T.I. gave his newly-hired bodyguard—who later became an informant for the federal government—an estimated $27,000 to purchase the weapons. In addition to the guns used in the sting operation, a search of T.I.’s vehicle also turned up several more guns.

However, several sources are stating that the plea deal offered to the hip hop star could be be reduced. One particular website has even gone as far as to claim that their sources have confirmed to them that the rapper would only serve 2-4 years. Yeah, right. The only way I can see that happening is if his legal team dug up Johnnie Cochran. (God, bless the dead). Nevertheless, he should feel like a certified fool for getting himself caught up in this mess. I can't even feel sorry for him because he brought it all on himself. Ya dig?

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THE GAME TURNS HIMSELF INTO JAIL TO BEGIN SERVING 60 DAY JAIL SENTENCE ON GUN CHARGE.

I'm pretty sure I told you all that rapper The Game would soon have to serve jail time on a gun possession charge he caught about a year ago, yet I'm too lazy to look it up! LOL! So I'll just cut to the chase. Dude checked himself into the Twin Towers Correctional Facility on Sunday night (March 2) to begin serving his 60 days sentence on that gun charge. The Game (real name Jayceon Taylor) pleaded no contest to a felony charge of possession of a firearm in a school zone back on February 11 stemmed from a February 24, 2007 incident during which he got into an altercation with a player on an opposing team during a basketball game at the Rita Walters Educational Learning Complex in South Los Angeles. Was initially charged with three felony charges; making a criminal threat, exhibiting a firearm in the presence of an officer, and possessing a firearm in a school zone, back in June last year, he had the first two counts dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

As a consequence of the last count, The Game was sentenced to 60 days in jail, 150 hours of community service and three years probation.

Keep yo head up, pahtnah!

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MYSTIKAL'S BID FOR EARLY RELEASE REJECTED; RAPPER TO REMAIN IN PRISON UNTIL 2010.

According to Allhiphop.com, incarcerated rapper Mystikal's hopes for an early release from prison have been dashed by a Louisiana parole board. The Shake That Ass hitmaker, real name Michael Tyler, was sentenced to serve six years at a prison in Homer following his 2003 conviction for sexual battery and extortion. He was found guilty of forcing his then-hairstylist to perform oral sex on him as he videotaped the incident after the female employee allegedly stole $80,000 from him. Mystikal recently applied for an early release, but that has been turned down.

The hip-hop star is staying positive about his career setback, however, and is reportedly putting his time behind bars to good use. A source tells AllHipHop.com, "Mystikal is in great spirits, despite the parole board's decision not to release him. He's been writing and focused on his career once he is finally released."

Mystikal is now likely to remain in prison until 2010.
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