NYPD Bags Two Rappers In An Hour

If I know NYPD cops, they are patting themselves on the back in a big way this morning. Two rappers arrested in one night! Uh oh.

Ja Rule and two others were in a luxury car that was pulled over just after 10:30 p.m. Police said a .40-caliber pistol was recovered from inside the vehicle. The Queens native, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, is known for dissing rival rappers 50 Cent, Eminem and Dr. Dre in his songs.

Just an hour later, police said cops witnessed rapper Lil Wayne and another man smoking marijuana. Upon being searched, police found a .40-caliber pistol. The rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, had finished a show Sunday night at the Beacon Theater.

This situation probably sucks a little more for Weezy. Ja Rule's arrest screams, "I have an album coming out — why don't I conspicuously pull my luxury vehicle over and have an unregistered pistol inside!"

[NYDN]

Jul 23, 2007 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 8 Responses

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Comments (8)

No. 1 · JillyBean819

I don't feel sorry for either of them. On to the next story…

Posted: Jul 23, 2007 at 1:46 pm

No. 2 · blackmistressdiva

Technically Weezy has an album coming out, too. Maybe he's promoting The Carter 3 really, really early? LOL. Damn..I can't help my boy outta this one. The gun didn't help, but who gets hemmed up for smoking weed anymore? You could blow weed smoke in a cop's face in San Francisco and not get arrested. That's not much of an exaggeration either.

Posted: Jul 23, 2007 at 2:09 pm

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No. 7 · Adam

Good. Tag all the thug scum. Nobody needs them.

Posted: Dec 29, 2007 at 9:16 pm

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