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Judge Delays Sentencing of Singer Chris Brown

A judge has delayed sentencing R&B singer Chris Brown on an assault charge to seek more input from Virginia authorities about whether Brown could do community labor in that state.
Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg said at a hearing Wednesday she will sentence Brown on Aug. 27 in the beating of Rihanna, who did not attend [...]

Judge Rejects Bid to Hike Rapper’s Bail

Remy Ma, free on $250,000 bond after being accused of shooting an acquaintance, doesn’t have to post more bail money despite more problems with the law.

R. Kelly Porn Trial Delayed Again

R. Kelly is going to have to wait even longer for his day in court.

Five years after being charged with child pornography, the R&B star’s trial had been set to start on September 17. But a Cook County judge has postponed it because the lead prosecutor had a baby recently.
Kelly was charged in 2002 and [...]

2 Rappers Arrested In After NYC Concert

 
Top-selling rappers Ja Rule and Lil Wayne were arraigned on felony gun charges Monday following their separate arrests after a hip-hop concert at which both had performed.
A judge set high bails and bonds for the rappers and two other men, but the defendants were expected to be freed immediately, their bonds secured by Ja Rule’s [...]

Rapper Kingston’s Summer Off To “Beautiful” Start

The person who makes you the happiest can hurt you the most — just ask 17-year-old rapper/songwriter Sean Kingston.

“I was going out with this girl for two years — the most beautiful girl in school — but she cheated on me with my best friend,” the Miami-born, Jamaica-bred Kingston says about his first heartbreak.
The experience, [...]

Busta Rhymes Faces Four Separate Trials

Busta Rhymes rejected a plea deal in court on Tuesday (July 10) and will now face four separate trials, stemming from several different charges.According to the Associated Press, Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Larry Stephen denied the prosecution’s motion to merge the two assault charges against the rapper — one for allegedly assaulting a fan, the [...]