Rappers and the police don't get along.
Ever since NWA's **** the police,
it's been an all-out war between hip hop and the law enforcement.
So when cops get a tip that a rapper might be doing something illegal,
they usually go all out.
Here's a look at a few famous rappers and hip hop celebrities
who have been raided by the police.
Lil Wayne:
even though Wayne has claimed that a police officer saved his life
when he shot himself in the chest at age 11,
that doesn't mean he's immune to police harassment.
On November 3rd 2015,
the rapper's mansion in Miami Beach was raided by law enforcement.
The cop had what is called a levy warrant
that is used to seize property due to unpaid debts.
The rapper had been ordered to pay $2 million dollars to Signature Group,
a jet leasing company, in a civil lawsuit and failed to pay on time.
This was right around the time
that Wayne was in the middle of his contract dispute with Cash Money.
That same year, he sued his label for $51 million dollars
claiming that they had withheld royalties and violated the terms of his contract.
After the raid,
the rapper took a social media defend his frustration saying that
"It's days like today that make me question everything even myself
but I guess this is the thanks I get.
Sometimes, it's tough to be tough and even tougher to be me.
It took some time but Wayne eventually got his legal situation under control
and he's back to making music with hot young artists like Polo G and Roddy Rich.
But this next rapper wasn't so fortunate
and ended up doing 7 years in prison after a raid at a popular studio in New York.
Bobby Shmurda:
Bobby Shmurda is a modern Brooklyn drill legend
despite having only dropped a few hit singles in an EP.
The rapper's music career was cut short after he and his crew GS9
were arrested following a raid at Quad Studios in New York City.
The police have been investigating the crew for a long time.
On December 18th, 2014
the rapper and many of his friends were arrested at the studio
after police uncovered 21 guns as well as crack and weed.
Police try to paint Bobby as the ring leader of the gang
who organized violent attacks on their opps.
He eventually plead guilty to one count of conspiracy
and one count of weapons possession and was sentenced to 7 years in prison.
What earned him the respect of fans across the world
was that he could have gotten a lighter sentence
cuz he wasn't accused of the more serious crimes
but it would have meant that his homies would have gotten more time.
So, like a real G, he took a longer sentence to make sure his people were straight.
He ended up serving the full 7 years
and was released on February 23rd 2021.
His release was celebrated by hip hop fans everywhere.
Since he got locked up, the Brooklyn drill sound that he started
has exploded thanks to artists like Pop Smoke and Fivio Foreign.
Bobby has yet to drop any music since being released
and it's possible that the world may never get another Bobby Shmurda track
but even if Bobby never raps again,
he's still a legend for the contributions he's made to the game
and sticking to the street code even if it meant more jail time.
But if you thought that was crazy,
this next producer had his Manhattan offices raided
after being accused of laundering money for notorious drug lords.
Irv Gotti
Irv Gotti is a famous record executive from Hollis Queens
known as the CEO and co-founder of Murda Inc.
Murda Inc managed artists like Ashanti, Bobby Brown, and Ja Rule.
Irv has also produced records for everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Kanye West.
But just at the height of his success,
Irv's company was a subject of an NYPD investigation
that eventually led to the label's downfall.
On January 23rd 2003,
the Murda Inc offices were raided by a team of agents from the FBI.
The feds brought in drug sniffing dogs to uncover anything incriminating they can find
and eventually confiscated tons of documents
and the computers in the office.
No arrest were made directly after the raid
but Irv and his brother Chris
eventually had to stand trial for allegedly laundering over $1 million dollars of drug profits
for Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff.
McGriff was a well-known drug lord in New York City
who had been running the streets of Jamaica, Queens since the 1980s.
McGriff is allegedly the one who ordered the hit on 50 Cent
when he was shot 8 times early on in his career.
Fifty raps about Supreme on the track Ghetto Quran
which the drug lord wasn't happy about and the rest is rap history.
Supreme was eventually found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and drug trafficking
but Irv and his brother would be acquitted of all charges
making him one of the few celebrities in hip hop to beat the Fed case
which has around a 90% conviction rate.
But if you thought that was wild,
this next rapper just happened to be staying with one of his artists
when the police raided the home over suspicion of drug,
gun, and prostitution charges.
Gucci Mane.
Gucci Mane is now known as a rap legend and music mogul
who has shine the spotlight on a lot of talented up and coming artists
but before going to prison in 2013 and transferred his life and image,
Gucci was one of the wildest characters in rap
and was constantly getting into trouble with the law.
There was even a time Gucci was arrested during a police raid
of another rapper's home.
On December 16th 2010
police raided the home of Waka Flocka,
one of the first artist that Gucci took under his wing and signed the 1017.
Gucci was staying with Waka and his mother Deb,
who managed him at the time.
Police raided the home and found a small amount of marijuana.
Gucci was arrested because he was the only one home
but was later released and not charged with anything.
Waka's mother claimed that the police raided the home
looking for evidence that Waka was gang affiliate.
They didn't find what they were after and arrested Gucci to justify the raid.
This was right around the time that Gucci and Waka was starting to beef.
Gucci did a radio interview with Richmond, Virginia's iPower 92.1
earlier that same year when he walked out mid show
after being asked a question about his view with Waka.
Check out our previous videos on rappers mad at interviewers
for more info on this incident.
Although Gucci and Waka never fully reunited,
they both publicly announced that there is no bad blood between them anymore
and they just prefer to live their own lives.
So while the world may never get to hear a Ferrari Boyz 2,
at least the two artists have put the past behind him
but if you thought that was crazy,
this next rapper was arrested on felony drug charges
after police raided a smoke shop
where he and some friends were hosting a private party.
Paul Wall
Paul Wall is a Houston rap legend
known for his affiliation with Swishahouse Records
and tracks like Sittin Sideways and Grillz.
Like most Houston artists,
Pual Wall's taste for lean is well known
but the rapper actually ended up catching a felony drug charge for weed back in 2016.
On December 3rd 2016,
Paul Wall along with ten other people
including fellow Houston rapper Baby Bash
were arrested after the police raided the Paradise Smoke Shop in Houston.
The group was hosting a private party and toy drive for underprivileged kids.
The rapper and the other man present were charged with manufacturing
and delivering THC, the main compound found in weed.
He was released on a $20,000 bond
but faced felony drug charges if convicted of the crime.
But lucky for Paul Wall and Baby Bash,
the grand jury declined to indict the rappers and all charges were dropped dropped.
It was clearly a reach for the cops to claim
that the rappers were part of some organized drug network
when all they were really doing was hosting a smoke out.
Luckily, the grand jury saw what was going on
and declined to even hear the case so the rappers can get back to helping out the community
but this next rapper wasn't so lucky.
His house was raided
after an anonymous tip to crime stoppers revealed that he was threatening people online
and was arrested on illegal gun charges.
Soulja Boy
Soulja Boy is a rapper and internet personality
known for his viral antics.
But the internet can be a wild place and sometimes
when a troll goes too far, there can be real life consequences.
Soulja Boy has to learn this lesson the hard way
and got arrested for a probation violation
after police found a gun in his home during a raid.
The Rapper was first arrested for weapons possession in 2014
after police pulled over a vehicle he was riding in and found a gun on him.
Soulja claimed a gun on him wasn't his
and his manager even stated that a neighbor had left the gun in the car.
But the court didn't buy it and Soulja was sentenced 2 years of probation.
In 2016, Soulja found himself in the middle of a beef with Lil Yachty
and the Migos.
Soulja picked a fight with Lil Boat on Twitter over Instagram model India Love.
Quavo stepped in and defended his label mate
which led the soldier targeting the Migos instead.
This led the Soulja dropping the diss track Beef
and post a video to Instagram of himself holding a Draco
and playing the song in the background that ended up going viral.
Not long after,
the police raided his home after anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers hotline
revealed that Soulja was wilding out and threatening people online.
The cops found the gun and Soulja was found to be in violation of his probation.
He plead guilty to felony gun possession
and was sentenced to an additional 5 years of probation.
Plus, 240 days of community service.
As part of his plea agreement,
he was even banned from threatening anyone else online with a weapon
even with a toy or prop gun.
Soulja Boy is the king of viral internet the antics but it seems like this time he took it too far.
No one really thinks of him as a real street rapper
so all the disses and gun-toting came off as a little goofy.
But it did give the internet some high-quality entertainment for a few days
and kept Soulja's name relevant which is really what he was after anyway.
This next rapper was a bit smoother
and managed to get off without facing any charges
even though police raided his home and discovered drugs and illegal weapons.
Young Thug:
despite his taste for women's fashion and wild behavior,
Young Thug is really about that life.
The rapper has had many run-ins with the law throughout his career
including a raid on his home back in 2015.
The rapper was arrested in July 2015
after police raided his home in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta
and found felony amounts of weed and cocaine
as well as at least three illegal firearms.
Not long before,
Thug was also arrested by US marshals
for threatening to kill a mall cop.
Security at a Georgia Mall had asked the rapper and his crew to leave
and on the way out,
Thug told him he was gonna come back and shoot one of them in the face.
Around the same time,
Thug was also found to have ties to the dude who shot up Lil Wayne's tour bus.
Although he was ever charged with the crime,
a lawsuit filed by the bus driver
revealed that the rapper called the shooter's phone eight times that night
indicating that he may have been involved in the shooting
as he was beefing with Wayne at the time.
Check out our video on rappers almost caught lacking for more info on this incident.
It's not clear why police decided to raid Young Thug's home
but the rapper was clearly on their radar.
Thug was released on $10,000 bond and was eventually cleared of all charges.
His lawyers were able to prove
that police entered the home without a legal warrant and therefore,
everything they found could not be used as evidence.
The court sided with the rapper and all the charges were dropped
except for the weed charge which didn't carry a serious penalty.
So Thug got pretty lucky that the cops did a sloppy job with raiding his home.
Otherwise, he would have faced some time.
But But this next rapper wasn't so fortunate
and is looking at doing serious time in federal prison
after the cops raided a trap house where he was filming a video.
NBA Youngboy:
NBA Youngboy is one of the hottest young artists coming out of the south
But despite all his success,
he's one of those rappers that just can't stay away from the streets.
In September 2020,
Youngboy along with sixteen other men
were filming a music in an abandoned house in Baton Rouge
when neighbors called the cops.
Police recovered fourteen guns and $79,000 worth of cash.
One of the weapons turned out to be stolen
and two had illegal stocks.
Plus, the rapper was also hit with separate drug charges related to the incident.
Being a convicted felon,
Youngboy is not allowed to be around weapons or hangout with other convicted felons
even if it is for the purpose of filming a music video.
He was originally released on $75,000 bond
but in February of 2021,
the FBI officially announced that they had opened an investigation
into the entire NBA crew
and a warrent was issued for Youngboy's arrest.
After LAPD tried to pull him over for the warrant,
the rapper tried to get away.
First in the car and then on foot.
He was eventually tracked by a K9 unit
and is being held without bail until the trial.
Check out our previous video on rappers who ran from the cops
for more info on this police chase.
If convicted, Youngboy can spend a long time behind bars.
Even though no one was actually harmed on the day of the video shoot,
Youngboy has a criminal history that includes charges relating to shootouts,
domestic battery, kidnapping, and more.
In the past, he's always managed to get by without facing any serious time,
but this case is looking different.
Youngboy's lawyers maintain he's innocent
and authorities have no way to tie the guns and drugs found at the scene to the rapper
but fed cases have a pretty high conviction rate
so it seems unlikely that they would take it to trial
unless they already had solid evidence.
This case is still ongoing
and more information will likely come to light as the trial progresses.
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