Master P, Silkk The Shocker Sentenced To Community Service

March 13th, 2006 | By Administrator

Mogul Master P and his brother, rapper Silkk the Shocker, were sentenced to community service, stemming from a 2005 incident in which police found loaded firearms in their rental car.

Percy “Master P” Miller pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of carrying an unloaded, unregistered weapon.

A plea of no contest means that Master P neither admits nor disputes the charges, that will still stand.

Vyshonne “Silkk the Shocker” Miller pleaded guilty to a felony charge of carrying an unregistered and loaded firearm.

Both men were ordered to perform 40 hours of community service and fined $700 apiece.

Silkk was also sentenced to three years supervised probation.

Master P and Silk were arrested in February of 2005 after officers on the campus of UCLA noticed the guns in the rapper’s Chrysler 300M.

“Black man with gun, white cop panic. I’m a businessman. If the cops stopped panicking for one minute, they would’ve realized that the guns were registered, and that is legal in America,” Master P told AllHipHop.com shortly after his arrest. “It’s a different way of life for a person of color with money than it is for others with money.”

Rapper T.I. & Sprint Debut ‘King’ Before Release Date

March 13th, 2006 | By Administrator

Mobile provider Sprint has partnered with T.I. to offer images, downloads and exclusive ringers from his upcoming album King, before it hits stores.

The album’s first single “What You Know” is available in the Sprint Music Store, along with another track called “Ride With Me.”

In April, T.I. will be Sprint’s featured artist of the month.

Three unreleased tracks plus instrumentals for “What You Know” and “Ride Wit Me” will be made available, along with full music videos for video-enabled phones.

“We are very excited to be partnering with Sprint to launch T.I.’s new album,” said Atlantic President Julie Greenwald. “It is through innovative campaigns like this that we are redefining our release strategy, as we are constantly seeking out unique, non-traditional ways to capture the consumer’s attention and drive new music sales. T.I. is our next big superstar, and we are thrilled that Sprint has come to the party with such an amazing roll out.”

T.I.’s last release Urban Legend proved popular with Sprint customers, as more than a million Music Tones have been downloaded from the album.

King hits shelves on March 28.

Young Jeezy Arrested After Altercation In Miami

March 13th, 2006 | By Administrator

Atlanta, Georgia rapper Young Jeezy was arrested Saturday morning and charged with two counts of carrying a concealed firearm without a permit, after the rapper was involved in an altercation on South Beach in Miami, Florida.

Young Jeezy, born Jay Jenkins, and an entourage of men allegedly associated with BMF, were involved in a fight with a group of men around 5:30 am on Saturday (Mar. 11). When a person filming the altercation refused to turn over the video camera, one of the men in the crowd began firing.

Police said Jeezy and a group of men, fled in two SUV’s. When officers stopped both vehicles, they found a semiautomatic weapon under the seat of the rapper’s Infiniti Qx56, as well as another gun near the arm rest.

Two other men with Young Jeezy were also arrested in connection with the incident. One man was charged with strong armed robbery, the other was arrested on a previous trespassing warrant.

The rapper’s attorney said he will fight the charges and denied ownership of any of the weapons that were recovered from the SUV.