Tag Archives: Rappers

T.I. Sentenced to a Year and a Day in Jail

T.I. may soon join the ranks of rappers such as DMX, Lil’ Kim, 50 Cent, Biggie Smalls, and many others who have served time in jail. T.I., who calls himself the King of the South, was sentenced to one year and one day (366 days) in a Georgia prison. The sentencing is a result of T.I.’s plea bargaining a deal for his 2007 felony weapons charge. (This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.) Just four hours before the BET Hip-Hop Awards show on October 13, 2007, T.I. was arrested in an Atlanta parking lot after he allegedly … Continue reading →

Rapper to Wed in Jail

Michele and I have blogged about a lot of celebrity weddings. There was the over the top wedding of Eva Longoria and Tony Parker in Paris. There was the extravagant wedding of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban down under. And just this past week, there was the low key wedding of Beyonce and Jay-Z at his Tribeca penthouse apartment. But, I don’t think either of us have blogged about a wedding in prison – until now! Rapper Remy Ma (real name Remy Smith) is a Grammy nominated recording artist who just happens to be sitting in Rikers Island jail for … Continue reading →

From Marky Mark to Mark Wahlberg: The Emergence of an Actor

I loved Marky Mark. I was a bit old when he started his act, but that did not stop me from being a fan. In fact, I still have the Marky Mark book he put out in the early Ninties. Of course, many made fun of him for dropping his shorts as he did, but it got him on a billboard in Times Square, so you tell me who the joke is on. When I first saw him in “Renaissance Man,” I was glad to see he had turned to acting. It seemed a natural progression, but he was not … Continue reading →