When The Money Goes: 8 Rappers Who Turned To A Life Of Crime (And Got Caught)

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» by July 20, 2012, 9:00am



Loon

Loon came to fame in the early 2000s on Diddy's Bad Boy Records with song stealing verses on Diddy's “I Need A Girl” Part 1 & 2 and his own hit “Down For Me.” After cutting ties with Diddy a few years later and dropping albums on his own label, his popularity waned. In 2008, Loon gave up rap and converted to Islam. In November 2011, the former rapper was reportedly living in Algeria with his family when he was arrested at a Brussels airport on heroin trafficking charges in the U.S. According to court documents, before he got on his dean (between 2006 and 2008), Loon “knowingly and intentionally” attempted to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin in North Carolina. According to reports, he still remains in custody overseas and is awaiting extradition.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/expressionsb Expressions Bailey

    Damn I think it's better to never have, than to have and lose it all.obviously they couldnt take it, everybody can't be Nino Brown

    • Austin112

      Agree! Most of these rappers lie so much that they start to believe themselves, and this is what happens

  • nyooooo

    They want to frame him cause he converted to islam ... Illuminati perverts !

  • TooReal

    Not surprised!These same idiots you hear now will be broke and unheard in five years, if they live so long,blowing money on drugs,stripclubs,so-called entourage,baby-mamas,jacked-up contracts[for every $1.00 they make their record label is making a $100.00] not paying taxes etc.instead of trying to get some kind of legit business sense and realize this,no too dumb and zooted.Guess what I dont feel sorry for them, bunch of sell-outs anyway!

  • http://www.facebook.com/KidSugoiDaGreat Clay KidSugoi Holt

    What about John Forte?

    • http://twitter.com/djbooks DJ Books

      thats what i was thinking...

    • Omegap

      Yeah i was thinking that too,also Mysonne.

  • Tiger Lilly

    Who are these guys? These are artists that I have never heard of even though I am a rap fan. This article is intentionally misleading, feeding into a stereotype that many people want to believe. I'm sure we could find 8 members of garage bands who released one CD who reverted to a life of crime after their career never really took off. Seriously, I have never heard of these guys or their one "hits" so the perception that the average reader is left with is that they were successful rappers who blew their money on 'strip clubs and baby mammas'. The truth is, the rap industry artists pioneered insuring the retention of most of their own profits through publishing/performing/mastering/management rights.

    • mrscookie

      Amen! i totally agree that this article is misleading. i even tried to look c.e.b up on youtube to see if maybe listening to one of their songs would refresh my memory....nothing. the gorilla black dude i kinda remember his name but the song, i've never heard.

  • The G.O.D

    PEACE

    Who are these guys? obviously being a fan does not mean that you know hip-hop, those 'guys' are responsible for the birth of any and all Mcs/rappers in Philly, from Bahamedia to Bean and Freeway et al. Outside of New York, they were the only crew poppin' remember the industry was not as cluttered and only people with talents were accepted then; now you have hundred of 'rappers' (smirk) with no talents saying the same thing over the same boring beats and 'fans' think they are gods or something. Lean the history then you'll understand why hip-hop has lost its soul and purpose.

    PEACE

    • http://twitter.com/veedahvandal veedahvandal

      if you never heard of steady b & cool c, YOU ARE NOT A REAL ORGINAL HIP HOP FAN, just a nu sckool pop rap fan,,please go study,hip hop!!!..

  • disqus_71jc6t2C8c

    this article is a bunch of crap i listened to hip hop sence the 80's and these mc's are nothing they lasted few weeks or max few months in the game , whit one or few songs wouldnt even call them a mc.. nice try media.

  • http://twitter.com/veedahvandal veedahvandal

    if you never heard of steady b & cool c, you dont know hip hop, please go study hip hop.. just nu sckool poprap..

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