Rapper Arrests In A NY Minute

Ja Rule and Lil’ Wayne were charged with criminal possession of a weapon in separate incidents in New York City July 22nd, shortly after Lil Wayne’s concert at the Beacon Theatre.

Lil’ Wayne, aka Dwayne Carter, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and marijuana after officers found the rapper and another man smoking pot by a tour bus and discovered a .40-caliber pistol. Meanwhile, police stopped the luxury sedan of Ja Rule, aka Jeff Atkins, for speeding and found a .40-caliber gun.

The driver, Atkins and another man were arrested.