Kick in the Door: Rap-Related Drug Busts

Several rap world bigwigs have been arrested in drug busts.

Kick in the Door: Rap-Related Drug Busts - Hip hop exec James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond—owner of Czar Entertainment, which once managed Game, Brandy and Akon—was convicted yesterday, June 5, of drug trafficking and money laundering charges. Rosemond was arrested by DEA agents in June. The Feds claimed he used his firm as a front for a bi-coastal cocaine trafficking ring, smuggling kilos of cocaine in music-equipment packing cases shipped from Los Angeles to New York. Rosemond will likely be behind bars for the rest of his life, but luckily for him, he'll have plenty of company. Several other hip hop industry figures, from artists to execs, have had their doors kicked down by the alphabet boys. Click on to see a rundown of rap-related drug busts. (Photo: Law Enforcement)

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Kick in the Door: Rap-Related Drug Busts - Hip hop exec James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond—owner of Czar Entertainment, which once managed Game, Brandy and Akon—was convicted yesterday, June 5, of drug trafficking and money laundering charges. Rosemond was arrested by DEA agents in June. The Feds claimed he used his firm as a front for a bi-coastal cocaine trafficking ring, smuggling kilos of cocaine in music-equipment packing cases shipped from Los Angeles to New York. Rosemond will likely be behind bars for the rest of his life, but luckily for him, he'll have plenty of company. Several other hip hop industry figures, from artists to execs, have had their doors kicked down by the alphabet boys. Click on to see a rundown of rap-related drug busts. (Photo: Law Enforcement)

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Kareem "Biggs" Burke - Burke, who cofounded Roc-A-Fella Records with Damon Dash and Jay-Z, was sentenced on Monday (June 4) to five years for on drug distribution charges. He was arrested last year as part of a federal drug sweep operation that turned up $1 million in seized profits and 177 pounds of marijuana. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Kick in the Door: Rap-Related Drug Busts - Former Bad Boy rapper Chauncey "Loon" Hawkins was arrested in Belgium last year after he was indicted in the United States on heroin trafficking charges. He's currently awaiting charges after he was extradited to the States. (Photo: Facebook)

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Kick in the Door: Rap-Related Drug Busts - Former Bad Boy rapper Chauncey "Loon" Hawkins was arrested in Belgium last year after he was indicted in the United States on heroin trafficking charges. He's currently awaiting charges after he was extradited to the States. (Photo: Facebook)

John Forte - John Forte was on the rise after dropping a dope verse on the Fugees's multiplatinum 1996 album The Score. But in 2000, he was busted at Newark International Airport with 31 pounds of liquid cocaine after two couriers he'd enlisted ratted him out. Forte was given 14 years for intent to distribute, but got out in seven after President George W. Bush commuted his sentence. (Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for IMG)

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John Forte - John Forte was on the rise after dropping a dope verse on the Fugees's multiplatinum 1996 album The Score. But in 2000, he was busted at Newark International Airport with 31 pounds of liquid cocaine after two couriers he'd enlisted ratted him out. Forte was given 14 years for intent to distribute, but got out in seven after President George W. Bush commuted his sentence. (Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for IMG)

Bleu Davinci - Rapper Bleu Davinci served four years for his involvement with BMF (Black Mafia Family), the infamous cocaine ring turned record label. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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Bleu Davinci - Rapper Bleu Davinci served four years for his involvement with BMF (Black Mafia Family), the infamous cocaine ring turned record label. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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R.A. Diggs - Uncle Murder affilliate R.A. Diggs was arrested last year and charged with running a cocaine and heroin ring in Brooklyn's Gowanus Houses. In a troubling sign, the Feds are using the rapper’s promotional tweets and YouTube videos as evidence against him. (Photo: Law Enforcement)

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R.A. Diggs - Uncle Murder affilliate R.A. Diggs was arrested last year and charged with running a cocaine and heroin ring in Brooklyn's Gowanus Houses. In a troubling sign, the Feds are using the rapper’s promotional tweets and YouTube videos as evidence against him. (Photo: Law Enforcement)

Dorrough - Texas rapper Dorrough was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking this past February when 10 DEA agents raided his Dallas home with guns drawn.(Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

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Dorrough - Texas rapper Dorrough was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking this past February when 10 DEA agents raided his Dallas home with guns drawn.(Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Big Unk - Louisiana's Big Unk was charged with possession and intent to distribute after police discovered 150 pounds of marijuana in his home in January.  (Photo: Law Enforcement)

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Big Unk - Louisiana's Big Unk was charged with possession and intent to distribute after police discovered 150 pounds of marijuana in his home in January.  (Photo: Law Enforcement)

Buju Banton - After getting busted by a DEA informant in 2009, reggae superstar Buju Banton was sentenced to 10 years fed time for conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine in June. (Photo: Law Enforcement)

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Buju Banton - After getting busted by a DEA informant in 2009, reggae superstar Buju Banton was sentenced to 10 years fed time for conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine in June. (Photo: Law Enforcement)

Tow Down - Rapper Tow Down was arrested and charged with running a marijuana ring after a police raid on his home near Houston yielded 850 weed plants, weighing 5000 pounds, worth an estimated $4.2 million dollars. (Photo: Law Enforcement)

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Tow Down - Rapper Tow Down was arrested and charged with running a marijuana ring after a police raid on his home near Houston yielded 850 weed plants, weighing 5000 pounds, worth an estimated $4.2 million dollars. (Photo: Law Enforcement)