Most Awkward Rapper Arrests

Vanilla Ice gets nabbed for alleged home burglary.

To the Extreme - In strange-but-true news, Vanilla Ice caught a case when he was renovating a home in Florida for his TV show, The Vanilla Ice Project. He allegedly stole furniture out of a nearby abandoned house and couldn't make a fast enough getaway.(Photo: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)

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To the Extreme - In strange-but-true news, Vanilla Ice caught a case when he was renovating a home in Florida for his TV show, The Vanilla Ice Project. He allegedly stole furniture out of a nearby abandoned house and couldn't make a fast enough getaway.(Photo: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)

Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd - Swae Lee, one-half of Rae Sremmurd, was arrested in Miami Beach for driving while knowingly having a suspended license. That's a "No Flex Zone" for real. He was later released on a $1,000 bond.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd - Swae Lee, one-half of Rae Sremmurd, was arrested in Miami Beach for driving while knowingly having a suspended license. That's a "No Flex Zone" for real. He was later released on a $1,000 bond.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Bobby Shmurda - Bobby Shmurda lived up to his "Hot N***a" song in a whole new way when he was arrested for smoking weed while chillin' in his ride in Brooklyn. He was double parked.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Too $hort - Too $hort managed to evade airport authorities when he was caught carrying a loaded handgun in his luggage. But Short wasn't hiding from it. He ran to get his lawyer, then he turned himself in.(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Lil Reese - Chicago rapper Lil Reese was caught sleeping, literally. The GBE crew member was arrested while snoozing in a car in April 2013. Police were looking for him in connection to criminal trespassing, mob action and battery charges. (Photo: Cook County Sheriff's Department)

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Too Short (@TooShort)  - TWEET: “Stop calling my phone. I’m not dead. Been in the lab working on my 19th album #NoTrespassing in stores Feb 2012.”  After someone altered his Wikipedia page to say he’d died, Too Short takes to Twitter to assure everyone that he’s very much alive and well. (Photo: Mark Davis/PictureGroup) 

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Too $hort - Too $hort's first bad break occurred in March 2013 when cops pulled him over in L.A. After he failed a breathalyzer test, the 19,999 rapper tried to run, but tripped up. (Photo: Mark Davis/PictureGroup)

DMX - DMX has undergone a series of bizarro arrests throughout his career, but the strangest one has to be in 2004, when he was locked up for impersonating an FBI agent at a New York airport.  (Photo: Thos Robinson/Getty Images)

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DMX - DMX has undergone a series of bizarro arrests throughout his career, but the strangest one has to be in 2004, when he was locked up for impersonating an FBI agent at a New York airport. (Photo: Thos Robinson/Getty Images)

Travie McCoy: August 6 - The "Billionaire" rapper seems to be keeping a low profile lately at 33. (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret PINK)

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Travie McCoy - In October 2010, Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy was arrested after tagging on the Berlin Wall — and bragging about it on Twitter. (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret PINK)

Capone of Capone-N-Noreaga - Capone was in jail by the time The War Report hit stores back in 1997. The LP is widely regarded as a cult classic and paved the way for 'Pone and Nore's successful solo careers.  (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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Capone - Queens rapper Capone let his child support debt get so steep, he was eventually arrested. He had racked up a bill of over $160,000 for one kid. That's a lot of baby Jordans. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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Foxy Brown - Foxy Brown's had a few public tantrums, none more ill than when she was arrested in 2010 for violating an order of protection after mooning a neighbor. (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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Tony Yayo on the bygone days of G-Unit records:  - "You know what’s crazy? It’s like when we didn’t have any money, things were better. When everybody got money, it’s like things just went downhill, so it’s like, I dunno, egos. I would love to see a G-Unit reunion…”  (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Motorola)

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Tony Yayo - G-Unit's Tony Yayo was arrested in 2007 for allegedly slapping the 14-year-old son of crew rival Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond. Whatever happened to the Scarface rule — no women, no kids? (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Motorola)

Ol' Dirty Bastard - The Wu Tang rapper was one of the most controversial and tragic figures in hip hop, but for Maati Lowell, he's something else: hero. In 1998, ODB rescued the then 12 year-old after she was hit by a speeding car outside of his recording studio. He even went to the hospital hours later to make sure she was OK. Imagine Maati's surprise when she woke up from her ordeal to see that one of her favorite rappers had paid her a visit.  (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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Ol' Dirty Bastard - The late Dirt McGirt is still the king of crazy rap arrests. In July 1998, he was nabbed for shoplifting a pair of $50 shoes from a Virginia store — even though he was carrying almost $500 in cash at the time. Then, in November 2000, after spending a month on the run following an escape from a court-mandated rehab stay, he was arrested outside of a McDonald's when he drew a crowd while signing autographs. (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)