By Maja Gojkovic

T.I to be sent down for weapons charges

T.I. pleaded guilty to several federal weapons charges, as part of a plea deal that could send the rapper to prison for a year. U.S. District Judge Charles Pannell Jr. will first need to sign off on the plea bargain. When sentenced a year from now, the 27-year-old rapper (born Clifford Harris) could be ordered to perform 1,500 hours of community service, which he would serve by talking to youth groups across the U.S., and 12 months behind bars. In addition, he could be sentenced to three years' supervised release, including a year of home detention. He could also be ordered to pay a $100,000 fine. He said: "While I'm not looking forward to being incarcerated, I have a long road of redemption to travel," T.I. told reporters outside the courtroom, according to The Associated Press. "I am dedicated and committed to that. I'm looking forward to turning this negative time in my life into a positive. I'd like to thank God for blessing me with a second chance in life and success. I realize I completely violated the law, and I take it very seriously." According to the terms of the plea deal, T.I.'s prison term could be increased or reduced, depending on his fulfillment of its terms. The deal says T.I.'s message to the youth groups he'll speak to should focus on the pitfalls of guns, gangs and drugs. T.I. was arrested back in October, hours before he was to headline the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. The rapper was charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. If he were found guilty without a plea bargain, he would face a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count. T.I. initially pleaded not guilty to the charges and has been under house arrest since his release on $3 million bond October 26. He was allowed to leave his house to attend church services on Easter Sunday.
Rapper Papoose set to marry rapper girlfriend Remy Ma in prison
Bronx rapper Remy Ma's was convicted on assault this week. The rapper cried as the judge ordered her to be held in prison until her April 23 sentencing. Remy was charged for an incident took place last July when the rapper and Makeda Barnes-Joseph argued after leaving a mutual friends birthday party. Remy Ma (real name: Reminisce Smith) alleged Barnes-Joseph stole several thousand dollars from her purse that night; Barnes-Joseph was shot after the two struggled in her car. Remy Ma fled the scene in an SUV but crashed nearby. Neither the money nor the weapon have been found.
Brooklyn rapper Papoose that has long-rumored to be her partner — has confirmed that in fact, the two are a couple and have plans to marry next month. Papoose said the two are moving forward with their nuptials despite Ma's predicament and are making arrangements to marry in prison. Papoose has said "We always wanted to keep our personal lives personal, so that's why we never went public with our relationship," "Right now, I just feel like she gotta live through me. Yes, we were scheduled to be married on a yacht April 27th. But due to circumstances beyond our control, we are now making arrangements to be married in prison." The couple ignored rumors earlier in the year when New York radio personality Egypt reported that the two would wed. The next day, Papoose told media outlets the reports were false. He shied away from the relationship question and kept quiet in spite of the affection he showed the former Terror Squad star in lyrics. "Remy look good in person, just like she do in the magazines/ So I'mma stay close to Miss Martin like Dr. King," he spit on "Bonnie N Clyde," a mixtape collaboration between the two. Papoose declined to comment on his rumored girlfriend’s pending case and he explained that the two were friends but with the recent series of events and her conviction the rapper felt it was time to reveal their relationship. Remy will be appealing to the conviction and will be sentanced on April 23.