Hip hop stars Lloyd Banks and Young Buck were among a dozen

[shady45]

Hip hop stars Lloyd Banks and Young Buck were among a dozen members of 50 Cent's "G Unit" record label arraigned Tuesday on gun possession charges.

The 12 were arrested at 11:15 p.m. Monday at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue after a concert at Madison Square Garden, where Lloyd Banks and Young Buck performed, along with two of the rap world's top artists, Eminem and 50 Cent.

Police pulled over the van the entourage was riding in after it allegedly ran a red light. Officers found a loaded gun on Stephen Roker, 29, and another one under the front passenger seat, authorities said.

Everyone in the van was arrested and charged with criminal possession of the weapons.

Tuesday, 10 were released without bail. Roker posted $10,000 bail and Paul McFarlane, 29, posted $5,000 bail.

A source said Roker and McFarlane were the group's security guards and that the guns were not licensed in New York.

"G Unit" president Sha Money, who was in the courtroom Tuesday, said the van was pulled over after undercover officers followed the performers and their entourage from the garden. They were on the way to their hotel.

Lloyd, of Queens, a childhood friend of 50 Cent, whose real name is Christopher Lloyde, is a multimillion platinum record artist, according to Money. Young Buck, 24 whose real name is David Brown, is a performer from Nashville.

Attorneys Scott Leemon and Robert Kalina, who represented the dozen, had no comment.

All 12 are due back in court Dec. 1.

Quelle: http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/que ... nes-queens

[shady45]

G-UNIT stars LLOYD BANKS and YOUNG BUCK were arrested this morning (09AUG05), after police allegedly found weapons in a van transporting the rappers.

According to Allhiphop.com, police pulled the van over for running a red light in Manhattan, New York, after performing during a stop on their Anger Management 3 tour.

Police reportedly found two firearms in the vehicle and subsequently arrested all eleven passengers.

The identities of the other nine passengers have not been released.

Despite local police concerns that violence would be directed at 50 Cent and his rap collective during the New York stop of their tour, last night's (08AUG05) show went on without any major reported problems and another performance will follow tonight.

EMINEM, MOBB DEEP, OLIVIA, TONY YAYO, MOP, D12, PROOF, OBIE TRICE, STAT QUO, PITBULL, LIL' JON and LIL' SCRAPPY are also featured on the tour.

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[shady45]

Is this true????

[cuziforgotmyname]

Its true, heard it on the radio this morning. I'll be super pissed if they don't show up in detroit. Banks is a lyrical genius.