Bobby Shmurda
This year's most popular rapper, Bobby Shmurda, real
name Ackquille Pollard, has been arrested by the New York Police
Department (NYPD) in a drug sting. Shmurda was arrested outside a
recording studio in Manhattan, with two illegal guns in his
possession and a small quantity of crack cocaine. 15 members of
Shmurda's entourage and gang, were arrested as well, in reference to
attempted murder, assault, narcotics and weapons possession charges.
The indictment alleges Shmurda is apart of a gang responsible for
shootings in New York, in connection with drug trafficking turf
wars.
This past summer, as his hit "Hot Ni**a" began
spreading around the internet, Shmurda was arrested on a weapons
charge in June. In October, when his debut song had become the top
track of the year among internet audiences worldwide, Shmurda was
arrested for smoking marijuana in New York.
Bobby Shmurda
Shmurda, who signed to Sony Music, receiving a hefty
financial advance against future royalties, recently complained of
being ripped off by music industry promoters in not being paid for
concerts. Shmurda recently got into a social networking dispute with
fellow internet rapper turned star, Chief Keef, after his rival
released a song insulting him with implied threats of violence [Rapper
Bobby Shmurda Threatens Rival Chief Keef And His Crew (Photos)].
Chief Keef, who is based in Chicago, has also had a number of
run-ins with the law, regarding gang violence and drugs.
Artists have to be smart when they decide to become
entertainers. When the spotlight turns to you as an urban artist, so
does police attention, especially if you are outspoken or have a
criminal record. To espouse violence, drug use or narcotics
trafficking in one's lyrics is a sure way to invite the wrong type
of attention and send a negative message to impressionable
audiences.
