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Master P, Silkk the Shocker in Los Angeles weapons bust

FEBRUARY 1--Geez, what has the world come to when the arrest of two high-profile rappers on felony gun charges is overlooked by everyone but TSG? Master P (real name: Percy Miller) and his brother Vyshonn (rap name: Silkk the Shocker) were busted last Thursday in Los Angeles when cops discovered two handguns in a car carrying the siblings. According to a police spokesperson, the auto, driving adjacent to the UCLA campus, was pulled over because it had no license plates.

During the 11:40 PM traffic stop, officers found two loaded gats in the leased Chrysler 300 and arrested the Millers (Vyshonn, 29, was driving, while Percy, 37, was in the front passenger seat). Cops saw one gun near the driver's seat and the other weapon was stashed beneath the passenger seat. Two other passengers were not charged. Hit with felony weapons possession counts, the rappers were each released on $35,000 bond after spending a few hours in the custody of the L.A. Sheriff's Department.

Since the arrest report is not a public document, below you'll find booking information on the Millers (Percy is pictured at left, while Vyshonn is at right). Percy, a New Orleans native, is founder of No Limit Records and the father of pint-sized rapper Lil' Romeo, with whom he recently starred in a Nickelodeon series. Vyshonn's most recent release, 2004's "Based on a True Story," sold poorly, opening at only #88 on the Billboard charts.

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If I remember correctly, Master P is actually the world's richest rapper....


but, yeah, all these rapper and gun troubles.... probably should have a categorized forum just for it, really

You can take a rapper out of the streets, but you can't take the streets out of the rapper.

lol

dey keep it real not like some of dez fake superstars who forgetbwhere dey from

Okay, it's one thing to give money to the local community centre near where you grew up, and another to be "running the street" and making sure you got guns and that kind of crap. You want to keep it real and give back to your community after you get big, that's fantastic; you want to still act like a little hood-rat piece of ...junk then there's something wrong with ya.

I remember reading it in the guinness book of records. He got money from recording, then bought a chain of convenience stores or something... which makes him rich, a rapper... yet the two things aren't connected

just b/c u famous and have $ now doesnt mean ppl u knew b4 all dis aint gonna test u dat makes them even more jealous of u so you need some extra protection when u coming up from da streets

how hard is it to just get a license for the handguns sheesh.

or do they have a criminal record? well they do now......

They don't even need the guns, that's why people hire security... sheesh. They carry the guns, they jump in front of the bullets they need to. There is a way to stay safe AND not be a jackass

security cant be there 2 protect u all da time. rappers understand dat. dey live da life n know its gonna be u by yoself sometimes

securtiy cant be everywhere esp. n a crowded place like clubs concerts etc. just b/c u have a gun dont mean u a "jackass" its what u do wit it dats why rappers get into fights in da club b/c security aint on time or its 2 many ppl

They probably should stop pissing people off, they'll need less protection that way. And the whole point of security is to be around them, 24/7. Including in a club. Even when lots of people are around; they just need to be extra vigilant.