Da Drat Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison

Rap star Da Brat has been sentenced to three years in prison, with seven years probation and 200 hours of community service, for striking a woman with a rum bottle at an Atlanta nightclub last year. She must also undergo substance abuse treatment, a mental evaluation, and attend anger management classes.


The incident happened on Halloween at Studio 72. The witness, a waitress at the club, suffered permanent facial scarring from the altercation. Brat, real name Shawntae Harris, stood as family members wept as she was taken into custody on Friday. Brat pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, and as she was led out the courtroom she calmly looked over at relatives and said, "I love y'all."

Da Brat's 1994 album, Funkdafied was the first album to go platinum by a female. Her most recent claim to fame is as a contest on The Surreal Life and The Celebrity Fit Club.

Dr. Dre's Son Found Dead

Andre Young Jr., the 20-year-old son of legendary West Coast rap mogul Dr. Dre, was found dead at his home in Woodland Hills on Saturday morning.

Young reportedly came home around 5 a.m. the morning of his death and was found unresponsive by his mother around 10 a.m. The cause of death is still pending due to an incomplete toxicology report.

A rep for Dr. Dre released a statement today saying, "Dr. Dre is mourning the loss of his son Andre Young Jr. Please respect his family’s grief and privacy at this time."

Dr. Dre, a founding father of modern day hip hop production, is a former member of the West Coast gangsta rap group NWA, and the founder ad CEO of Aftermath Entertainment (Interscope).

The Game Beats Bow Wow In Madden

After a lot of well documented big talk about one another supremacy in Madden Football The Game and Bow Wow finally met. The virtual battle was put together by Konsole Kingz and took place at Holly's in ­Hollywood, Calif Friday night in front of a capacity crowd that included host comedian Griff and Def Jam/Tag honcho Jermaine Dupri. Game ran with the New England Patriots (using the Oakland Raiders playbook) and Bow Wow went with his heart and chose his home state team the Cincinnati Bengals.

After all the hype the battle turned out to be an embarrassing blowout. Game took control immediately driving down field taking full advantage of Bow Wow's Bengals weak defense. After a shutout first quarter the game was never in doubt. Game cruised to a 55-23 trouncing of Bow. As with any Madden game, no feelings were spared and there were a lot of excuses but at the end of the day ­Game remains the self proclaimed #1 Madden player in the world and Bow Wow is light about $100K.