HIP HOP STAR T-PAIN GETS ARRESTED!!


 







April 30, 2007. MediaTakeOut.com has learned that R&B singer Singer T-Pain was arrested while performing at Radio One's Springfest concert on Saturday night.

According to a witness, T-Pain performed for only a few minutes before complaining that police were trying to shut down the show. The witness explained to MediaTakeOut.com, "T-Pain said that the police were backstage trying to get him to cut the performance short, but he wasn't going to stop."

But it soon became apparent that T-Pain wouldn't have much of a choice in the matter. The witness continued, "All of a sudden you saw police officers surrounding the stage. It was obvious that something was about to pop off."

Police officers reportedly cut off the power on the hip-hop singer just before he was able to perform his popular song, "Buy You A Drank." Angered by their response, T-Pain allegedly stuck his middle finger at police and ran offstage to an awaiting van.

That's when, according to the website Ballerstatus.com, all hell broke loose. Here's what they're reporting:

"The police immediately ran up to [T-Pain's crew] ... His road manager Boogie's shirt was pulled up and around his face as the grabbed him out the van. Tay Dizm, one of T-Pain's performers, got pulled out the van and thrown on the ground. T-Pain got pulled on too. The officers took all of their jewelry off, even J-Lyric's who was not even in the van and didn't get arrested.

"The police were very angry and seemed like they had a point to prove as they dragged T-Pain and crew to the office away from everyone else," he continued.


No word on what, if any, charges were levied against T-Pain.

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COMMENTS:

    fatty
    T-pain mad ugly he looked lyke he belongs in jail he need to do sumthang wit them dreds cuz they nappy n besides who cares he aint noboby
     

    libralady
    First!

    This is ridiculous! Why were the police even there? Can a brotha ever get a break? Damn!!!!!
     

    2cexee4u
    HE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT SINGS OUT OF HIS NOSE!
     

    2cexee4u
    FAKE ROGER ZAPP MOFO!
     

    I_Candee
    I love T pain. He got arrested for tryna make good music for the people; I can't hate him for that. T pain, where's my drink???
     

    mediavixen
    Charged for what? Flippin the bird is not a crime. I've seen white boys curse cops up and down and nothing happens to them. Damn shame
     

    prettydelight
    I know that's right I_Candee! I like T-Pain too. Shyt, he need to buy us all a drink. I would like a MALIBU BAY BREEZE please, nothing too hard!!!!
     

    meka2007
    Damn Brothers can't get a break now days from the police.
     

    str8_up_trufe
    co-sign 2cexee4u's second comment...
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    Powerful niggatry at work here.

    Bulletproof_Loafers
    Nowadays? Shyt brothas can't get a break no days wit them boys.
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    King of the Jungle

    Bulletproof_Loafers
    Nowadays? Shyt brothas can't get a break no days wit them boys.
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    King of the Jungle

    misslynn4x4
    you know whats funny it that this dude got arrested for basically nothing and people are posting how ugly he is or how he can't sing. our society is so out of whack
     

    ROCNMON
    Man some of you are haters. You see the boy got abused by the police for no reason and what do you do, start talking about how he looks and how he sings. That s*h*i*t has nothing to do with it.

    T-Pain is the [EXPLETIVE], I met him before he was T-Pain and he was the s*h*i*t then too. His song buy me a drink is the best damn song out right now. (in my opinion) I don't give a damn if you think he sings out his nose, he sounds good. And those dreads are pretty, he takes good care of them. And to say someone has nappy dreads doesn't make any damn sense. Lastly t-pain is no where near ugly, hes an average dark skin brother and when he's wearing the right thing he's damn near a 9.
     

    ROCNMON
    How did I know i was going to have to take up for my boy this morning? Cause some people are ignorant. The police don't like to see black people have a good time, and instead of us banning together and saying that the situation was f*ucked up, some of you just start acting like the ignorant a*ss police. HATING HATERS
     

    adouglas8403
    This is just f*ckin stupid! Why would they want to shut him down anyways??!! That's ridiculous!!! What did he do wrong in the first place?? If I were him, I would've flipped them off, too! The cops should be the people charged with something for being so Damn Stupid and cruel!!! Can we say False Punishment??!
     

    misslynn4x4
    you know whats funny it that this dude got arrested for basically nothing and people are posting how ugly he is or how he can't sing. our society is so out of whack
     

    strawcream
    T-Pain said he can't really sang so they use audio for his voice to make it sound good. Something about T-pain I like I don't know what it is but his music lately been hot!
     

    strawcream
    Leave T-Pain and his stripper wife alone!
     

    hotcoco
    t-pain always drops hot club bangers, and his collabos are always bangin'. his beats are tight and i love buy you a drink!! who cares if he's cute or ugly??? his stuff sells!!
     

    DirtyStarr
    People...the story is about him getting arrested for no reason NOT about his looks. lololol. I love to read the comments though...keep em' coming.
     

    sinister
    It's about time someone besides me realized this talentless ass should be in jail for what he puts us through! Arrest Akon next please. Making bad/annoying paint by numbers music is a crime!
     

    missprismhollywood
    I just hope they cut off those nasty-a$$ dreads with the yellow strip in them.

    He always looks crazy and poor.
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    LaHunter82
    I was @ Springfest and T-Pain did not perform. he was on the roster, but didn't make it. As for his looks and singing.. I think he's okay, but he CAN sing.
     

    Mrblackman
    Bulletproof_Loafers Flag post

    Nowadays? Shyt brothas can't get a break no days wit them boys.

    ^^^^^

    Forreal
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    Indeed

    Lawsuit11
    I love T-pain. First of he put tallahassee on the map!!! I will never talk bad bout another fellow Leon County Representa. Secondly, he is mad talented. He's not the best singer in the world, but every song he is on is a hit. Think about it!
     

    DeadSexyG
    I hope they sue da sh!t outta dem hatin azz cops and get bookoo millions. Where was this concert held at?
    Thats dat bullsh!t cops just feel like they can do any damn thang they want with no repercussions. And some of our dumb azz cousins focus on trivial sh!t like how a nicca look or sound instead of blatant brutality. MTO ain't no better. I sent them the same story twice about cops who lied to get a no knock warrant. When they raided the house they gunned a 92yr old BLACK woman. Then da mufukas tried to lie some more to cover da sh!t up. Needless to say da sh!t wasn't important to MTO. For all of you interested to know how da sh!t played out click dis link:
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070426/ap_on_re_us/elderly_shooting

    Post your opinion so I can see if anybody else was as p/issed as me.
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    They HATE it....I DEAD it.

    DeadSexyG
    Hey Mrblackman

    Missed you Boo!!! Muuuaaaah!
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    They HATE it....I DEAD it.

    LaDYm227
    See the problem is this story isn't told right... I heard on MissJones in the Morning on hot97 that he was performing and then all of a sudden he screamed out "f-the cops" or what not and then said "shut the lights" and as they shut the lights off he tried to run off stage and through a side door but the cops caught him and attacked him and his entourage....MTO always, always twist the story up....The story doesn't even make sense...they makin it seem like po-po just ran up on them for no reason.....
     

    sexyluv
    YO THIS BIZ IS TURNING INTO ONE LONG MOVIE AND YOUR AT THE EDGE OF YOUR SEATS LIKE WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?

    MYSPACE.COM/MISSKNOCKOUT
    SHE~MIX TO HIP HOP IS DEAD
    "IF THE RAP CHIC DIES"
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    msjones
    On a side note I heard there is a female answer back to T-Pain's 'Buy You a Drank". I heard it...it sounds good! Oh here's the link:
    http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42965340
     

    girlygirl
    Fucc da POLICE....comin straight from da underground!
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    BLACK POWER!

    VinCee
    Erm, we should prolly wait and find out why the police arrested him. I doubt that the police can come unto to private property and stop a concert w/o due cause.

    May have something to do with warrants or proper licensing, or some crap like that.

    Giving the police the middle finger is not against the law. Of course it would draw their attention to you, so you'd better not be "riding dirty" as they say.
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    Cry Havoc!! And let slip the dogs of WAR

    nastina
    It's T-Painful looking at this scruffy-ass dude... Another one from the Mike Jones School of being famous, but looking like you're in line at the welfare office....They need to wash up every now and then
     

    DeadSexyG
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070426/ap_on_re_us/elderly_shooting

    Post your opinion so I can see if anybody else was as p/issed as me.
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    They HATE it....I DEAD it.

    SweetLadyLibra
    I HAD TO JUMP ON THIS! I LIVE IN TALLAHASSE, FL AND I'M GONNA STAND UP FOR T-PAIN. IT'S CRAZY WHEN PEOPLE GET ON HERE AND POST STUPID AZZ COMMENTS ABOUT HOW HE SING, SOUND, AND LOOK. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ARTICLE! T-PAIN WAS ARRESTED FOR SUMTHIN SO STUPID AND WHITE BOYS DO THIS TYPE OF $HIT ALL THE TIME AND NOTHING HAPPENS TO THEM! BUT IT'S ALL BECAUSE HE'S A BLACK MAN TRYNA FEED HIS FAMILY. DAMN, CAN A BROTHA GET A BREAK? AND TO ALL THE LITTLE HATAS ON HERE, KEEP IN MIND THAT MAN HAS MORE MONEY THEN ALL OF YOU!!!!!
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    Da Don Diva

    TNBHOTTIE
    OK SO WHAT,TNBHOTTIE

    MYSPACE.COM/TAMATHANICHELLE
     

    Lawsuit11
    Sweetladylibra....

    That was greatly appreciated!!! Stand up fo yo [EXPLETIVE]!
     

    goodnoochie
    this just goes to show that cops misuse their authority. so what if he threw up the bird, he didnt violate the law. hope t-pain gets a good lawyer and BUY EVERYONE A DRINK when he wins.
     

    bigboyhighflyer
    The problem is behavior. be intelligent. If they say you only have thirty minutes its not because of you its because the event has to be shut down in that time. Stop acting like children and be smarter.Live to sing another day. Thats why police re-act so harsley to hip hop events. You don't listen and don't act intelligent.It is what it is.Follow instructions and stop trying to be rebellish. All that thug crap don't work with the cops. Ya'll know that. use your damn head. dum ass.
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    ya love one

    shonene2100
    i agree with bigboyhighflyer. He did perform but wanted to go over his scheduled time. The park had to close at a certain time and i guess cuz he thinks he is a celeb he was suppose to get special treatment but MDP showed his ugly a$$
     

    lifegroove
    How many times do we hear about rappers getting arrested? These negroes can't stay out of jail for nothing. Got damn!! That's why I don't buy that thug crap music.
     

    Shaloka
    Um I think somebody touched a nerve ROCNMON it is not that serious!! An Y are you blogging to say anutha dude is a 9????? AN if you and T-Pain so cool where were you when the arrest was going down??? I can see taking up 4 ya boy but you sound like you joc ridin'!!Is it just me????
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    Code 10, A Man Down Situation

    jamrock47
    WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, THE SHOW WAS PROBABLY SLATED TO END AT A CERTAIN TIME AND THAT'S WHAT THE COPS WERE ENFORCING, BOTH SIDES HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO BE RESPOSIBLE IN THEIR BEHAVIOUR, THE PROMOTERS, AS IT RELATES TO THEIR PERMIT OBLIGATIONS ,AND THE POLICE IN THE WAY THEY INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC WHOM THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SERVE, AND WHO BY THE WAY PAY THEIR SALARIES FOR PROTECTION, NOT ABUSE,A LOT OF THINGS WOULD BE AVOIDED IF THE THUGS IN UNIFORM BEHAVED LESS LIKE RAMBOS , AND TRY THE COMMUNITY POLICING APPROACH.
    LASTLY THEY SEEM TO ACT LIKE THUGS WHEN THEY ARE IN NUMBERS UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THEIR BADGES , OFF DUTY AND IN PLAIN CLOTHES MOST ARE WUSSES, AND WOULD NEVER STEP TO ANY OF THESE BLACK MEN.
     

    c
    @ Lawsuit11: I co-sign you on the fact that every song he is on is a hit. If helped got damn E-40 get a Hit on the Billboard charts with that "You and Dat Booty" song, I wont say he is the greatest singer ever but I will call him a good one and a miracle worker. Cuz sometime I dont understand what da hell E-40 be sayin but that song was cool and catchy. T-pain and is on Akon's Konvict Music label and the both got mad hits between the two of them.
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    Was There Any REASONABLE DOUBT

    Reign211
    T-Pain aka Kellz jr is indeed talented and it shows by his numbers. im glad he teamed with Akon and Konvict Music to which is burning up the charts. I do hope they do keep a few attorneys on speed dial because of the way things are nowadays. Tally got a lot to be proud of ...
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    Dreamers Stay Sleep.. est 2-11-76

    ROCNMON
    "sinister", damn your a hater, you are sick if you don't realize this man makes hits. And whatever he's putting you threw, he can put me threw, cause I loved his music before he was t-pain and i love it even more now. Grow up his dreads are tight. If you know anything about dreads, then you know how hard it is to keep up with them, and he is doing a good job. Yes I know he has the money too. lol

    And LaDYm227, ok i understand what you said, but you still did'nt tell us the reason the popo's ran up. After hearing your story I still feel the same way....THEY RUN UP ON HIM FOR NO REASON. Like someone else said white people do that all the time and they don't get arrested.

    OH AND LASTLY "Shaloka" I AM A GIRL..AND I NEVER SAID WE WERE TIGHT, IF YOU SPOKE MY NAME TO HIM HE PROB. WOULDN'T KNOW WHO THE HECK I AM. But if you said 2/3 more names after that he would know. lol
    And its not that serious but i hate ignorant comments. I mean whether it was right for the popos to do what they did or not, that has nothing to do w/how somebody looks. And the nappy dread comment just sounded so dam*n ignorant, it got under my skin. lol

    Thats real jamrock47
     

    ROCNMON
    "c" thanks for giving credit when credit is due.
     

    mikalika
    i realllyyy agree with "c" he is a hit maker just like Akon! without T-pain on that track with E-40 it wouldnt have been a hit cause E-40 was the worst on it=(
    And so with "We taking over" the song is rly corny but Akon made that song,without him the song sucks!lol! AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT RLY HAPPEN SO JUST CHiLL LOL! YALL GETTING ALL MAD,MTO IS NOT THE BEST GOSSiP SITE SO I WOULD GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS SOMETHING ON IT!!
     

    Shaloka
    ROCNMON you a chick, LMAO, You got that 1!!
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    Code 10, A Man Down Situation

    newnew07
    That is messed up and i would have been pissed off if i was at the concert becaus ei love T-pain.
     

    mikalika
    oh and about his DREADS, actually most of the time your hair HAS TO BE NAPPY! so i guess thats a good compliment for him lol! and he does an OK job with them,they are not suppose to look DRY and RUSTY 95% of the time his do=( and they ARE NOT diffulcult to take care of!!!and i know my dreadlocks,,both mommy and daddy has them=) but i will never ever eva eva get them**
     

    halfapino
    What the hell was he arrested for? Looking like the goddamn Preditor??
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    MONIQUEP
    THE STORY IS ABOUT HIM GETTING ARRESTED, WHY ARE THERE COMMENTS ABOUT HOW HE CANT SING AND HOW UGLY HE IS??? PLEASE TELL ME CUZ I WANNA KNOW. ITS UNFORTUNATE YET ANOTHER ENTERTAINER GOT ARRESTED, AND ESPECIALLY BEFORE HE PERFORMED THAT BANGA HE GOT. IMMA BUY YOU A DRINK, THATS MY ISH I LOVE THAT SONG, GO HEAD T-PAIN EFF THE POLICE.
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    MONIQUEP
    THE STORY IS ABOUT HIM GETTING ARRESTED, WHY ARE THERE COMMENTS ABOUT HOW HE CANT SING AND HOW UGLY HE IS??? PLEASE TELL ME CUZ I WANNA KNOW. ITS UNFORTUNATE YET ANOTHER ENTERTAINER GOT ARRESTED, AND ESPECIALLY BEFORE HE PERFORMED THAT BANGA HE GOT. IMMA BUY YOU A DRINK, THATS MY ISH I LOVE THAT SONG, GO HEAD T-PAIN EFF THE POLICE.
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    Sassytou
    If T-pain get locked up we will not miss him. He contributes nothing to the hip-hop world. PEACE T-PAIN.
     

    princessshay
    MTO YALL NEED TO LEAVE THE TALLAHASSEE HERO ALONE.I DONT THINK HE DID ANYTHING WRONG AND IM STILL NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THAT HE DID ANYTHING WRONG UNTIL MTO GIVES ME SUM MO' INFORMATION!!!!! OKAY!!!!!
     

    champagne
    I SMELL A TYPO..TYPO...TYPO..
    SHOOT THE WEB CONTENT EDITOR.

    MTO said: "around his face as the grabbed him out the van"

    dipquats
     

    strongblackwoman
    Don't care what any of yal say, I remember him from nappy headz with the "robbery" song, man is mad talented, and so what he can't sing, he never said he was a damn luther! He make hits, so give him his props, damn! and the article was never about looks it was about how fuked up police are, so I cosign with bulletproof, cops will never stop....
    http://www.myspace.com/kia02_07
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    I‘ll take *go get a life* for 300

    gigolo
    Somebody need to put put cuffs on that n*i*g*g*a throat so we aint gotta hear that sh*t no more
     

    pytaz
    Yall truly funny... but the man can sing I will give him that. Buy U A DRANK is the hottest song out right now... no doubt. But it is a shame that he got arrested and for no apparent reason. As the story develops we will see it on Bet news!!
     

    doingit_well
    T Pain maybe ugly but his songs are the ish.
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    Suck my big toe!

    gohardorgohome1
    LMAO...
    just hating on the blacks. haha
    but seriously, wow
    i agree w/ doingit_well
    his songs are the ish.
     

    WhackoD
    t-pain sings alright...but still, why is it that the white people get away? and people of any non-white race get hauled away!
     

    od26
    Gettin locked up been going on forever, it aint gone stop, we could talk about that all day. As long as yo ass is black you gone have some type of profiling done to yo ass. On another note get yo money t-pain, but this is got to be one of the most untalented dudes entertainers out. Only person I wanna hear sing through a [EXPLETIVE] straw is Roger. Whoever came up with his concept is pure genius. He is the 2007 milli vanilli.
     

    teddpfan
    first of all for all the ignorant hataz t-pain is a man that is probably more talented then most in the game not only can he rap but he sings and even if that doesn't work he write his own [EXPLETIVE]....now what im gone need for yall to do is show the man some support because for all the ppl thats talkin negative about him i'm sure i don't see yall ass on 106 and park like i see him...he went to jail for a couple of hours to give the audience what they payed for...he is a black male that came out of TALLAHASSEE and is trying to earn his respect from this industry but i hope t-pain doesn't let all the rejects that like to bash him get to him cuz he is way better than that!.....t-pain is the sh*t
     

    Tanaia
    Fatty i agree with u he MAD UGLY.
    I look lyke a online predator.
     

    kiella
    FIRST OFF ALL YALL HATIN ASS HOES CAN GET OFF BA DICK I BET YALL ASS'S UGLY AS [EXPLETIVE] BA WAS JUST TRYING TO DO HIS THANG AND HE REPPIN 850 STOP HATIN
     

    DatFlawdaGurl
    For those who hatin on T-Pain get off his dyck!!!Down here in Flawda he be popin... Dude was just doing what he do best and the pigs had to come fuk up a good time. I mean damn...Was it really that serious?
     

    candiceandchrisbrown
    t-pain should know you just can't go in some of these racist towns. old wrinkled white bigots may not like you but their daughters can't wait to take their clothes off for you. watch yourself!
     

    704boy
    The real reason for his arrest is because he is a George Clinton impersonator.
     

    daddynard
    Dont like him anyway he sounds like hes singing into a fan
     

    natiqueen1
    Hey wassup T-Pain if you see this( and if yah was at the concert yah would know that I got)your microphone that you threw out into the crowd at the concert
     


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