5 Rappers’ Tour Buses Raided By Police

News broke yesterday (Aug. 25) that Jeezy was arrested on suspicion of having an illegal firearm a day after a man was murdered during a Under The Influence of Music Tour stop on Aug. 22. The CTE head Honcho is a possible suspect to the murder. Jeezy along with four other men and a woman were taken into custody on Sunday at Verizon Amphitheater in Irvine on firearms-related charges, said Mountain View, Calif., Police Sgt. Saul Jaeger. The weapon was found when police searched his tour bus before the show. His bail is $1 million.

This isn't the first time a rapper's tour bus was raided and resulted in major trouble. Check out some other past experiences here.

Previously: UTIOM Tour Stop Cancelled In Wake Of Shooting, Wiz Khalifa Issues Statement

Lil Wayne

In July 2007, Wayne’s tour bus was pulled over and the rapper was arrested on gun charges. Cops found an unlicensed gun that belonged to Wayne, he was arrested and in 2010 served a one-year prison sentence as a result of that day’s events.

2 Chainz

In 2013  2 Chainz and 10 other men were arrested after their tour bus was stopped and they refused to allow police to search the vehicle without a warrant. The cops received a warrant and found two semi-automatic pistols, a 12-gauge pump shotgun, plus prescription painkillers and weed paraphernalia.

Nelly

In 2012 Nelly tour bus was stopped at a patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas, police dogs sniffed out 36 small baggies of heroin (.64 ounces) and over 10 pounds of marijuana stuffed in a large green duffel bag. In addition, a loaded .45 caliber pistol was seized. Brian Keith Jones took the blame and said the drugs and gun were his and was subsequently placed under arrest. 

Wiz Khalifa 

In 2010, Wiz Khalifa was arrested on drug charges in Greenville, North Carolina, where he had just performed at East Carolina University. Officers reportedly took the rapper into custody after searching his tour bus. Police had allegedly seized more than 60 grams of weed during the bust.

Snoop Dogg

In 2008 police in Dallas stopped Snoop Dogg's tour bus after determining the vehicle’s registration tags had expired. But after cops search the bus, they stepped off with two men, who were taken into custody and arrested on drug charges.