10 Rappers Remember the Craziest Rumor They’ve Heard About Themselves

Life in the public eye isn't always easy; outside of the money and the fame, there are always people trying to take a celebrity down a peg or start spreading a story that they heard secondhand that doesn't contain a shred of truth. Many of those are commonplace and easily ignored—breakup rumors, stories of a rapper not tipping on a big check, possible nightclub fights, things like that—and an artist can either let it run its course around the internet or shut things down with a simple tweet. But sometimes things get really out of hand or go way too far and a rumor breaks through an artist's wall of self-protection that many surround themselves with to combat the internet's constant motion.

These are the big ones; the pregnancy scares, the snitching allegations, the murder plots. Some stem from an artist's murky past, some spiral out of control from a legal situation that hasn't yet been resolved and some are just malicious lies intended to stick in a rival's head. Most celebrities have heard it all. But we asked 10 rappers to think back and remember the craziest rumor they heard about themselves that wasn't true in the end. From snitches to sex tapes, Illuminati murders to violent assaults, these rumors really run the gamut. —XXL Staff