Jailed Rappers
A collection of rappers that have been incarcerated.
Orange text means they are on death row
Red text means they died in prison (includes death penalty)
Dark red text means they died outside of prison


The Kidd Creole (1982 & 1995 & 2007 & 2017–????)
Firearm possession (1982 & 1995)
Possession of a knife (2007)
First-degree murder (2017)

2Pac (1992 & 1993 (x3) & 1994 & 1996)
Accidental murder (1992)
Assault with a baseball bat (1993)
Shooting of 2 off-duty cops (1993)
Sexual abuse (1993)
Assault and battery (1994)
Violating the terms of his bail release (1996)

Ultimate Eaze (1993–????)
Kidnapping

Cool C (1996–present)
First-degree murder. Sentenced to death in 1996 by lethal injection, and has been on death row since 1996.

Steady B (1996–present)
Second-degree murder. Currently on life sentence without parole

C-Murder (2002–present)
Connection with murder

R. Kelly (2002 & 2019 & 2019–????)
21 counts of child pornography (2002)
10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (2019)
Alleging sex crimes and obstruction of justice (2019–????)

Bobby Shmurda (2014–2021)
Conspiracy to murder, weapons possession, and reckless endangerment

XXXTentacion (2016 & 2016–2017)
Robbery and assault with a deadly weapon (2016)
False imprisonment, witness tampering, and aggravated battery (2016–2017)

Lil Pump (2018 (4x))
Discharging a weapon in an inhabited place (2018)
Driving without a license (2018)
Possession of marijuana (in Denmark) (2018)
Disorderly conduct (2018)

YNW Melly (2015 & 2018 & 2019–????)
Aggravated battery, discharging a firearm in public, two counts of aggravated assault (2015)
Possession of marijuana, possession of weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon and drug paraphernalia (2018 & 2019–????)

6ix9ine (2018–2020)
Federal RICO and firearms charges, conspiracy to murder, and armed robbery

Shotti (2019–2034)

Lil Loaded (2020)
Turned himself in for first-degree murder