Plea deal for Method Man in drug arrest
AP, Aug 17, 2007 7:48 pm PDTMethod Man is going back to school.
As part of a plea deal reached following a marijuana arrest earlier this year, the hip-hop star was ordered to visit 15 city high schools to warn students about the dangers of drugs.
The former Wu-Tang Clan member, whose real name is Clifford Smith, "is thrilled to do it," defense attorney Peter Frankel said Friday. "He's never been in trouble before. He's not a stereotypical rapper."
Smith, 36, was arrested on May 17 after toll-booth workers on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel reported smelling marijuana smoke coming from his sport utility vehicle. He was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and drug possession after police said they found marijuana inside the SUV.
Prosecutors knocked the drug charges down to disorderly conduct as part of the plea deal.
More Artist News
Wu-Tang's Raekwon shows digital muscle with "Linx"
Sep 18, 2009 4:00 pm PDT
"The Blueprint 3" by Jay-Z might be the week's No. 1 album. But the other major September 8 hip-hop release, Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx . . . Pt. II," can still claim a victory. For three days during the week of its releas...
Wu-Tang documentary heads to cable, DVD
Oct 2, 2008 9:00 pm PDT
Gerald K. Barclay's documentary "Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan" will premiere November 13 on BET, five days before its release on DVD. Through interviews and rare footage, the film chronicles the pioneering hip-hop group's rise...
Short-handed Wu-Tang Clan keep energy crackling
Dec 25, 2007 9:00 pm PST
The still-enormously popular Wu-Tang Clan stormed the West Hollywood House of Blues on Sunday like conquering hip-hop heroes. Problem was, they were a man short -- make that two. But the high-wattage energy level in this 90-minute set was...
Wu-Tang: first act to legally sample the Beatles?
Oct 3, 2007 11:00 am PDT
Wu-Tang Clan have become the first group to get permission from the Beatles to sample one of their tracks, they have revealed. The hip-hop collective return with a new album, 8 Diagrams, later this year, the first since the death of Ol' D...
Wu-Tang Clan ends studio hiatus with "Diagrams"
Jul 10, 2007 2:38 pm PDT
Ol' Dirty Bastard is gone, but the rapper's spirit looms large over "The 8 Diagrams," the Wu-Tang Clan's first album since 2001. The set is due in October via SRC (a joint venture of Steven Rifkind and Universal Motown). "H...
Loading...
-
Take It Back
Wu-Tang Clan -
Webisode #3
Wu-Tang Clan -
Webisode #6
Wu-Tang Clan -
Webisode #9
Wu-Tang Clan
