Jay-Z has been thrust into the spotlight this week, after a close associate of the rapper pleaded guilty to assaulting singer R. Kelly with pepper spray. The defendant in the Kelly lawsuit, Tyran ‘Ty Ty’ Smith, Vice President of Def Jam Records and friend of President Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter, admitted to disorderly conduct when he stood trial in a Manhattan Criminal Court on April 24. The incident in question took place on the Best of Both Worlds Tour in New York’s Madison Square Garden in 2004, where during the show Kelly left the stage, claiming to have seen two men with guns in the audience. When he attempted to return to the stage to resume his performance, Kelly and some members of his entourage were assaulted with pepper spray. Smith has been sentenced to four days’ community service and two days of anger-management counselling, after which he will be acquitted of all charges.

I never knew Jay-Z's name was Shawn Carter. :o

 

It's MUCH better than Jay-Z. :lol: