The hands of justice have seemingly caught up with “Japan” rapper Famous Dex and they’re placing him behind bars for the time being.
Akademiks intercepted a police report on Friday (September 10) that specified the Chicago native had been detained by the Los Angeles Police Department Valley Jail Section following his March and June arrests that detailed a litany of charges, including domestic violence and gun possession.
While the police booking document cites Famous Dex was officially sentenced on September 1 to 364 days of lockup, he also has a projected release date of November 24, allowing for the Rich The Kid and 300 Records’ prized artist to potentially have a Happy Thanksgiving 2021 if all goes well.
The past year has been tumultuous for Famous Dex, who saw his last studio album — 2020’s Diana — come and go without any charting or certification.
June’s hearing was actually ordered after the 28-year-old rapper was arrested for violating a protection order regarding a different October 2020 domestic violence charge. Similar to many of his arrests, he was brought up on a heaping load of charges: corporal injury domestic violence, threatening a domestic partner, exhibiting a firearm, inflicting bodily injury, dissuading a victim from reporting a crime, defacing property, and illegal possession of a firearm.
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In addition to his legal woes, substance abuse has also plagued Famous Dex’s fluctuating career, with things tragically hitting the wall in 2019 when he suffered several public seizures — including one while performing in Los Angeles, the same city that now recognizes him as a prisoner.
As of press time, the “Pick It Up” rapper’s Instagram account has been completely wiped clean, leaving only a link to his 2021 SoundCloud album Say What You Want.
Fluctuating career? If not for this site nobody would know anything about this dude. Terrible music, commits terrible crimes (there’s video of him chasing and hitting his girl) yet you guys promote him all the time. Nobody is checking for him
at all. Ak is also a clown for asking us to pray for the dude. I pray he meets someone in there who sets him straight. Fuck this dude.
Oh believe me, he’s in there for a year and beats women…. Somebody definitely will.
They meant flatulence career…
famous dex for president
Didn’t he beat a woman on camera with a gun a few years ago? I don’t agree with cancel culture, and I’ve never heard his music, but hip-hop is not a playground for these types of violent folk. If he’s managed to continue to attack people years later, and still had supporters, then shame on the investors behind him.
Your name is “Real Talk” and you’re saying Hip-Hop isn’t a playground for these type of folk? Violent felons carrying guns and beating women? Bwahahahahahaha. The list is too long to name here buddy…
This twig has been more than half dead for years!!!
Yeah. We need this guy back on the streets pronto. Felon with a firearm beating multiple women on different occasions. Compassionate release Mr. Newsom. Please.