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Bank Buys R&B Singer R. Kelly’s Chicago-Area Mansion

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R&B singer R.Kelly’s Chicago-area mansion  has been sold for $950,000 in a foreclosure auction.  The Chicago Sun-Times reports,  that Kelly’s Olympia Fields home was sold Monday to J.P. Morgan Chase, which already held the mortgage. Chase set the opening bid at $950,000, then submitted the only offer. The property once was valued at more than $5 million. Last year, Chase stated in court files that Kelly still owed about $3 million on the 11,140-square-foot home. Once a judge approves the deal, the bank can put it on the market. Kelly’s business manager didn’t return a call from the newspaper. His one-time spokesman, Allan Mayer, says he can’t comment on the auction, but the Grammy winner isn’t having financial problems. He paid for the property, which includes a secluded lake, tennis court and indoor pool behind a 12-foot wrought-iron gate, with a $3.5 million mortgage. In addition to the mortgage foreclosure, the federal government has two liens on the property that total $1.87 million, according to court records. Kelly, who now lives in a 73rd floor condo in Trump Tower, could not be reached for comment Monday.

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Chief Keef Sentenced To Two Months At Illinois Youth Center For Probation Violation

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Chief Keef Sentenced To Two Months At Illinois Youth Center For Probation Violation

Chief Keef has been sentenced to two months at Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles, Illinois for violating probation. According to Complex, the rapper, whose real name is Keith Cozart, will serve a two-month sentence at the center after he was convicted on Tuesday. The news comes courtesy of management member Idris ”Peeda Pan” Abdul Wahid. Keef was served his sentence after prosecutors claimed that he violated his probation by conducting an interview at a gun range. They also targeted the 17-year-old for failing to complete his GED in time to meet a court order.

Chief Keef Arrested For Parole Violation

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Chief Keef was taken into custody on parole violation charges, Tuesday (Jan.15). Nearly two weeks ago, a Chicago judge decided that he was not in violation for moving to a new neighborhood, but it looks like the law finally caught up with him.

From the Chicago Sun Times:

Chief Keef was taken into police custody Tuesday afternoon after a judge found he violated his probation.

Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, had been on probation for pointing a gun at Chicago Police officers. Late last year, he released a new album “Finally Rich” to mixed reviews.

Prosecutors had said Cozart is shown holding a gun in a videotaped trip to a New York range in April — a probation violation because he’s not supposed to possess firearms.

Keef’s trouble with the law has pretty much overshadowed his career. Aside from his parole issues, he’s also been caught up in two recent murders, one of which was his 19-year-old stepbrother Ulysses “Chris” Gissendanner III.  Over the summer police in Chicago investigated him for a potential involvement in the shooting death of  Joseph “Lil JoJo” Coleman, and was revealed to have shot at police back in 2011. His Finally Rich debut was released last month. via:hiphopwired

Chicago Police Issuing Citations For Hanging Chief Keef Posters

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Police in Chicago, Illinois are seeking to issue citations to individuals who are hanging up posters advertising Chief Keef’s Finally Rich around his Englewood neighborhood. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, people have been putting up advertisements for the young rapper’s debut, releasing December 18th. Chicago Police union Vice President Daniel Gorman described the acts as a “smack in the face” to police officers. “It seems as if he’s being hailed a hero,” he said. “But it’s a smack in the face to the police officers who are serving the citizens of those communities.” Chicago Police Commander Kevin Ryan noted that this isn’t a personal attack on Keef, who is currently on probation for pointing a gun at a policeman. “We used to do this when I was commander in [a downtown] district,” he explained. Keef’s manager, Rovan “Dro” Manuel, disagreed, stating that this is in fact an issue with the rapper. “I don’t think it’s fair,” he said. “If they [don’t] do that with Britney Spears, Madonna, the Goo Goo Dolls, why do they have to do that to us? ”I think they’re targeting Chief Keef a little bit for more reasons than one,” he continued. “He’s a spokesperson for Englewood, they had problems way before Chief Keef. When something bad happens they want to put it all on him.”

via: hiphopdx.com