Why, Jada?

Gun bust for rapper Jadakiss

BY ETHAN ROUEN and ROBERT F. MOORE
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Rap superstar Jadakiss was locked inside a Westchester County jail yesterday after getting busted on drug and gun charges in Yonkers, police said.
Jadakiss, whose real name is Jason Phillips, was arrested about 4:25 a.m. during a routine traffic stop at Elm St. and Nepperhan Ave.

Cops said they found a stolen, loaded .38-caliber revolver inside Jadakiss' vehicle, which was being driven by an ex-con. The rapper also had a small amount of marijuana, police said.

"I've never heard of him getting into trouble," said Cindy Sagastume, 17, a fan who works near the scene of the arrest. "He's real. He talks about how life really is."

Jadakiss, 31, and three pals in the car were each charged with criminal possession of a weapon and possession of stolen property. Jadakiss also was charged with marijuana possession.

A police source said the driver, Darnell Frazier, 24, of Yonkers, was "high as a kite."

Frazier was convicted in 2002 of criminally negligent homicide and released from prison last year. He stabbed a man to death after the man dissed his rapping, authorities said.

Jadakiss was ordered held pending a court appearance Tuesday. Courts are closed tomorrow for Columbus Day.

The Yonkers native is known for his raspy voice, feud with 50 Cent and lyrical claims that President Bush had a hand in the 9/11 attacks. Jadakiss was arrested two years ago when cops found two loaded guns in his car in Fayetteville, N.C.

He also ended up in the headlines last year when cops arrested four men after one of them allegedly pointed a gun at Jadakiss in Chelsea. He defended the gun-toting fan, saying his admirer had flashed the gun in a show of support.
Source: New York Daily News