EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JUNE 3: (FILE PHOTO) Rapper Lil'Wayne performs onstage during the Hot 97 Summer Jam presented by Boost Mobile at Giants Stadium June 3, 2007 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeff Atkins, and Lil' Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, were arrested and charged with criminal possession of weaponry in two separate incidents on Sunday night after Lil Wayne's concert at the Beacon Theatre on July 22, 2007 in New York City. Getty Images logo Getty Images 23 months ago

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JUNE 3: (FILE PHOTO) Rapper Lil'Wayne performs onstage during the Hot 97 Summer Jam presented by Boost Mobile at Giants Stadium June 3, 2007 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeff Atkins, and Lil' Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, were arrested and charged with criminal possession of weaponry in two separate incidents on Sunday night after Lil Wayne's concert at the Beacon Theatre on July 22, 2007 in New York City.

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