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Yung Berg Busted On Gun, Drug Charges

Posted 8/11/08 9:27 am EST by in arrested, Yung Berg


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Just two days before his Look What You Made Me album was slated to drop, look what Yung Berg did. The "Sexy Lady" rapper (born Christian Ward) was arrested early Sunday morning in New York after police responded to a limo driver's complaint about a dispute with five passengers, according to TMZ.com.

Once the cops showed up, they arrested Berg, 22, and charged him with criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of marijuana and menacing. The other men in Berg's entourage were also reportedly hit with menacing charges. A spokesperson for the New York Police Department could not be reached for confirmation of the arrest at press time.

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Yung Berg Is Getting The Word Out About Voter Registration

Posted 8/8/08 3:55 pm EST by in Yung Berg


Jocelyn Vena

Not only does Chicago rapper Yung Berg have his debut album, Look What You Made Me, coming out Tuesday, but he's also teamed up with the Declare Yourself campaign in an effort to encourage young people to register to vote.

The campaign hopes to empower young people and show them that by registering to vote they can make a difference. "We can't complain about change if we don't get out there and vote," Yung Berg told MTV News. "I'm exercising my rights now so my voice can be heard in this presidential race."

Yung Berg also recently talked to MTV News about his album. "I'm an R&B dude at heart," Berg revealed. "And I like rap. I started with [DMX]. My craft has evolved. I try to be a jack-of-all-trades where I can sing R&B and write R&B as well as me doing my rap thing and producing as well. I'm multitasking."

And now he's multitasking for his country! You can learn more at the Declare Yourself Web site.

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