TIL In 1999, Jay-Z plead guilty to stabbing a rap producer in the back with an 8 to 9 inch knife, suspecting he was bootlegging his new album before the release date. He received 3 years of probation.

http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/jay-z-hit-assault-rapper-charged-nightclub-stabbing-article-1.850928



Submitted February 18, 2015 at 11:50PM by selimtrew http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2wc3x2/til_in_1999_jayz_plead_guilty_to_stabbing_a_rap/