Prosecutors have dropped gun possession charges previously brought against G-Unit rappers Young Buck and Lloyd Banks, after investigations determined that they had not been in possession of weapons when they were arrested last year following a gig at Madison Square Garden. Banks says: "This whole experience reminds me of the title of my new album - 'Rotten Apple' ".
According to the police, Young Buck, real name David Brown, and Lloyd Banks, aka Chris Lloyde were in a van with several other men back in August 2005 when it ran a red light in Manhattan. Stopping the vehicle, officers said they discovered a loaded handgun and another weapon. Barbara Thompson, a spokeswoman for the DA, explained that another suspect has pleaded guilty in the case, whilst another remains under indictment.
Young Buck is, of course, still on three years probation after pleading guilty to that previously reported stabbing at the 2004 Vibe Awards.