After appearing before a WestchesterCounty judge to plead not guilty to criminal
possession of a weapon and criminal possession of stolen property, rapper Jadakiss
made an appearance on New York’s Hot 97 yesterday. "I should have been home
sleeping, getting ready to do the ‘VH1 Hip Hop Honors’ with Styles P.
Instead I was in the hood, being a knucklehead," The Lox
rapper told Hot 97 personality Angie Martinez after his release.

According to Jadakiss, whose real name is Jason Phillips, when the police arrived
he was outside of a locked vehicle, "You figure it out," he told Martinez
and radio listeners. The Yonkers-bred rapper remained in jail until yesterday,
when he was released after posting a $5,000 bond. Jada is still facing a misdemeanor
charge of marijuana possession and is due back in court for a hearing on October
20th.