If you can't do the time...
It seems that 2009 was a particularly naughty year in hip-hop, with a plethora of well-known artists (like Lil Wayne, pictured) catching cases for drugs, guns, speeding, even tax evasion—some of which may land them behind bars. Here are 12 of the year's most notable rap offenders and their (in some cases alleged) crimes.—Tamara Palmer, Special to Metromix


