It's Murder...

Ja Rule and Lil' Wayne were arrested in New York City last night (July 22) in separate incidents on similar charges of criminal possession of weapons.

According to WCBS, police pulled over a luxury car (Maybach) at 10:37 Sunday night on the Upper West Side. Police say Ja Rule and two others were inside. Police recovered a .40-caliber pistol from the vehicle.

Lil' Wayne was arrested an hour later after police officers saw him and another man smoking marijuana. When they approached, officers also found Wayne to be carrying a .40-caliber pistol.

Lil Wayne's real name is Dwayne Carter; Ja Rule's is Jeffery Atkins.

Representatives for both rappers have yet to comment on the charges.

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