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As hip-hop star T.I. gets set to begin his prison sentence, ro took a look at some other high-profile hip-hop stars who have served time — and the effects jail had on their careers.

Slick Rick
Charge: Second-degree attempted murder
Sentence: Six years
Pre-Incarceration:
Making his debut rapping on classic singles by Doug E. Fresh like “La Di Da Di” and “The Show,” the British-born MC dropped his classic debut album, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick in 1988 and was one of the rising stars of hip-hop entering the 1990s.
Post-Incarceration:
His career momentum was significantly slowed by his jail term and although his 1999 comeback album, The Art of Storytelling, was critically acclaimed, he never released a follow-up.

2Pac
Charge: Sexual assault
Sentence: 18 months to 4 years (served eight months)
Pre-Incarceration:
His star had been steadily rising ever since he released his 1991 debut 2Pacalypse Now and appeared in several popular films. But he was equally known for his many arrests and controversies.
Post-Incarceration:
He exited prison a bigger star than he had been before, but with a brasher, more confrontational persona. Unfortunately, at the height of his fame and notoriety, he was murdered — only nine months after his release from prison.

C-Murder
Charge: Second-degree murder
Sentence: Life in prison (later reduced to $500,000 bond and house arrest until retrial)
Pre-Incarceration:
Was a high-profile artist on the No Limit Records label, which was headed by his brother, mogul Master P.
Post-Incarceration:
Has been under house arrest since 2006, releasing three albums (to little fanfare), and awaiting his retrial, which is set for April 2009.

Mystikal
Charge: Felony sexual battery
Sentence: Six years
Pre-Incarceration:
Was one of the first successful rappers from New Orleans, and a star on Master P’s No Limit label, before finding bigger commercial success with hits like “Shake It Fast.”
Post-Incarceration:
The rapper has not released any material since his incarceration, and was found guilty of tax evasion and sentenced to an additional year in prison, which he served concurrently.

Lil Kim
Charge: Perjury
Sentence: One year, one day
Pre-Incarceration:
Rose to fame as the brash protégé of the Notorious B.I.G., and although her solo musical career was wildly uneven, she became one of the most-recognized women in music.
Post-Incarceration:
Has yet to put out an album since her release, but she has made a few high-profile television appearances, most notably on the current season of “Dancing With the Stars.”

The aftermath of T.I.’s incarceration can’t be predicted, but history has shown that the fate of his career lies largely in his own hands. Stay tuned. Rolling Out’s T.I. cover story will examine how he got here and what’s ahead for the superstar.

Ghettobyrd

i dunno dude, cause C-Murder gone back to jail again. they might not let him come back out. same with DMX they might let him out, but they gone find a way to put him back in. i hope it don't happen for shyne tho. but T.I. should be iight.