Rapper 50 Cent was busted by New York's finest Friday afternoon for traffic violations:

Officers in an unmarked car pulled the star’s silver Lamborghini over at the corner of 8th and 35th Ave. in Manhattan at around 2:00 pm.

50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, was taken out of the car and handcuffed as a crowd of onlookers gathered. He was taken to a nearby police station and issued with summons for making an unsafe lane change, carrying an expired driver’s license, driving an uninsured car and driving a vehicle not registered in the state.

Being arrested for an unsafe lane change? That is straight-up GANGSTA! I mean what's next for 50? Garage sale without a permit? Ripping the tag off his mattress?

p.s. Sorry for the grainy image. I'm pretty sure that's actually an artist's rendering of 50 being arrested and not an actual photo. Why was an artist on hand to draw 50's arrest? Because he's 50 Cent, patron of the arts, that's why.