It's been a good few weeks since Busta Rhymes has been arrested for anything – a length of time so huge that several Central American tribes have taken Busta's abstinence from law-breaking to be an impending sign of a fiery apocalypse.

So we should all thank our lucky stars that Busta Rhymes has finally seen sense enough to start doing illegal stuff again. And, since Busta Rhymes is an innovator as opposed to an imitator, for this new bout of law-breaking he's dispensed with the usual 'beating people up' shtick to try something brave and new – this time Busta Rhymes has been arrested for drink driving.

Hip-hop has never been as under threat as it is now. Snoop Dogg has been reduced to grovelling in front of courts, 50 Cent is getting it in the ear from churchy types and hip-hop gurus are trying to ban the three words that make hip-hop what it is. So more power to Busta Rhymes, who seems determined to keep the hip-hop spirit alive by constantly doing a stream of stupidly illegal shit no matter what the law says.

Busta Rhymes already has an impressive rap sheet. After he witnessed the fatal shooting of his bodyguard at a video shoot last year – and subsequently stonewalled the police about it – Busta Rhymes has been pulled up for everything from punching an autograph hunter to making his own movie set unsafe. More seriously, though, Busta Rhymes is due to go on trial next week after apparently beating up his driver and attacking a man who spat at his car. If found guilty, Busta Rhymes will spend two years in jail.

So what's a little drink-driving arrest on top of that? Busta Rhymes was arrested early this morning for that exact thing in New York, as Access Hollywood reports:

Officers stopped Rhymes at about 12:40 a.m. because the sport utility vehicle he was driving had overly tinted windows, Sgt. Mike Wysokowski said. He said officers then smelled alcohol on the rapper's breath. Rhymes, 34, was taken into custody on a charge of driving while impaired, Wysokowski said. An arraignment was expected later Thursday.

Overtly tinted windows? OK, the assault we can take. The other assault we can take. The witnessing a murder we can take.The other other assault we can take. The drink-driving arrest we can take. But driving around in a car with overtly tinted windows? Busta Rhymes you son of a bitch, we hope you rot in jail.

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Busta Rhymes Arrested On Drunk Driving Charge – Access Hollywood