THREE MONTHS ADDED TO RAPPERS JAIL TERM

Rapper and convicted felon Shawn Thomas will have to serve an additional
three months in prison because he failed a drug test, the Board of Prison
Terms said Tuesday in Sacramento.

Thomas, who performs under the name C-Bo, was at the center of a
free-speech controversy this month when authorities considered jailing him
because the lyrics of his latest album violated his parole terms.

The board eventually decided not to pursue charges against Thomas on those
grounds. But he was given a one-month term - levied after Thomas tested
positive for marijuana use - will be served consecutive to the earlier
sentence, officials said. Thomas, 26, was paroled from Soledad Prison in
June after serving 15 months for illegal firearms use.