Prior to today, I'd never heard of a rapper with the moniker, Pitbull. It seems that Pitbull went and got himself major publicity a la Lindsay Lohan Britney Spears Paris Hilton-style--- he was arrested. Needless to say, while homes were being burglarized, cars stolen and countless other crimes committed in the Miami area, television news viewers were informed of the DUI arrest of Pitbull. Great, just great.

Rapper Pitbull charged with DUI

Posted on Fri, Dec. 21, 2007

BY DAVID OVALLE and ADAM H. BEASLEY

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Miami rapper Pitbull was charged with driving under the influence early Friday morning.

• Rapping with Pitbull

Rapper Pitbull laughed at a Miami-Dade police officer who pulled him over for speeding, according to an arrest report released Friday.

''This is a big waste of your time papo,'' he told Officer Mark Slimak.

Slimak didn't think it was funny. He booked him early Friday on a charge of driving under the influence.

Armando C. Pérez, 26, spent the next several hours at Miami-Dade County Jail. He has since posted bond, set at $1,000. [Continue reading…]