{"id":5343,"date":"2026-07-24T18:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5343"},"modified":"2026-07-24T18:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:10:38","slug":"popular-oakland-rapper-charged-in-illegal-fireworks-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5343","title":{"rendered":"Popular Oakland rapper charged in illegal fireworks case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>OAKLAND \u2014 Popular East Bay rapper Mistah F.A.B. was charged Friday with three misdemeanors after Oakland police say he had thousands of dollars\u2019 worth of illegal fireworks in his home, according to authorities and court records.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5341\">Jon Bon Jovi abruptly ends Madison Square Garden concert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old rapper, whose real name is Stanley Cox, faces two misdemeanor counts of possession of dangerous fireworks and one misdemeanor count of receiving stolen property, according to court records. The last count appears related to when Oakland police found a stolen gun while serving a search warrant at his home, the records show.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland police arrested him Wednesday, and he bailed out of jail that same day. A court appearance date for him was not immediately available.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram post Friday morning that quickly garnered thousands of likes, Cox thanked his supporters while recalling \u201ca crazy 48 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I am guilty of anything, it is of serving my community, being a neighborhood hero,\u201d said Cox, adding he was helping the community celebrate the Fourth of July and \u201ccontinuing to put community first and creating safe environments for the children and for the community to come together, organize and galvanize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A July 4 post on Cox\u2019s Instagram page shows him in front of a table loaded with boxed fireworks, as people set off other devices in the street a few yards away. Cox tells the camera that he\u2019s got \u201cabout \u2026 $10,000 worth of fireworks for the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5339\">Tesla settles with three workers as Fremont factory racism cases by hundreds of workers continue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A statement from the Oakland Police Department said the investigation was part of an effort to \u201ctrack illegal fireworks activity citywide to minimize impacts on residents.\u201d It said\u00a0officers on July 4 prevented an initial fireworks display, but an individual relocated the show and set off fireworks at another location. The release did not say where the fireworks were set off, nor did it specifically name Cox.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said \u201cto ensure officer safety, personnel monitored the location from a safe distance\u201d and followed up later. That led to Cox\u2019s arrest this week and the serving of search warrants, court records show.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Besides being a popular rapper and songwriter and entrepreneur,\u00a0 Mistah F.A.B. is also well known for his work in the Oakland community, having organized numerous food and toy giveaways over the years as well as school supply drives.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond his business endeavors and community work, F.A.B. is also known for \u201cshowing up \u2014 announced and unannounced \u2014 at hundreds of different events and vigils\u201d around town, said Leon \u201cDNas\u201d Sykes, a former local radio personality who now runs the city\u2019s aquatics programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe community is what draws him,\u201d explained Sykes, who first befriended Cox in the early 2000s. \u201cTo have that presence in the neighborhood he grew up in, for the people who raised him \u2014 that\u2019s what he\u2019s all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5337\">Kurtenbach: LeBron James\u2019 decision leaves Warriors with empty offseason<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular rapper Mistah F.A.B. has been charged with three misdemeanor criminal counts in connection with an illegal fireworks investigation by Oakland police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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