MTV Video Music Awards 2012
VMA Stars: Then & Now
Sinéad O'Connor! Fiona Apple! A-ha! See what the MTV stars of yesteryear are up to today
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Updated: Tuesday Aug 23, 2011 | 06:00 AM EDT By: Cara Lynn Shultz
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JA RULE
THEN: The growling rapper joined Jennifer Lopez – then in the throes of her "Jenny from the Block" era – for a performance of their duet, "I'm Real," at the 2001 VMAs.
NOW: He's real ... troubled. The rapper, who is currently serving two years in prison for possession of a weapon, was recently given an additional 28-month sentence for tax evasion.

