Attorney for Fat Joe’s former hype man arrested, accused of hitting process server with his vehicle

An attorney representing rapper Fat Joe’s former hype man was arrested Wednesday and accused of hitting a process server with his car in New York City.

An attorney representing rapper Fat Joe’s former hype man was arrested Wednesday and accused of hitting a process server with his car in New York City.

Attorney Tyrone Blackburn, 40, was taken into custody Wednesday morning and booked on suspicion of assault, New York police said. Blackburn did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The arrest is the latest in the back-and-forth between Fat Joe, whose real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena, and his former hype man Terrance "T.A." Dixon and Dixon's lawyer, Blackburn.

According to Fat Joe's attorney, Joe Tacopina, it all started on March 23 when Dixon and Blackburn sent the rapper a written demand letter seeking money for being a “ghostwriter and uncredited vocalist” on some of Fat Joe's songs.

Fat Joe disregarded the demands, but on April 21 Blackburn and Dixon sent a follow-up demand letter threatening to file a lawsuit not just for unpaid wages, but also for other allegations, including rape, forced labor, sex trafficking and fraud — all claims Tacopina called “false and outrageous” and said were made “with utter disregard for truth or decency.”