Method Man — the rhyme-slinger from notorious Staten Island rap collective the Wu-Tang Clan — just got busted for tax evasion (to the tune of $33,000!) and, after turning himself in to the 120th Precinct, used a copy of “Ultimate X-Men” to cover his face as he was led by the cops to his arraignment!

But don’t get down on Method, man. The dude’s got a good excuse for pilfering the IRS: “Because I got high, I forgot to pay. It was stupid,” he told reporters in March. Watch his perp walk here: