The cases against rapper Busta Rhyme for assaulting two persons in 2006 ended Tuesday with a sentence to three years’ probation and ten days of community service. Rhymes promised to be a “good dude.”

A New York judge sentenced Busta Rhymes on Tuesday to three years’ probation and ten days of community service for two separate assault cases against the 35-year-old rapper. Rhymes, real name Trevor Smith, was also ordered to pay a $1,250 fine plus court costs and enroll in a drunken driving program, E! Online reports.

Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Larry Stephen warned Rhymes that this is his great chance to stay clear of trouble and avoid more drastic measures, such as jail time. “If you mess up, you're going to jail,” Stephen said. “I've given you a chance.”

After the sentencing, Rhymes expressed his confidence that all would go well. “I have no trouble being a good dude because that's what I am,” he said. He added that he “couldn’t feel better” and that “this couldn't have happened at a better time.”

“I thank the judge for giving me a chance and I thank everybody for being supportive.”

Rhymes garnered four separate offenses over the past two years. In August 2006, he attacked a young fan who spat on his SUV. In December of the same year, he was accused of physically assaulting his former driver in a dispute over money.

Last year, he broke the law again; he was arrested for driving with a suspended license and drunken driving.

The protection order forbidding Rhymes from going near his former chauffeur was kept in place Tuesday, E! Online adds.

Scott Leemon, Rhymes’ lawyer, said after the sentencing that his client has paid most of the fines and surcharges he owed and that a private agency called Rock Corp. would organize the community service program.