Rapper Soulja Boy was arrested in Los Angeles early Sunday in connection with a weapons charge, after police pulled over a vehicle he was riding in.
The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was arrested in connection with suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, the Los Angeles Police Department told TMZ.
The traffic stop involving the Crank That (Soulja Boy) artist took place at around 2:30 a.m. on Melrose Avenue, LAPD officials told NBCLA.
Police told TMZ that ‘officers spotted a firearm in’ the vehicle the Turn My Swag On performer had been in.