Soulja Boy arrested on weapon charge in Los Angeles

Soulja Boy arrested in Los Angeles

Rapper Soulja Boy was arrested as a passenger during a traffic stop in Los Angeles. The "Crank That" rapper was detained on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday following a traffic stop on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Soulja Boy, 35, whose real name is DeAndre Way, was a passenger during a traffic stop at 2:35 a.m., police said.

He was arrested and booked into jail by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Division a little after 6 a.m., according to the LA County Sheriff Department’s inmate database.

Additional information on what prompted the stop and who else was in the vehicle was not immediately available. 

A representative for Way did not immediately respond to The Associated Press’ request for comment.

The Chicago hip-hop artist is best known for his 2007 single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)," which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and brought him a Grammy nomination for best rap song.

The rapper was recently ordered to pay more than $4 million in damages in April after being found liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant.