MIAMI (AP) — Grammy-winning OutKast rapper Big Boi has been arrested in
Miami on charges of illegally possessing drugs, including ecstasy and
Viagra pills.
The rapper, whose real name is Antwan Patton, was charged with three
counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of
possession of drug paraphernalia on Sunday.
According to the Miami-Dade County Corrections
website, the 36-year-old Patton was also carrying MDMA, which is the
main ingredient in Ecstasy.
The rapper was booked on $16,000 bond.
Phone and email messages were left for Big Boi's publicists.
Big Boi is best known as half of the groundbreaking rap duo OutKast,
which includes Andre 3000. The Atlanta-based group won six Grammys and
churned out six platinum-plus albums, including their "Speakerboxxx/The
Love Below," which sold over 10 million copies.
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