The rapper was launched from jail after prosecutors declined to file costs associated to his arrest for allegedly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

Soulja Boy walked free Tuesday (August 5) after prosecutors in Los Angeles declined to pursue costs tied to his weekend arrest for allegedly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

“A case was declined due to insufficient evidence,” a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office stated in an e-mail to Rolling Stone. Jail data present the 35-year-old rapper was launched shortly earlier than 2 p.m. native time.

The arrest occurred early Sunday (August 3) after Los Angeles police pulled over a automobile Soulja Boy, born DeAndre Cortez Way, was driving in. Officers booked him on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in line with an LAPD spokesperson. Authorities didn’t present particulars about what prompted the site visitors cease.

The cease occurred close to Melrose Avenue, not removed from the storefront for Way’s SODMG clothes model.

The arrest added to a rising checklist of authorized points for the “Crank That” rapper. In April, a jury awarded $4 million in damages to a former girlfriend who accused him of assault, sexual battery and harassment. He was additionally convicted in 2014 for carrying a loaded weapon in a automobile following an arrest within the San Fernando Valley.

He has but to publicly touch upon the most recent incident.

Soulja Boy rose to fame in 2007 together with his viral hit single “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” which grew to become a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and sparked a widespread dance craze.

Soulja Boy was among the many first artists to leverage the facility of social media platforms like MySpace and YouTube to advertise his music, serving to to shift how the music business found and marketed expertise.

His debut album, Souljaboytellem.com, helped outline the sound and magnificence of late-2000s rap.

Beyond music, Soulja Boy has pursued entrepreneurial ventures, together with trend traces, online game consoles, and tech investments. Despite ongoing debates over his legacy, Soulja Boy stays an influential and controversial determine identified for his innovation in music promotion and digital branding.

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