Soulja Boy was launched from custody Tuesday after Los Angeles prosecutors declined to file charges stemming from his arrest over the weekend.

The rapper, whose authorized identify is DeAndre Cortez Way, was taken into custody early Sunday after LAPD officers stopped a car close to Melrose Avenue. Authorities allege the 35-year-old artist was in possession of a firearm, which is prohibited as a consequence of a previous felony conviction. However, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office stated it will not pursue the case as a consequence of an absence of ample proof.

“A case was declined due to insufficient evidence,” a spokesperson for the workplace stated Tuesday. Jail information present the rapper was launched shortly earlier than 2 p.m. No additional particulars concerning the motive for the visitors cease have been disclosed. The arrest occurred close to Way’s SODMG clothes retailer.

The incident provides to a sample of authorized troubles for the “Crank That” rapper. In April, a Los Angeles jury ordered him to pay $4 million in damages to a former girlfriend who accused him of abuse, together with assault and sexual battery. Way was additionally convicted in 2014 for carrying a loaded firearm in a car following a separate arrest within the San Fernando Valley.

Neither Soulja Boy nor his representatives have issued a public assertion in response to the newest arrest.

Way rose to prominence in 2007 with “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and sparked a viral dance craze. He was among the many first hip-hop artists to make use of platforms like YouTube and MySpace to advertise music independently, serving to shift how artists engaged with followers and constructed careers on-line.

Since then, he has expanded his model into trend, gaming, and tech ventures. Despite recurring controversies, Soulja Boy stays a polarizing but influential determine in hip-hop, identified for his early function in shaping the style’s digital period.