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Rapper Jay Rock arrested in L.A. on suspicion of unlawful firearm possession
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Rapper Jay Rock arrested in L.A. on suspicion of unlawful firearm possession

Last updated: March 15, 2025 1:10 am
Editorial Board Published March 15, 2025
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Grammy Award-winning rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday night close to the Watts public housing advanced the place he grew up and booked on suspicion of unlawful firearm possession, authorities stated.

The 39-year-old rapper, whose authorized title is Johnny Reed McKinzie, was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Division at 5:20 p.m. within the 13000 block of East one hundred and fifteenth Road, in line with a division spokesperson.

The spokesperson stated he was booked on suspicion of violating California Penal Code Part 29800(a)(1), which prohibits folks with prior felony convictions, lively felony warrants or sure misdemeanor convictions from possessing a firearm. It’s a felony cost punishable by as much as three years in jail.

Info on his subsequent court docket look was not instantly accessible.

In a video of the incident shared on social media, the rapper will be heard saying, “You don’t even know what I was drinking.”

McKinzie gained a Grammy for rap efficiency in 2019 for the track “King’s Dead,” alongside Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake. In Could of that yr, he was awarded the important thing to his hometown of Watts by then-L.A. Metropolis Councilmember Joe Buscaino.

Through the ceremony, Buscaino declared Could 24 “Jay Rock Day” and stated McKinzie had “contributed greatly to the success of future generations by giving back,” in line with reporting by the radio station Energy 106.

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