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Coolio arrested in Hollywood

Rapper out on $10,000 bail

Rapper Coolio was arrested yesterday (June 10) in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

The hip-hop legend, otherwise known as Artis Ivery Jr, was pulled over by cops at 1am on Sunset Boulevard for a routine stop.

According to the LA Times, it was during the course of this stop that the police discovered Coolio had an outstanding misdemeanour for driving while his licence was suspended.

Police arrested the rapper and released him at 6.40am after he posted $10,000 bail.

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