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Jay Rock Arrested for Firearms Possession in Los Angeles

TDE rapper Jay Rock was arrested in Los Angeles after police allegedly found a gun in his car.

The longtime TDE rapper — whose real name is Johnny Reed McKinzie — was arrested early Thursday evening in Nickerson Gardens, a public housing complex in Watts. Jail records show McKinzie was booked Thursday, and as of publication Friday, it was not clear if he had posted bond and been released from custody or if he was still waiting to be arraigned (and if so, when the court hearing would be). In 2019, he won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance for “King’s Dead,” a collaboration with Lamar, Future, and James Blake that appeared on both Redemption and the Black Panther soundtrack album.

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