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Big Boi Released on Drug Posession Charges

Big Boi posts bail after being arrested for drug possession.
Big Boi Released from Jail
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By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
Big Boi, half of hip-hop group Outkast, is all smiles after being released from jail following his arrest on charges of drug possession.

After posting $16,000 bail, the rapper laughed off his jail stint via Twitter. “Fresh out baby! S–t they said it was the Love Boat,” he joked.

Miami police reportedly found ecstasy pills, MDMA powder, and Viagra in Big Boi’s possession upon his return from a cruise early Sunday morning. He was charged with three counts of possession of narcotics and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.

There’s no word yet on whether Big Boi has to return to court.