Rapper Big Boi arrested on drug charges in Miami

MIAMI -- Grammy-winning OutKast rapper Big Boi has been arrested in Miami for possession of drugs including ecstasy and Viagra pills.

The rapper, whose real name is Antwan Patton, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia on Sunday. According to the Miami-Dade County Corrections website, the 36-year-old Patton was also carrying MDMA, which is the main ingredient in Ecstasy.

The rapper was booked around 1:30 p.m. on $16,000 bond.

Phone and email messages were left for Big Boi's publicists.

Big Boi is best known as half of the groundbreaking rap duo OutKast, which includes Andre 3000. The Atlanta-based group won six Grammys and churned out six platinum-plus albums, including their "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," which sold over 10 million copies.

[cuffhead]

This is not news. They get their fifteen minutes of fame before they learn to live outside the getto.

[sdcowgirl]

Geesh, and he looks like such a nice person.

[truth747]

Another reminder? Can you say Rush or Elvis.

[credibility2]

Another reminder of the correlation between rap and criminality. A fine cultural identity marker, too.

[stupa5]

This is news who cares about his loser!