The jailhouse door never stops revolving for Hip Hop’s drug culture. Two weeks ago, rap artist Waka Flocka was busted in Queens, NY on drug possession charges. Then last week, emerging rap star Big Sean was arrested for an alleged sexual assault. The latest Hip Hop star to catch a federal drug charge is Big Boi, one half of the Grammy award winning duo Outkast.
Antwan “Big Boi” Patton was arrested in Miami this afternoon on drug possession charges as he exited a cruise ship.
Reportedly, passengers had complained about the sweet aroma of chronic filling the air outside the rooms of the entourage that traveled with Patton and his family. So when the cruise ship arrived back at the port of Miami, drug sniffing dogs were waiting for them.
According to published reports, Patton was charged with three felony counts of possession of Ecstasy pills, MDMA powder (the main ingredient of Ecstasy), Viagra pills, for which he did not have a prescription, and drug paraphernalia.
Patton, 36, was booked into the Pre-Trial Detention Center in Miami earlier today where he was held on $16,000 bail. He posted bail this afternoon, before tweeting, “Fresh Out Baby!”
“While Big Boi was traveling with his group and friends, a small amount of contraband was found in the collective luggage,” the rapper’s attorney Daniel Kane said in a statement. “I am confident when the entire facts are aired Big Boi will be completely exonerated.”
Sandraose.com was the first blog to report about the latest Hip Hop drug of choice: Viagra. Some rappers take Viagra for erectile dysfunction, while other rappers crush the tablets and either snort or mix the powder with other drugs to get high.
We’re not sure which category Big Boi falls into.
Patton lives in Atlanta with his wife, Sherlita Patton, their daughter Jordan, son Cross, and another son named Bamboo by another woman.
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