Soulja Boy sings 'first day out' as he celebrates his release from police custody. He was arrested in Los Angeles over the weekend on suspicion of felony weapons possession.

Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday following a traffic stop on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Rapper Soulja Boy, born DeAndre Cortez Way, was arrested during a traffic stop on L.A.’s Melrose Avenue Sunday morning. On Tuesday, Way was released after prosecutors declined to press charges, per Billboard. “A case was declined due to insufficient evidence,” the LA County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

Rapper Soulja Boy faces new legal woes. He was arrested near his Melrose Avenue clothing store over the weekend on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Soulja Boy was arrested for carrying a firearm as a convicted felon after a traffic stop in West Hollywood, California.

Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday morning (Aug. 3) in Los Angeles after police say they discovered a firearm during a traffic stop.

Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday morning during a traffic stop in Los Angeles on a charge of felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped at Genesee and Melrose, the LAPD said.

Soulja Boy is facing some serious legal headaches as a result of an early morning traffic stop. The “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” rapper was a passenger in a car that was pulled over at Melrose and Genesee in Los Angeles at 2:35 am on Sunday morning,

Soulja Boy is speaking out after he was released from jail, and his weapons possession charge was dropped. According to a report The Los Angeles Times published on Tuesday, August 6, Big Draco posted an Instagram Story in which he informed his fans that he had been released from custody.