American rapper, Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, better known as DaBaby, has been arrested after the police found a loaded gun in his car while he was shopping at Beverly Hills.
According to TMZ, a security at the Gucci store on Rodeo Drive had called the police to report that the rapper and his crew (3 other men) had weapons.
While the group were preparing to drive off, they were surrounded by the police and a 9mm firearm was found in the vehicle.
The rapper was released on a $35,000 bond and is scheduled to appear back in court on March 25.
DaBaby rose to mainstream prominence in 2019 with his debut studio album Baby on Baby.
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He released his last album Blame It on Baby right after coronavirus hit. It debuted at No. 1. Six weeks later. His single Rockstar topped the Hot 100 chart and stayed there for seven weeks; making it his most successful song to date.
“I was affected by everything across the board,” DaBaby said about the pandemic. “I couldn’t go on a press run right after I dropped it.”
He continued: “I had the ‘Blame It on Baby’ tour already scheduled. Sold out shows. 8,000 plus, every single show.”
