Los Angeles police confirmed that Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday following a traffic stop on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Police said that Soulja Boy, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was a passenger during a traffic stop and was arrested. Inmate records indicate Way was booked into jail after 6 a.m. in the department's Wilshire Division. The rapper was recently found liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant. He was ordered to pay the woman $4 million in damages. The Chicago hip-hop artist is best known for his 2007 single “Crank That (Soulja Boy)."
