OutKast's Big Boi Arrested on Drug Charges

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Big Boi, half of the Grammy-winning OutKast, was arrested Sunday on drug possession charges, The Associated Press reports.

Big Boi (real name: Antwan Patton) was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia for allegedly carrying ecstasy and Viagra pills. According to the Miami-Dade County authorities, Big Boi was also carrying the main ingredient in ecstasy.

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The rapper, 36, was booked and later released on $16,000 bond.

Aside from selling more than 10 million albums as part of OutKast, Big Boi released a solo effort, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty.

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