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Coolio Busted for Crack

Posted Mar 6th 2009 2:40PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned Coolio has just been arrested at LAX for possession of crack cocaine.

We're told the rapper was going through a security screening to get to his Southwest Airlines flight when a screener found crack cocaine on his person.

Sources close to the situation tell us Coolio -- real name Artis Leon Ivey, Jr -- got physical with the screener at some point during the incident.

Coolio posted $10,000 bail was released at 3:22 PM.

UPDATE -- It looks like Coolio was headed to Tulsa, Okla. to play a gig tonight at the Flytrap Music Hall. His co-headliners: Tone Loc and Shock G of The Digital Underground. Holy 90s!!!

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106. 75. To comment #71 tee- Racism sucks in any form. The real problem in our culture is racism. Black, white, yellow and brown, we are all Americans. We all bleed red. There are countries that hate us so much that they are willing to kill us no matter what color we are, simply because we are Americans. Until racism in this country is pretty much wiped out, we are all on our way to extinction. Blacks, whites, yellows and browns. If you think you're safe because of the color of your skin, you're either young, dumb or both and living in a fantasy world.

Posted at 9:47PM on Mar 6th 2009 by Think about it

CHUUCH! PREACH! TABERNACLE!

Posted at 9:43PM on Mar 8th 2009 by STATIC

107. 83. Bootney - you're an idiot.

Posted at 11:13PM on Mar 6th 2009 by Tim

TIM: - YOU'RE GARBAGE.

Posted at 9:44PM on Mar 8th 2009 by STATIC

108. BOOTNEYS POST WAS SO NICE - I HAD TO POST IT TWICE

74. It's amazing to read all the GLEE over this. The hate, the racist comments. What's up with that crap?

He's a musician; rock or rap star drugs are par for the course. Well at least he didn't pull a Kurt Cobain.

First of all this costly war on drugs is ridiculous. He was stupid for being in possession I'm sure he could have gotten hooked up once he landed BUT no one on the flight was in danger of anything. A victimless crime, he was going to smoke before he went on stage, give a performance and be done. If he wants to damage his body doing crack, LET HIM, ain't hurting me.

Coolio will pay a fine, do a little community service and be back at one of his favorite hangouts in LA: The playboy mansion.
So the joke is really on all you jealous self-righteous needle-pricks who still wont be able to get any. You'll still be cruising up and down the street in your BORING little towns with nothing to do.

Posted at 9:42PM on Mar 6th 2009 by bootney

Posted at 9:45PM on Mar 8th 2009 by STATIC

109. Funny how it's only racism when it comes to white people. Blacks can say whatever they want and get away with it. But cry like bitches when it's turned around on them and next thing you know Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are making press conferences. At least white people deal with it.

Posted at 11:22PM on Mar 9th 2009 by Larry

110. Seriously, Coolio, Tulsa has LOTS of crack. You don't even have to look for it! We have thousands of meth labs, too, if you wanna switch it up.

Posted at 2:04AM on Mar 15th 2009 by iskeepsitreal

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