Coolio Rapped for License Trouble

Tue., Jun. 10, 2008 12:00 PM PDT by

Coolio AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock

Coolio spent the morning chillin' in jail.

The "Gangsta's Paradise" purveyor was arrested early Tuesday during a routine traffic stop after police discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant for driving with a suspended driver's license, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Per authorities, Coolio, whose real name is Artis Ivey Jr., was pulled over at 1:45 a.m. in West Hollywood when officers noticed the vehicle registration tags on his 1996 Hummer had expired. They learned of the suspended-license rap after running his name through their computer.

Coolio was booked on the misdemeanor charge at downtown L.A.'s Parker Center jail and released at about 6:45 a.m. after posting $10,000 bail.

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