NOUGHTIES rap icon Soulja Boy has been arrested after allegedly being found in possession of a gun.

The 35-year-old, real name DeAndre Cortez Way, was taken into custody after a vehicle stop in Los Angeles, according to the LA Police Department.

The Crank That (Soulja Boy) artist was stopped at around 2:30am on Sunday morning on Melrose Avenue, LAPD officials told NBCLA .

Police told TMZ that "officers spotted a firearm in" the vehicle that Soulja Boy had been a passenger in.

It is not clear why the vehicle was initially pulled over.

The rapper was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm shortly after 6am.

It's not yet known whether he has since been released.

Soulja Boy is yet to publicly comment on the incident.

On Saturday night, Soluja Boy had pos

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