The 26-year-old singer and rapper known as Lil Nas X was arrested by Los Angeles Police Department officers early Thursday morning in Studio City and was treated for a possible overdose, police said.

Around 5:50 a.m., LAPD officers responded to Ventura Boulevard and Vineland Avenue for a man walking in the street. According to police, when officers arrived, the man charged at officers and was taken into custody.

The man, identified as Montero Lamar Hill, also known as Lil Nas X, was arrested for battery on a police officer. He was transported to a local hospital for a possible overdose.

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus received a 2019 Country Music Association award nomination for their country rap collaboration, "Old Town Road."

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