Grammy-award winning rapper Jay Rock was arrested in Watts on Thursday by Los Angeles Police Department officers.

After being chased down by the police with a firearm in his car, Grammy Award-winning rapper Jay Rock was arrested for trespassing and drinking in public.

Rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday evening near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up and booked on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, authorities said.

The rapper born Johnny Reed McKinzie was reportedly taken into custody after police found a firearm in his car during a stop on Thursday night (March 13).

Rapper Jay Rock, who shared the Best Rap Performance Grammy win for a Black Panther OST with Kendrick Lamar in 2019, was arrested on a felony weapons charge.

A representative for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department confirmed to Pitchfork that the Top Dawg Entertainment rapper, whose legal name is Johnny Reed McKinzie, was booked for being a felon in ...

Jay Rock is in trouble with the law. The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper and Black Hippy member, real name Johnny Reed McKinzie, was arrested Thursday for possession of a firearm in the 13000 block ...

The rapper born Johnny Reed McKinzie was reportedly taken into custody after police found a firearm in his car during a stop on Thursday night (March 13). By Gil Kaufman Grammy-winning MC Jay Rock ...

Johnny Reed McKinzie, who goes by the moniker Jay Rock, has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of illegal possession of a firearm. LAPD officers arrested the Grammy-winning rapper on ...

The longtime TDE rapper — whose real name is Johnny Reed McKinzie — was arrested early Thursday evening in Nickerson Gardens, a public housing complex in Watts. Per NBC 4, the LAPD said they ...

Johnny Reed “Jay Rock” McKinzie, February 2019 (Amy Sussman/FilmMagic) Jay Rock was arrested in Los Angeles yesterday (March 13) after police claimed to find a firearm in his vehicle, KABC reports. A ...